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Old 08-08-10, 05:11 PM   #1
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Ribbon Snakes

Does anyone have experience with these little guys? My Wife brought me home a couple from petco today. They are cuties, and we had a good time watching them fishing!!!!
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Re: Ribbon Snakes

I keep a ribbon.

They are a riot to have around. If you look at that long slender build, they are master climbers, swimmers and burrowers, so they put on a heck of a show in a nice viv.

Branches, vines or limbs are put to good use if you provide them.

Mine eats fish and pinkie mice.
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Re: Ribbon Snakes

She brought home half a dozen feeder minnows. I didn't figure they'd eat right away, but after a half hour or so, they started nom noming. It was really fun to watch
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Re: Ribbon Snakes

what I do is put a couple thawed out pinks in the water with a minnow or 2.

The minnows will attract the snake, and then the snake will wind up with a pinkie in it's mouth, they keep on swallowing and then go back to fishing.

I have had mine a couple years, and he still will only eat pinks if I put them in with fish.
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Re: Ribbon Snakes

Seems minnows are cheaper than pinks, but the snakes are still relatively small, do you recommend night crawlers as well? I want to make sure they get a nice variety.
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Ribbons will ignore worms. They are a semi aquatic snake that prefers amphibians and fish over all else.
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Ribbons will ignore worms. They are a semi aquatic snake that prefers amphibians and fish over all else.
Thanks Wayne! We'll get some pinkies with the next fish purchase. Do you recommend 3 times a week?
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2-3 times a week, and will sometimes skip a week while in shed.
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Re: Ribbon Snakes

could either of you put on some pics of enclosures... these are very cool lil snakes, i thought about getting one...
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Re: Ribbon Snakes

You both have me very interested in seeing some pic's of these guy's. I have never seem them before.
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You both have me very interested in seeing some pic's of these guy's. I have never seem them before.
I'll try to get a pic today, but they are really fast!
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Cheers i look forward to it!!!
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You both have me very interested in seeing some pic's of these guy's. I have never seem them before.

that exactley what i was thinking mate

i'd love to see pic's or better still a video of them guys fishing

great wife you have mate

all mine ever brings home is diy stuff to fix the house up

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Re: Ribbon Snakes

Nice pics Wayne. Our little buggers are the florescent greenish color. They seem to have settled down a bit. They each are in their own enclosure and after thoroughly searching for a way out they seem to have decided that they are home now.
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