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Old 08-22-12, 09:47 AM   #30
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Re: To keep or not to keep, a milk snake I found in my backyard.

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If you know anyone who has longevity to report I'd love to hear about it, because that advice needs to be put out there for people to see.
For rough greens, husbandry success is simple: treat them like lizards, not like snakes. These are snakes that do not fare well in plastic tubs with aspen shavings or paper towels and an UTH placed on one side.

Set them up like one would a chameleon, anole, or day gecko: densely decorated naturalistic set-up with lots of room and some UV lighting.

I have a friend who had a HUGE terrarium set-up and had great success. One of the few instances where a mixed-species habitat worked well. He had anoles, at least one rough green snake, a small box turtle on the bottom, a few treefrogs and mediterrean geckos thrown in there. It worked. Everything thrived. Unfortunately, he had to moved out of state and sell off his collection, but it was his goal to start breeding rough greens. I think he coulda done it.
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