Pseudoboa coronata - Captive experience thread

[bladeblaster]

Well they are in the country, rehydrated and wormed and ready to collect. Set ups will be gotten ready tonight, and picking them up from my good friend Mr Castille tomorrow night.

I can find no information on these having been kept captive, apart from a couple of South American zoos, anywhere. So this is going to be quite the adventure, I just hope I am up to it.

As there is almost no information bar taxonomy grouping out there, I thought I would start this thread and keep it updated with my own experiences so that others can learn from them.

I will start with what I know about them so far:-

They are South American, and the Genus contains 5 other Species. All are rear-fanged venomous, and while very little is known about the venom, the bite of one species has been reported to be able to kill prey as large as a cat. They're very docile by nature, however I will be treating these as a would a hot as I really do not want to be the first person to describe just how bad a bite may be!!

Their geographic range should give me enough clues on how to set their vivs up. I will be aiming for 60% humidity (not that I measure it) and temps of 75° - 85°. Then see how they get on from there.

This will be achieved with live substrate plenty of ground cover in the form of cork bark, and a moist hide. Heating will be with a ceramic set up. I will post pics of the set ups later.

Thats about all I can say at the moment, if anyone does have any knowledge of experince with these, please share. In the mean-time wish me luck.

EDIT* Forgot to add that they seem to be primarily lizard and small snake feeders.

[shaunyboy]

i look forward to learning from your experience with these snakes Terry

say hello and tell Christian i was asking for him,when you see him at the pick up

i look forward to pictures once they're settled in mate

cheers shaun

[emmabee]

wow terry! im really looking forwards to your updates on these as i know less than nothing about them and it will be great to learn from your experiences

good luck with them but im sure you will nail it.

[bladeblaster]

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

i look forward to learning from your experience with these snakes Terry

say hello and tell Christian i was asking for him,when you see him at the pick up

i look forward to pictures once they're settled in mate

cheers shaun

I will do mate

Originally Posted by emmabee

wow terry! im really looking forwards to your updates on these as i know less than nothing about them and it will be great to learn from your experiences

good luck with them but im sure you will nail it.

you know about as much as me at the minute then mate LOL

[jaleely]

For those of us still learning....you're talking about "Crowned False Boa" correct?


Pseudoboa coronata | The Reptile Database
Red with a black head?
Are those the ones you are getting? A google search showed they can also have a ring of white. Any other info you may have?
I think it's pretty cool, mostly ; ) I hate importing them, but well there it is lol

[jarich]

Saw your pic on the other forum. Awesome looking snakes mate! Good luck with breeding them.

[jaleely]

aw if there's pics already then my post is obsolete..i was trying to be all smart *lol*

Wait... I wanna see pics!!!! hehe!

[bladeblaster]

Originally Posted by jaleely

aw if there's pics already then my post is obsolete..i was trying to be all smart *lol*

Wait... I wanna see pics!!!! hehe!

well you were correct so 100 internet points to you LOL

[bladeblaster]

Well here are the critters

[marvelfreak]

Sweet looking. Congrats!

[emmabee]

brilliant terry! they look really really well for new imports but i wouldnt expect anything less considering who you picked them up off!

congrats and keep us updated they are little stunners.

[bladeblaster]

An update for you guys.

I have managed to get one of them feeding on fresh killed snake, the other hasn;t eaten yet, but was looking a little dehyrdated so I have given him a rehydration bath, hopefully that will trigger a feeding response.

Here is a couple of pice of them in their homes

[bladeblaster]

A bit of an update, much has been learnt

Firstly and unfortunately the female did not take well to captivity and dies after about 4 weeks.

The male however is doing well, still feeding on fresh killed snake and growing.

I have found that they def don't appreciate it too warm. I have played around with the temps a bit, and found that he seems most active at around 82°

Anyway here are some pics of him

[Aaron_S]

When do you plan to purchase another female?

Rather interesting species to say the least. Have you attempted to switch the male to lizards? Or rodents? Curious minds want to know your trials!

[ZStone]

How exciting! Such pretty colors