i beg to differ.........

Posted by dan felice on May 19, 2002 at 05:17:11:

In Reply to: Need advice about cribo. . .bb posted by CJ on May 18, 2002 at 20:26:11:

: I have an opportunity to acquire a WC, light brown, 4 ft. "central american indigo." In reality, aside from a hefty parasite load, what can I expect to be the challenges of acclimating this animal? I've never worked with drymarchon before, but have had my share of WC malagasy hognoses and american rat snakes. All input is greatly appreciated.
: CJ

cj, my friends and i keep and breed lots of cribos and all of our adults were wc animals at one time. to tell you the truth, our experiences w/ them are not at all like what was described below. they are generally quite shy and retiring right from the get-go but if given adequate room and a snug hide box, you'll find he will accept you, learn the routine and adjust quite well rather quickly. they're pretty smart,....as far as food goes, offering live rat PUPS as a first meal is a good idea as you don't want him to be hooked on mice when he's 8' plus. just slip them under the hide box a couple days after his arrival and leave them in there. they'll disappear. you won't see your snake very much in the beginning [only gravid females thermoregulate] but eventually you'll catch him sneaking peeks at you and looking you over. these 'peeks' will soon become 'stares'. this means he's curious about you......and/or he's hungry. ;-] just give him 'his space' and go easy w/ the regime......he'll do the rest. feel free to email me if needed w/ any specific questions cj......and good luck w/ him! i don't think you'll find this to be too terrifying a project......dan

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      • Hey Dan. . . RedInTheTail 05/20/02 (2)
        • Time Out!!!!! Carl 05/20/02 (1)
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