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05-Apr-06, 10:51 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-03 Location: the lounge room | | |
gday ppl im back.
looking to get a file snake just wanted to know if anyone has a fact sheet on them?
otherwise i would just like to know the best feeder fish for them and the right temperature the tank should be set at.
also what size tank would he need fully grown? bout 4+2+2???
any help would be appreciated i know their a specialist snake and not a hole lot of study has been done on them.
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06-Apr-06, 06:58 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Feb-06 Location: Queensland | | | | Morelia_man, i too like the ugly little buggers. i have a contact in Darwin who breeds them. i will dig some info up for you and get back asap.
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06-Apr-06, 08:34 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-05 Location: Adelaide Age/Gender: 25  | | | | A guy I know has one, he just feeds them goldfish.
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06-Apr-06, 09:00 AM
|  | Sponsor | Join Date: May-04 Location: Melbourne | | | | Yet another interesting species that we are not allowed to keep in Victoria :-(
I belive the key to keeping file snakes is water quality - it must be clean, clean, clean!
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06-Apr-06, 09:02 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-05 Location: Adelaide Age/Gender: 25 | | | | It would probably be a good idea to invest in a good canister filter, they cost a bit, but are fabulous in keeping the water in great condition.
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06-Apr-06, 09:08 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-03 Location: In the ironically named sunshine coast, surrounded by nerds and nurses | | | | this thread has been cleaned up |
06-Apr-06, 09:35 AM
| | Sponsor | Join Date: May-04 Location: Melbourne | | | | For Victorian's who want to see one of these really cute snakes there is one at the Ballarat Wildlife Park very close to the main crocodile display.
All the books describe them as having a face that only a mother could love but I think they are very cute. They have what seems to be a very line and extremely fine forked tongue which I find particularly endearing.
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06-Apr-06, 10:39 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-05 Location: NT Age/Gender: 31 | | | I feed mine goldfish and the odd barramundi. I keep the water at 31 degrees because he wont eat at a lower temp.
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