Hydra

[guidofatherof5]

I know I speak for many members of the forum when I say this is never a good idea.
You are right about the mutts. Muddies up the gene pool.
The babies must never be aloud to breed.
This means the babies will either need to be cared for by responsible owner(never to be released) or they need to be culled.
Better to never let it happen.

[aquamentus_11]

i would never breed my snake(s) until i'm more established. was just curious if they could/would. since they do, doesn't this happen in the wild?

[EasternGirl]

Sure they could and a male of another species would certainly mate with a female if put in with her in captivity because it's instinct to do so. But it's a big no no in the breeding world...breeders and snake enthusiasts don't like cross-breeding. We always breed within the same species. I don't know if it happens in the wild.

[guidofatherof5]

i would never breed my snake(s) until i'm more established. was just curious if they could/would. since they do, doesn't this happen in the wild?

Yes, in overlapping wild ranges it does happen. Once in a collection, snakes that would never overlap are in close proximity to each other and care most be taken to ensure they don't breed.
Like T.radix (Plains Garter Snake) and T.eques (Mexican Garter Snake) Their ranges are too far apart for this to happen in the wild.

[aquamentus_11]

Frogs and toads are the worst.

Refresh my memory. Have you tried guppies in a container yet?

yes, twice. she just wanted out. i left her in for 4h the 2nd time.

[aquamentus_11]

i didn't really offer toads, btw i was kidding. i used the same old worms and pinky bits

[guidofatherof5]

What was and how was Tina feeding?

[aquamentus_11]

she was feeding .5" worm pieces and pinky parts without any problem. she just left the bowl in over night. i've been doing the same since the beginning and she ate that piece of worm for me her 2nd day here. the day after, she went for a pinky piece, but dropped it repeatedly as if she didn't like the taste or temp. started feeding cool pinky bits from then on. then went on to try guppies in her water bowl and in the container like your video shows. she took one of the tetras i tried after that, but it was too big for her to swallow and she won't go for any smaller fish since. interestingly, she went for that tetra because she smelled it without seeing it first and just instinctively reacted. she won't even sniff fish filet. wish i knew what was up. maybe she ate tonight......

[aquamentus_11]

i put a towel over the container when she was in it and a bit of water

[aquamentus_11]

well, she may have eaten 1 worm piece, but one of the pinky pieces is definitely gone. there were 4 worm pieces in the bowl last night, 2 are still there and i found one on the topside of her rock (i put the bowl under the rock with her). either she carried that piece out and dropped it, or more likely it crawled up there. i'll be cleaning her cage today, so i'll take a look in the substrate for the other piece of worm and pinky. hopefully they're in her tiny, shriveled up stomach.

reallllly thinking about getting one of those peninsula ribbons (T.sauritus sackenii). i have to decide if i can swing it first and everyone keeps saying it's not a good idea for Hydra. they're so gorgeous though and if there's a little female amongst them......if people truly think it will be bad for her I won't go for it. she's my buddy (even though she doesn't know it)