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Posted by BALASCHI on February 28, 2003 at 13:46:34:
In Reply to: Re: Mandarin Rats posted by Carl_A on February 28, 2003 at 08:59:56:
:Bob,
:There's a lot of this forum about Mandarin ratsnakes, just perform a search for them.
:Robyn at ProExotics has a nice care sheet for them. Best bet, start with a captive born. That $50 adult import looks like a good deal, but there's a reason why they're so cheap and captive bred babies are so expensive.
:Mine are very settled, but I don't bother them at all. They can be nervous, so I keep their enclosure partially covered. They don't require any additional heat, but do require some added humidity, so I keep a bowl of moist sphagnum in the cage. I find that if the snakes are in the sphagnum itself, they're right beneath it.
:Mine take frozen / thawed pinkes and fuzzies without a problem, I just leave them in the cage overnight and they're gone in the morning. Mine also go through reclusive / always out phases, won't see them for days at a time, then I'll see them wandering about for a few days.
:For me, they're a hands-off snake, I just let them do their thing and don't handle them at all, only when cleaning the cage. Others though will handle them, but they can stress very easily.
:All in all, a very beautiful, easy snake to care for, with a price tag that's higher than most are willing to pay. But with such increased interest, CB prices will drop consideerably in the next few years. My bet is 3 years and the market will be flooded with "affordable" Mandarins.
:Hope this helps Bob, and good luck.
:Carl
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