my new fish eating snakes :-)

[jewel-dragons]

Not a winterrest as in Thamnophis.
It also depends where they are from. If I remember well, they live in different regions with different climates. I am not 100 % sure about this.
When I find something about it I will let you know.
Mine died when the temperatures got to low, so I think you can lower the temps with some degrees, but I would not go lower than 18-20 °C.
Maybe you can limit the hours of light also.
Or maybe keeping them a period quite dry will stimulate the reproduction.
You must treat them as tropical animals.

yes i know that the place were they live is really not the same as the thamnophis,but there is no information to find about this species.
but thanks anyway

[KITKAT]

You might take a hint from the type of locations where they are found, what the weather and climate cycles are in that area, and what time of year they breed. At least it's a place to start...

[Stefan-A]

You might take a hint from the type of locations where they are found, what the weather and climate cycles are in that area, and what time of year they breed. At least it's a place to start...

Was considering giving the same advice. The local veterans usually give exactly that advice; just try to copy the conditions in their natural habitat.

[Thamnophis]

Problem is that there is as good as nothing known about the exact places they live. Sure, it is tropical, but at what height do they live (temperature) and under what kind of moist conditions?

[KITKAT]

What country are they from? What is the general climate and climate cycles there?

Who collects them?

If you can find someone who collects them, then you can ask more specifics on where they are found...

[Thamnophis]

They are from South-east Asia.
Finding the collectors will not be easy.

[Stefan-A]

Well, the current temperature in Jakarta is 29C, it's mostly clear and the relative humidity is 74%. Even if it isn't perfect, it should be good enough.

[jewel-dragons]

i know some one in germany who has these animals.... but he don't answer my mails....

[Thamnophis]

Well, the current temperature in Jakarta is 29C, it's mostly clear and the relative humidity is 74%. Even if it isn't perfect, it should be good enough.

I agree with this, but in my terrarium I always had one part cooler and moist and the rest was dry and warm.
Worked well.

[Cazador]

Hi Kuno,
Here are a few people who are selling Xenochrophis vittatus on other websites. At least a few are breeding them, so maybe they could help you.
Rick

Indonesian Garter Snakes Sale/Trade - Garter, Water & Ribbon Snakes

help! please take some indonesian garter babies!!! - Garter, Water & Ribbon Snakes

Also, someone's been selling them on Kingsnake.com Classifieds > Other Snakes but I don't know if it's one of the above people. IIRC the second person is selling them for $10 each.

Rick