new rough green snake!!!! pics

[brandon0133]

more new snakes,,, yeah i got another one,,i found out about a pet shop near my house so i stoped in to see what they had,,lucky me found this little guy for only 12$,,,its a rough green snake,,,pretty skinny but im guessing there sopposed to be that way,,lol,,heres some pics of him/her






ok some of the pics u can see his scales looks ruffled,,,i dont know why that is,,but he spent the whole day in a cotton bag at work untill i could get off and come home,,now hes in a 10 gallon tank,,i sprayed him with mite spray cause at first i thought it was mites,,,but it does not look like that now,,its like he scraped himself down something sharpe,,i dont know ,,,anyone know much about these snakes? so far i know they like insects like crickets which im going to get him/her in the morning,,,what else do i need to know? and i read somewhere green snakes will hibernate with garter snakes so can i put him with my garters in the big tank i have?

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

ive had a lot of these they usually look ruffled or have black scales mixed in, make sure yourse are healthy and i wouldnt put them in with the garters a lot of mine died/ had parisites(probaly because a lot of them are wild caught because they are so common) but besides that they were great. i thought of them a lot like green ribbons

[brandon0133]

so i have him seperate right now,,im sure he was probably wild,,,i will keep him seperated for now,,i think after a month if hes still ok ill try him with the garters,,that sound ok?

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

ya i guess that sounds good

let me correct myself it is never "good" to mix to species but it can be ok

Originally Posted by brandon0133

so i have him seperate right now,,im sure he was probably wild,,,i will keep him seperated for now,,i think after a month if hes still ok ill try him with the garters,,that sound ok?

[enigma200316]

I agree that you shouldn't mix them, and quarintine for atleast a month if you do end up putting them together......your lucky they are protected in PA as well as the smooth green.........

[anji1971]

Alright, Brandon, that's it!! First I have to be envious about your 6 foot tank that I could fit my whole house into, then you keep going and getting all these beautiful snakes! I don't think I like you anymore.........

[brandon0133]

lol....and the funny thing is i spend alot of time looking for pet stores and looking for new snakes,,id like to buy adult snakes,,but mostly they sell babies around here,,and it was hard to find a green snake,,,i looked at every pet store,,they always have signs saying green snakes but never have one,,this day i just got lucky and found one,,i found some one who will be breeding garters soon and i will have alot more,,,lucky me

[Ameivaboy]

If that were my aestivus I would use a substrate that would retain more humidity and stock the tank densley with live and fake foliage, they are very nervous snakes that stress out easily. most specimens dont last very long in captivity

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

ya i agree

Originally Posted by Ameivaboy

If that were my aestivus I would use a substrate that would retain more humidity and stock the tank densley with live and fake foliage, they are very nervous snakes that stress out easily. most specimens dont last very long in captivity

[Sid]

Brandon, I keep soom Rough Green snakes too. I house mine in a 20 tall enclosure with limbs going to the top. They really love to climb.