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06-May-08, 01:06 PM
|  | Sponsor | Join Date: May-04 Location: Melbourne | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by rage_83  What sort of set up do you need for these critters. I actually almost brought one but thankfully common sense prevailed and i realised i dont know enough about em to be buying one |
Brian Barnett tells me that the key to keeping them is keeping the water quality high.
Alas this species has never been on the Victorian schedules so we cannot keep them. There were some kept before the schedules were introduced though.
I am absolutely fascinated by their particularly long and slender tongue. They have (had?) some at Ballarat Wildlife Park. I could spend hours watching them in their tank. Fascinating creatures.
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06-May-08, 01:10 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Cairns | | | | I used to keep them, but I feel the key to keeping them well is t have a set up where you basically don't see them.
Mine would hide in their miriad of hiding spots during the day and only come out to hunt at night.
I kept the water very high in tannin, helps to stop fungal issues and similar to their natural habitat.
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06-May-08, 01:14 PM
|  | Ordo Atra Serpentis Subscriber | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Redfern Age/Gender: 23  | | | | wow i was just atlking about file snakes on my lunch break and come back and see this!
they are very interesting but their weird heads make me feel a bit creeped out.
i have never seen one swimming, maybe they look less odd then.
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09-May-08, 01:16 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: In the bush Gender:  | | | | I will do a ph test of my local billabong and let you know .
They do hide all day and feed at night from the ones that I have kept. If you do happen to get one make sure you have a secured lid, they do get out.
Also make sure they can comfortably reach the surface for air. |
09-May-08, 07:17 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-08 Location: In a dark room... Gender: | | | | I've never seen a book or much information on them. Can anyone send me, or link me, to a caresheet?
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Originally Posted by Jonno from ERD I blame it all on Tim Nias. My first day there, I said "Pseudonaja" with a J, and he hit me with his hook. | Quote:
Originally Posted by reptilesDownUnder Snakes get run over in the wild, but that's not a good reason to start driving your car through your snake's enclosure. | | | |
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