Getting A Vietnamese Blue Beauty!!!

SWDK · 03-29-16, 06:05 PM

I'm quite excited about this. I just purchased a hatchling female blue beauty. It's shipping out from Texas tomorrow. Here is the pic from the breeder. I'll post updated pics once she arrives on Thurdsay. Thanks for looking!!

Here are pics of the parents.

**EL Ziggy** · 03-29-16, 06:53 PM

Congrats on the new Beauty SWDK.

Jim Smith · 03-29-16, 08:04 PM

Congratulations! These are snakes I've had on my wish list for some time. Please keep us posted with plenty of photos as she grows to maturity.

eminart · 03-29-16, 08:52 PM

Congrats! Cool snakes. Big colubrids are my favorite.

sirtalis · 03-29-16, 09:41 PM

So cool, any blue reptile is in my top favorites.

Klinger · 03-30-16, 02:03 PM

Sweet! It looks like yours in more of the blue/gray that is expected, mine stayed a greenish yellow. you will have fun with her....

SWDK · 03-30-16, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Klinger

Sweet! It looks like yours in more of the blue/gray that is expected, mine stayed a greenish yellow. you will have fun with her....

Thanks Klinger. I've been reading over your thread about your VBB as well. Still a gorgeous snake you've got there. Any pointers for me? I've never even seen a VBB in person so they're all new to me.

Klinger · 03-30-16, 03:46 PM

Tips, sure! They have surprisingly small heads, but can eat fairly large feeders. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ181oOqCpU

They stay a bit nervous, mine is 1.5 years old and only false struck at me once, about a month ago(my fault). Keep them fed and they will stay happy! Give it lots of room, and don't fret the humidity too much. Mine has no complaints.

Good luck taking pictures though, bring a friend to help with that!

SWDK · 03-30-16, 02:42 PM

Thanks everyone! I'm really getting the colubrid fever lately. When I kept snakes years ago I primarily kept Aussie pythons. Now I've got quite a few colubrids and I'm amazed by them and the vast variety. I'm eyeing up a yellow tail cribo pair. They're quite pricey so I'm not sure about pulling the trigger.

SWDK · 03-31-16, 11:49 AM

What kind of heat and humidity do you have your beauty at? I've been reading all types of different info on them.

IW17 · 03-31-16, 12:18 PM

I keep mine 82-83 warm side, 75 cool side/ambient(room temp), and keep the humidity over 70%. In my experience temps a little too low isn't a huge deal, but too high will give your snake an attitude problem.

poison123 · 03-31-16, 02:56 PM

The old worl rats are the best looking. I have a big appreciation for wild type animals. I cant stand morphs.

SWDK · 04-01-16, 03:57 PM

Here's a pic of the little girl after unboxing yesterday afternoon. So far she handled well. I had her out again today after work and she did fine. Moves around pretty fast and rattled her tail a few times, but no bites.

I have her set up in a 40g breeder tank on aspen substrate with some dfiftwood for climbing, a nice big water bowl, a humid hide with moss, and 3 additional hides spaced out hot, middle and cool parts of the tank.

Klinger · 04-01-16, 04:31 PM

Nice looking girl! I keep the temp for mine around 75 on the cooler side, and the humidity around 40%. Lots of people say higher is better, but Jenkins has never had a shed problem, and the humid hide is always kept up. Mine balled up on my lap for almost an hour today, and yes, warm weather will make them super active. Get ready....

SWDK · 04-01-16, 05:07 PM

Thanks Klinger! I look forward to her growing and hopefully getting bluer. I think the 40g tank will hold her over for a little while. The temps are 83 hot side and 74 cool side. I used an infrared heat gun to take the temps. I have a larger custom built enclosure that will be perfect for her when she grows. It's 4x4x2 which should provide plenty of room for her.