Oh to be able to hold a sunbeam [Archive]

bladeblaster

11-22-11, 06:48 AM

well actually I can, a fist full of sunbeams infact :cool:

1.3 Xenopeltis unicolor to add to the collection

http://i491.photobucket.com/albums/rr279/bladeblaster/DSCF25025.jpg

CDN_Blood

11-22-11, 07:43 AM

Xenopeltis are so cool. Years and years ago I had a buddy who had one and it was just so awesome to see and handle. I'm glad to see they're starting to pop-up more often these days :)

alessia55

11-22-11, 08:00 AM

Wow those are incredible! I've never seen those before. That's some very nice iridescence!

Will0W783

11-22-11, 08:14 AM

Sunbeams are cool snakes! I love their faces- so cute.

jarich

11-22-11, 08:44 AM

Nice! And why have just one?! Four is a good even number

sassy_snake_lady

11-22-11, 08:55 AM

Fantastic!

stephanbakir

11-22-11, 10:09 AM

Awesome man, great snakes to work with.

kernel

11-22-11, 11:50 AM

One word.... BEAUTIFUL!!!

snake man12

11-25-11, 12:06 PM

Awesome I was just reading about these

bladeblaster

11-26-11, 12:54 PM

thanks guys :D

Rogue628

11-26-11, 02:15 PM

Wow! Those are really beautiful! (off to research these!)

shaunyboy

11-27-11, 12:30 AM

they are great looking snakes terry,especially the irridesance

did i read somewhere you saying.....

if you want to keep a box of warm mud,then these are the guys for you :yes::yes::yes:

was it these guys you were joking about mate ?

beautifull and unusuall looking snakes,they are not all that common here are they ?

cheers shaun

bladeblaster

11-28-11, 10:58 AM

they are great looking snakes terry,especially the irridesance

did i read somewhere you saying.....

if you want to keep a box of warm mud,then these are the guys for you :yes::yes::yes:

was it these guys you were joking about mate ?

beautifull and unusuall looking snakes,they are not all that common here are they ?

cheers shaun

yep thats the ones mate, you never see them, except at feeding time :)

Norm66

11-28-11, 12:05 PM

neat looking critters.

Rogue628

11-28-11, 04:30 PM

After doing a small bit of research on these, it seems they're kinda hard to keep in captivity due to stressing easily and improper husbandry and almost impossible to breed in captivity. Is this somewhat old info or pretty up to date?

They're certainly very pretty and unusual animal, but how easy/hard are they to truly maintain?

bladeblaster

11-29-11, 06:21 AM

After doing a small bit of research on these, it seems they're kinda hard to keep in captivity due to stressing easily and improper husbandry and almost impossible to breed in captivity. Is this somewhat old info or pretty up to date?

They're certainly very pretty and unusual animal, but how easy/hard are they to truly maintain?

the info is up to date, they are certainly not something to take on lightly.

care is pretty simple, what people find hard is just leaving them alone.

These 4 have gone into their tubs, and I now won't even attempt to peek at them for at least 2 - 3 weeks. Then I will feed them by vibrating a dead rodent on the surface of the substrate. Feeding is normally over in a few seconds and they dissapear straight back underground, I won't see them again for another week or 2 until I feed them again.

Pareeeee

12-08-11, 04:58 PM

Wow, gorgeous snakes!

bladeblaster

12-09-11, 03:01 AM

Wow, gorgeous snakes!

thanks.

One of the females was quite dehydrated when I got her, but she is doing well, and getting her proper condition back.

3 out of 4 have fed on defrost :cool: