Finally Some New Mangrove Pics

Venomjunkie · Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 89 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Here's a few updated pics of my male Mangrove Snake. I know these have been highly anticipated by a few so here they are.

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**Eric** · Site Admin Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 334 Location: Pa

Lookin good! How long is he?

Venomjunkie · Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 89 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Thanks Eric. He's probably around 5', that's just an approximation though.
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**ZEKE** · Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 466

i like the coloration on that snake. very nice snake!!

**Justin** · Site Admin Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 96 Location: PA

boy, never knew just how big he is. Looks great...hows feeding going?

Justin
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Venomjunkie · Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 89 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Thanks guys, the feeding still isn't going well but someone *cough* Eric *Cough* is supposed to be sending me a few chicks soon lol.
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**Justin** · Site Admin Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 96 Location: PA

Hey,

I was watching Al cortz (viper keeper) on youtube and saw his technique for getting snakes to eat mice. He attached a pinkie to the back end of an anole so when the snake eats the anole it starts to get the taste of the pink.

Justin
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Naja pallida · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:11 pm Post subject:

It's so nice to see a larger animal. The mangroves I've seen imported lately are all tiny, scrawny looking things. I really haven't had a lot of problem getting mangroves to eat mice, at least once they're parasite free - which can be rough when dealing with fresh imports. I recently lost my big female. She was around seven foot long, eating the largest jumbo rats I could give her, and close to twenty years old. Here's a crappy shot of her chilling in an empty amazon tree boa cage while I cleaned her cage.

Venomjunkie · Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 89 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Wow you had a beautiful Mang and she was a monster at 7 feet! At least she lived a nice long life though.

As for the feeding I have treated him for parasites with both Flagyl and Panacur but still haven't had any luck with live or scented f/t rodents. All he seems to like is live geckos, although I haven't tried chicks yet.
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chaosad · Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 32 Location: northeast ohio

I love B. melanota's I have been breeding mangroves for a long time. they are my favorite species. anyways if you still cant get it to eat, let me know. i have plety of tricks and they become garbage cans realy fast.

**Eric** · Site Admin Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 334 Location: Pa

Chaos
Let me know if you have any babies this year cash in hand been looking for a healthy trio for sometime.
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chaosad · Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 32 Location: northeast ohio

I will defiantly let you know when i have some more. I think I have a gravid female but I am not sure, she is still taking food. I was trying to post some pics of my mangroves but I am not sure what code for photobucket works on here. oh yeah, dont let them little bastards chew on you

**Eric** · Site Admin Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 334 Location: Pa

The image link last one on the list works.
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chaosad · Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 32 Location: northeast ohio

a few pics i took outside this past summer B.d. melanota

B.d. multicincta ( my favorite sp)

some B.d. melanota 2 days out of the egg

hatching.......obviously

baby 2 weeks old

some other random shots during cage cleanings.....these are in quarantine

mangrove eggs

I house mine in tall very large cages with a general population per cage af between 6-10 these await a freshly clean cage, this is not there permanent residence!!

one of my trusty proven females who has blessed me with 2 clutches for the past 5 years

since we are on the subject of rear fanged colubrids here are some false water cobras ( hydronastes gigas) and some asian vine snakes ( ahtuala prasina)
my last clutch

hypo false water cobra

thats all for now. enjoy!

Venomjunkie · Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 89 Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Wow that's a beautiful collection you have there man! I'd like to hear those tips you have on getting Mangs to eat if you wouldn't mind PMing me. I force fed mine a few fuzzy legs and a fuzzy head on Sunday, but that's the first rodent food he's ever eaten. I took a video of it that I'll be posting when I get a chance.
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