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Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing
These are interesting. I'm not familiar with them. Can you post a little more information on them?
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Spilotes or Tiger Rats are their closest relative in the hobby. They attain 7-9ft in length though I have yet to see one over 7ft personally. They are nest raiders in the wild hence the "birdsnake" name. In captivity the most difficult thing is getting them to take F/T prey. I offer them mice, rats, chicks, and quail and they do very well for me. They are also very easy to handle in captivity as long as you don't alarm them but even then they are all bluff. I have seen everything from jet black to black with yellow spots to purple to the colors I have posted here.
They all hatch out looking pretty much the same and under go about 4-5 different color changes as they mature until they reach their adult colors. They are mostly arboreal so they are thin bodied and lean and they have a very high metabolism. I have mine on a 7-10 feed schedule but they could go as fast as every 3-4 days with as fast as they poop. haha
Jason
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