Re: mandarin ratsnake acclimation.

Posted by chris_harper2 on January 29, 2003 at 16:34:53:

In Reply to: mandarin ratsnake acclimation. posted by lynex17 on January 29, 2003 at 16:22:48:

Do a search in this forum and you'll find that WC Mandarins have a mortality rate in captivity that is very extreme to say the least. The same seems to hold for other snakes imported out of that region (E. moellendorfi and Fea's Vipers to name two).

I work with two species of snakes {Gonyosoma oxycephala and Tropidoleamus wagleri (males)} that are considered fairly difficult to acclimate. I've had good luck with WC specimens of both species and consider myself pretty good at acclimating difficult species in general.

However, I would not pay for WC Mandarins and probably would not even care to work with WC's if they were free. I just don't care to go through that kind of mortality. These are very, very difficult to acclimate.

Follow Ups:

• even if feeding? lynex17 01/29/03 (12)
  • Even if feeding! Tribal Prop 01/29/03 (11)
    • Re: Even if feeding! Stephen Emerick 02/01/03 (0)
    • Re: Even if feeding! Corey Sawyer 01/30/03 (4)
      • let me get this right.... Pro Exotics 01/30/03 (3)
        • Re: let me get this right.... Corey Sawyer 01/30/03 (2)
          • Re: let me get this right.... Tribal Prop 01/30/03 (1)
            • Re: let me get this right.... Corey Sawyer 01/30/03 (0)
    • thanks for the... lynex17 01/29/03 (4)
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