Xenochrophis vittatus

[BUSHSNAKE]

The problem is they will be carrying a combination of parasites and one type of treatment might not do for them all.
There was a run of these both in British and American shops a couple of years ago from what I remember. A few people came on here to get advice on their 'garter' snakes (they were generally sold a plains garters - Indonesian garters in Britain).
Negative results ... I've only heard of a handful of people that managed to breed them here in Europe but I've not met anyone that has a CB, leading me to think that they don't thrive in general and that parasite loads will pass from one generation tyo the next.
Without being able to feed their natural prey-types it seems to be extremely difficult to keep a natural equilibrium in their systems.

if people were keeping these like garters snakes then husbandry could have alot to do with how long they live too...im not keeping mine like my Thamnophis, keeping mine cooler with higher humidity with a warm spot

[gregmonsta]

if people were keeping these like garters snakes then husbandry could have alot to do with how long they live too...im not keeping mine like my Thamnophis, keeping mine cooler with higher humidity with a warm spot

The more aware keepers were doing everything correctly with regards to temps, humidity, etc. They still found that their snakes rarely made it past the first year of captivity (usually just making it around 3-6 months).
I'm crossing my fingers for you but keep this in mind.