new rough green snake!!!! pics

[brandon0133]

more new snakes,,, yeah i got another one,,i found out about a pet shop near my house so i stoped in to see what they had,,lucky me found this little guy for only 12$,,,its a rough green snake,,,pretty skinny but im guessing there sopposed to be that way,,lol,,heres some pics of him/her

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ok some of the pics u can see his scales looks ruffled,,,i dont know why that is,,but he spent the whole day in a cotton bag at work untill i could get off and come home,,now hes in a 10 gallon tank,,i sprayed him with mite spray cause at first i thought it was mites,,,but it does not look like that now,,its like he scraped himself down something sharpe,,i dont know ,,,anyone know much about these snakes? so far i know they like insects like crickets which im going to get him/her in the morning,,,what else do i need to know? and i read somewhere green snakes will hibernate with garter snakes so can i put him with my garters in the big tank i have?

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

ive had a lot of these they usually look ruffled or have black scales mixed in, make sure yourse are healthy and i wouldnt put them in with the garters a lot of mine died/ had parisites(probaly because a lot of them are wild caught because they are so common) but besides that they were great. i thought of them a lot like green ribbons

[brandon0133]

so i have him seperate right now,,im sure he was probably wild,,,i will keep him seperated for now,,i think after a month if hes still ok ill try him with the garters,,that sound ok?

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

ya i guess that sounds good

let me correct myself it is never "good" to mix to species but it can be ok

so i have him seperate right now,,im sure he was probably wild,,,i will keep him seperated for now,,i think after a month if hes still ok ill try him with the garters,,that sound ok?

[enigma200316]

I agree that you shouldn't mix them, and quarintine for atleast a month if you do end up putting them together......your lucky they are protected in PA as well as the smooth green.........:)

[anji1971]

Alright, Brandon, that's it!! First I have to be envious about your 6 foot tank that I could fit my whole house into, then you keep going and getting all these beautiful snakes! I don't think I like you anymore.........:p:p:p

[brandon0133]

lol....and the funny thing is i spend alot of time looking for pet stores and looking for new snakes,,id like to buy adult snakes,,but mostly they sell babies around here,,and it was hard to find a green snake,,,i looked at every pet store,,they always have signs saying green snakes but never have one,,this day i just got lucky and found one,,i found some one who will be breeding garters soon and i will have alot more,,,lucky me

[Ameivaboy]

If that were my aestivus I would use a substrate that would retain more humidity and stock the tank densley with live and fake foliage, they are very nervous snakes that stress out easily. most specimens dont last very long in captivity

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

ya i agree :(

If that were my aestivus I would use a substrate that would retain more humidity and stock the tank densley with live and fake foliage, they are very nervous snakes that stress out easily. most specimens dont last very long in captivity

[Sid]

Brandon, I keep soom Rough Green snakes too. I house mine in a 20 tall enclosure with limbs going to the top. They really love to climb.

[brandon0133]

im kinda leaving mine alone right this min,,dont want to upset him,,i put a hide away house in there with limbs and fake greens,,,i have a dirt bottom for him and about 15 crickets in there,,,he dont seem to be eating yet but thats probably due to him being scared

[wandering garter]

gotta keep good care of those, them guys tend to die really easily.

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

also they arent like garters theyre not very agressive feeders

[Loren]

Brandon, cool snake. I've been thinking about getting a pair someday- they seem like cool display animals. If you really want to put it with your garters, I would suggest to quarantine more like 3 months, just to play it safe, in case it has parasite problems or anything. Plus, it will give the snake more time to acclimate(as it is probably wild caught) before the added stress of being around other snakes. I personally try not to keep different species together too much, other than community tanks that house lizards from the same habitat and same part of the world- but that doesnt mean it cant be done.
If you kept back issues to Reptiles Magazine. there is a 4 page article on them in the july 2006 issue.

[Loren]

Also, be careful about leaving crickets in there for too long if he doesnt eat them. Crickets are constantly hungry/thirsty, and can attack them, going for the moisture of the eyes and continuing on into the rest of him from there. I have a few animals that take alittle while to eat their crickets, so for them, I like to throw a chuck of carrot in the darker corner of the cage to give the crickets food and moisture.
I also learned that crickets, when left in a cage for very long, will eat the feces of the snake/lizard, which can really cause parasite problems if the reptile eats the crickets after this.

[brandon0133]

Well I did not know that one. My green snake is in the big tank with the rest of the snakes, so 3 garters and 1 green snake... bunch of crickets. I'll put some wet bread in there too. There are baby crickets all over the place now. I guess they have babies (lol). Well I've not noticed any health problems, and if I do, they'll go right to the vet. These snakes were only about $20 each, but they're my favorites out of all the snakes I have. They're so pretty :). My medium sized garter just ate about 8 minnows and 3 pinkies. Ain't that a little much? He's kind of a bully and won't let the other snakes get near the food. I try to seperate and feed them, but the others dont seem to like that. Any ideas?

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

lol that is a lot but your snakes are pretty large also just put the others in paper bags while ur feeding the mean one

[Loren]

I used to have that issue when I kept my sierrra, mountain, and valley garter together. the sierra and mountain were super agressive eaters, and the valley was more timid. I finally just gave them each their own cage, especially since the mountain garter (t.e. elegans, very aggresive feeder) was catching up in size to the valley.
As far as your situation, I would remove the aggresive one at feeding time, then wait a few minutes for the rest of the snakes to settle back down from the commotion, then feed them. The aggresive feeders will often eat in another container without problem.

[brandon0133]

yeah good idea,,,ill seperate the mean one from the others,,,feed him seperately,,the other two will eat together and side by side without fighting,,,but that mean one,,,man,,lol,,if i still my hand near him he will nip at me,,,only when foods around though,,no other time

[Loren]

My sierra (t. couchii) garter thinks everything is food. Takes alittle work getting him out of the cage without getting bit- not that its that big of deal, but I've just never cared for getting bit. Once he's out, he's fine though.
In a thread where I showed a pic of him, Rich said he looked like a mamba- thats funny because I think he thinks he is a mamba.

[brandon0133]

lol,,,maybe he thinks hes a mamba to,,lol,,,mine has never bitten me,,im thinking of selling the smaller garter i have and the green snake,,anyone interested? ill sell them really cheap,,pretty much u pay shipping and u can have the green snake,,the eastern garter was 20$ so ill sell him 20 plus shipping,,