Ahaetulla prasina info please...

[cosmodious]

Hi,
I am going to buy an Ahaetulla prasina in a couple weeks, and now I'm at the point where I need to get as much useful information as possible regarding the species, unfortunately is hasn't been so easy to get the info, I've already got the growing parameters(temps and humidity) and some basic requirements, but each piece of information I read only brings me more doubts.. So for now I got these questions, and I hope you guys can help me answering them, I also would like to know some experiences with this snake form the ones that grow it :crazy:.

I have read that they need to be feed twice a week, is this true?
How big should be the food, I mean, they are very slender snakes so I guess food musn't be wider than the body of the snake as it's done with Corallus boas, right?
I have understood that they need UVB light, but also read that vitamin D sumplements are needed, is this a must?
And as for the temps and humidity, I have read that about 80 to 95° degrees(80 for the cool spot and 95 for the basking spot) and a humidity of more than 80% are good, could you please correct these parameters in case they are wrong.

Well, for the moment, I think those are my doubts, eitherway any extra info would be super accepted!

Thank you.

Best regards,
Abiram

[marvelfreak]

Wish i could help. Must say these snakes have the weirdest shape head i ever seen on a snake.
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[Will0W783]

I tried to keep a pair once. I had been told by the vendor that they were captive bred and eating tuna-scented mouse pinks. I had the proper humidity and temps (I keep other arboreals, so picking out a proper enclosure and getting it going wasn't that unusual for me). However, neither ate for me, and both died within a week.
So the only advice I can give you is to make sure you get an established long-term captive, and not a fresh import (I am pretty sure I was lied to about their being CBB). And make sure you get them from a good seller who will stand behind the health of his/her stock. Unfortunately, CBB Ahaetulla are very rare, so most of the time we have to deal with wild caught with them.

[cosmodious]

They are caught, but they look really healthy and the seller(a very reliable one) told me they are eating geckos normally and I am planing to continue feeding them with geckos, so I hope I won't get any trouble in that part.

Thanks for your answers!

[Will0W783]

That should probably be ok. Make sure you get them dewormed and gone over by a veterinarian though. I have a pair of African file snakes, and they were wild caught. As soon as I got them, I treated them both with Fenbendazole and Amikacin. I've now had them almost a year and they are thriving. You just have to be more proactive with WC snakes and make sure they are tested for parasites and treated accordingly.

[cosmodious]

Thanks! I got the snake today, and it is gorgeous!!! I simply loved it, it is even more slender than in pcitures. Wish me luck with him/her.. still don't know what it is, and talking about that... is there an age for being able to sex it?? I mean like in Corallus or Morelia viridis.. is just that it seems so delicate..

Thanks for every answer

[Reptile_Reptile]

pics please :) we love pics

[Will0W783]

I would imagine you should give it at least a year before sexing, but with wild caught snakes there is no way to tell how old it is. Use your best judgement. I personally am not steady with my hands enough to even try to sex something as delicate as an Ahaetulla.

[cosmodious]

pics please :) we love pics
I have a couple of horrible pics, I'll post them in a minute. They're really bad because I can't find my camera, so they're took with the mobile phone.

I would imagine you should give it at least a year before sexing, but with wild caught snakes there is no way to tell how old it is. Use your best judgement. I personally am not steady with my hands enough to even try to sex something as delicate as an Ahaetulla.
Ok, it's pretty big, but anyway I'll wait, thanks for your replies!

[marvelfreak]

Can't wait to see pics. They almost look lizard like in the pics i have seen.

[cosmodious]

Hi guys! I just got a new mobile phone with a decent camera, so we have pics now!
Enjoy this beautiful and green snake!! :
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii233/cosmocorallus/22122010023.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii233/cosmocorallus/22122010025.jpg
Hope you like it!

Cheers

[marvelfreak]

Sweet looking love to see a head shot they have such unique faces.

[presspirate]

Wow, that is a really cool looking snake. He looks like he is 30% tail!

[cosmodious]

Sweet looking love to see a head shot they have such unique faces.
Thanks.. These snakes are really different from others, even in their behaviour, she/he is such a weirdo!

Wow, that is a really cool looking snake. He looks like he is 30% tail!
Thanks, indeed it seems to be a tail with a head at the the end haha

[Will0W783]

Gorgeous! Hope he does really well for you! Congrats.

[cosmodious]

Hi there!
I got new pics!
Unfortunately she didn't shed well, so I had to remove the shed by myself and she got really angry when I was doing it! She even bit me a couple times(I had gloves so nothing happened)!
So here are the pics:
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii233/cosmocorallus/DSCN0499.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii233/cosmocorallus/DSCN0500.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii233/cosmocorallus/DSCN0501.jpg
It is very difficult to catch the real color of the snake in the photographs, she looks very yellow in those pics, indeed she is very green, with the UV light she seems to have a blue glow in the skin, it's simply incredible!

Greetings

[Ch^4]

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING SNAKE! The head shape, the eyes, the colors, AMAZING! And that pattern is unbelievable, almost like a pixelated snake!

Thanks for sharing!

[marvelfreak]

Beautiful snake. Really sweet pics. You got me wanting one of these guys. :)

[Will0W783]

You don't need to worry if she gets ahold of you. Vine snakes are not known to be harmful to humans- their venom is too weak and the amount delivered too small. Unless you had a rare freak allergy to it, you'll be fine. Also they are so tiny the bites don't really hurt much.

[cosmodious]

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING SNAKE! The head shape, the eyes, the colors, AMAZING! And that pattern is unbelievable, almost like a pixelated snake!

Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, I love it, and you got to see the colors in real life, they are very more astonishing! The patterns she presents is only visible when she gets mad, but anyway is great hehe.

Beautiful snake. Really sweet pics. You got me wanting one of these guys. :)
Thank you, you got a try this snake, a little bit complicated to care but it is worth it!

You don't need to worry if she gets ahold of you. Vine snakes are not known to be harmful to humans- their venom is too weak and the amount delivered too small. Unless you had a rare freak allergy to it, you'll be fine. Also they are so tiny the bites don't really hurt much.
Thanks for letting me know that, then I won't be so reluctant to handle her with bare hands, but eitherway I wouldn't like to be bitten haha..

Greetings

[Aaron_S]

Everybody says that about this VENOMOUS snake but nobody realizes that it HAS killed at least one person. The twig snake has as well. The boomslang was once thought to be non-dangerous but look at how we view that snake now. Please, for everyone's safety, let's not presume a snake won't kill you just because it's expected to be non-dangerous.

[Reptile_Reptile]

aaron has a good point. i still wouldnt want to get bit and if you do schedual a dr apointment. for the following day to make sure your fine. thats what i would do anyway.

[cosmodious]

Totally agree, even if the venom is considered mild it's always good to take some safety precautions..

[Ninja]

Everybody says that about this VENOMOUS snake but nobody realizes that it HAS killed at least one person. The twig snake has as well. The boomslang was once thought to be non-dangerous but look at how we view that snake now. Please, for everyone's safety, let's not presume a snake won't kill you just because it's expected to be non-dangerous.

Good advice :)

[herrible13]

cosmodious,i think i need serious help from you...
i got two guys the same as yours...

so could you share some tips and tricks about yours?
especially on her enclosure and food...

thanks

[stephanbakir]

Not to step on any toes but I believe that snake to be a Ahaetulla nasuta and not a Ahaetulla prasina. You sure on the name?
I love them for their horizontal pupil!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Ahaetulla_threat.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Ahaetullahead.jpg/800px-Ahaetullahead.jpg