Post by ace14 on May 11, 2005 0:38:33 GMT -5
Common name: southern watersnake
Scientific name: Nerodia fasciata
Species in family: broad-banded, banded, florida watersnake
Sexing and Characteristics: Females are larger and range from 3 to 4 feet
While the males are 2 to 3 feet
Mostly Active During: Day and Night
Substrate and Water Needs: you can use a cage of all water with a plastic tub filled with dirt in part of the cage for a basking area or you can make the cage all dry with newspaper,aspen, or newspaper and just have a large waterdish. Never use Pine or Cedar and always make sure they have enough water to soak and move around in
Lighting and UVB: Use a standard reptile bulb or house bulb as long as you make sure the temperature is correct.
Temperature and Humidity: Between 70 degrees and 80 degrees and a basking spot of around 85 to 90 degrees
These snakes don’t need much more than a large water bowl cause if the cage is to wet they can get sores or water blisters.
Heating and Equipment: Like i said don’t get too hot and don’t get hot rocks they can burn your snakes to death.
Caging Provided: 10 gallon can hold two young watersnakes till they are around 2 feet long then you can keep them in a 20 gallon as a minimum but a 40 or larger is much more recommend if you plan on breeding.
I keep my 2 1/2 ft. female broad-banded and my 2ft. male in a 20 gallon tank with newspaper in the bottom and half the cage is taken up by a large plastic tub for their water
Diet: Carnivorous
Description of Diet: They’ll eat blugill, minnows, mice(not many will take mice),baby catfish,frogs,toads(only some will take these), and tadpoles.
NEVER NEVER NEVER feed goldfish they contain a chemical known as thiamanese which destroys thiamin which is usually fatal. I feed my two toads,tadpoles,frogs,bluegill, minnows, and occasionaly baby catfish
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: They do not need vitamins or calcium additives unless you want to since they live longer with it also pregnant and breeding pairs should be giving additional supplement as well supplement every month
Maintenance: Clean the cage daily unless you want a bad smell cause these snakes feces is mainly 90% water.
Some Words on this Species: If you get one from the wild like i did make sure to let him get used to you or you’ll never be able to hold them and remember they have bacteria in there mouth so wash your hands of they bite you.try using rubber gloves when you hold them for the first couple of weeks since they seem to not like the tast of them
Eventually you’ll be able to have the snakes eat out of your hand like mine.
Scientific name: Nerodia fasciata
Species in family: broad-banded, banded, florida watersnake
Sexing and Characteristics: Females are larger and range from 3 to 4 feet
While the males are 2 to 3 feet
Mostly Active During: Day and Night
Substrate and Water Needs: you can use a cage of all water with a plastic tub filled with dirt in part of the cage for a basking area or you can make the cage all dry with newspaper,aspen, or newspaper and just have a large waterdish. Never use Pine or Cedar and always make sure they have enough water to soak and move around in
Lighting and UVB: Use a standard reptile bulb or house bulb as long as you make sure the temperature is correct.
Temperature and Humidity: Between 70 degrees and 80 degrees and a basking spot of around 85 to 90 degrees
These snakes don’t need much more than a large water bowl cause if the cage is to wet they can get sores or water blisters.
Heating and Equipment: Like i said don’t get too hot and don’t get hot rocks they can burn your snakes to death.
Caging Provided: 10 gallon can hold two young watersnakes till they are around 2 feet long then you can keep them in a 20 gallon as a minimum but a 40 or larger is much more recommend if you plan on breeding.
I keep my 2 1/2 ft. female broad-banded and my 2ft. male in a 20 gallon tank with newspaper in the bottom and half the cage is taken up by a large plastic tub for their water
Diet: Carnivorous
Description of Diet: They’ll eat blugill, minnows, mice(not many will take mice),baby catfish,frogs,toads(only some will take these), and tadpoles.
NEVER NEVER NEVER feed goldfish they contain a chemical known as thiamanese which destroys thiamin which is usually fatal. I feed my two toads,tadpoles,frogs,bluegill, minnows, and occasionaly baby catfish
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: They do not need vitamins or calcium additives unless you want to since they live longer with it also pregnant and breeding pairs should be giving additional supplement as well supplement every month
Maintenance: Clean the cage daily unless you want a bad smell cause these snakes feces is mainly 90% water.
Some Words on this Species: If you get one from the wild like i did make sure to let him get used to you or you’ll never be able to hold them and remember they have bacteria in there mouth so wash your hands of they bite you.try using rubber gloves when you hold them for the first couple of weeks since they seem to not like the tast of them
Eventually you’ll be able to have the snakes eat out of your hand like mine.
