ShrimpKing
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Hi all,
I have been keeping Aussie turtles, Blue tongue skinks and countless aquariums for many years now and I have finally gotten to the point of potentially investing some time into keeping a snake. I have never owned a snake before.
I have some specific requirements, I am open to anyone's ideas.
Here is what I am looking for in a snake:
-Can be kept under a NSW R1 class licence
-The smaller the better (like I really only want a SMALL snake)
-Can be kept in a semi-aquatic enclosure
(I want to have a custom built enclosure, the bottom third will be an aquarium with bulkheads leading to filtration and heating and small schools of Australian Smelt, and the top two thirds will be an arboreal environment. That way the snake can live its days in the trees but still go for a swim or a feed in the water.)
I have heard that Stimson's pythons and Pygmy pythons stay relatively small, however I do not know if these snakes would do well in such a humid (semi-aquatic) environment.
Again, I have never owned a snake before, so any and all advice would be great.
Cheers, ShrimpKing
I have been keeping Aussie turtles, Blue tongue skinks and countless aquariums for many years now and I have finally gotten to the point of potentially investing some time into keeping a snake. I have never owned a snake before.
I have some specific requirements, I am open to anyone's ideas.
Here is what I am looking for in a snake:
-Can be kept under a NSW R1 class licence
-The smaller the better (like I really only want a SMALL snake)
-Can be kept in a semi-aquatic enclosure
(I want to have a custom built enclosure, the bottom third will be an aquarium with bulkheads leading to filtration and heating and small schools of Australian Smelt, and the top two thirds will be an arboreal environment. That way the snake can live its days in the trees but still go for a swim or a feed in the water.)
I have heard that Stimson's pythons and Pygmy pythons stay relatively small, however I do not know if these snakes would do well in such a humid (semi-aquatic) environment.
Again, I have never owned a snake before, so any and all advice would be great.
Cheers, ShrimpKing