Nerodia Sipedon - Water Snake - Page 2

dekaybrown · 08-12-2008, 12:10 PM

Pictures Amanda we need pictures.

Please don't make me convulse any longer..........

GartersRock · 08-12-2008, 12:13 PM

Rofl! Yeah, I just got my camera back and need to post pics of:
1.1 Redstripe ribbons
4.1 Diamondback Waters
0.3 Puget Sound
1.1 Flames
Etc... I know there are more that aren't photographed. *sigh*

dashnu · 08-12-2008, 12:24 PM

they look similar to eastern milks.

Justinviper · 08-12-2008, 12:47 PM

can you guys post a pic if your water snakes enclosure? I would like to see them. Do they need a paludarium set up? It would be a fun project for me if they do

Stefan-A · 08-12-2008, 01:03 PM

A paludarium setup would be very interesting, but I suspect that it would be far too moist, even for water snakes.

aSnakeLovinBabe · 08-12-2008, 03:49 PM

I dont have a picture... but I keep mine in a cage that is about 3 feet wide by 1.5 feet deep, they have a BIG water bowl (bought a small rectangle kitty box) with a small in-tank filter in the water. They get their water far too messy for me to handle without the filter!!

ScimitarX · 08-12-2008, 04:18 PM

I've got a pair of banded water snakes. i love them. mine are about a year old, good feeders and shedders. they were a bit snappy as babies but are perfectly fine now. keep mine is a glass viv, so i can see them, as theyre active all the time

dekaybrown · 08-12-2008, 04:32 PM

I'll take some pictures later, Aqua is in a hex enclosure with "Repti bark" several flat rocks, and some stringy moss.

His "water bowl" is the bottom half of a Sarah lee cold cuts tub, with enough room to swim in it.

Aqua frequently messes the water up with poo, substrate and the moss, so it is very important that I change his water out every morning.

Water snakes (the name is misleading) do just fine in a set up that would work for a garter.

They are only semi-aquatic and will spend quite some time hiding and crawling about.

I think the name "water snake" came from the observations of them swimming and the fact they are almost always located near a body of water.

I did one time find a gravid female under a sheet of ply-wood in an open meadow far from the creek!

GartersRock · 08-12-2008, 05:54 PM

Yes. Mine are in a 30 gallon short and wides with water dishes large enough for them to get in. But as Wayne said. A garter appropriate setup is just fine.

Justinviper · 08-12-2008, 08:07 PM

I see. Thanks for the Info!

08-12-2008, 12:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
dekaybrown Snake whisperer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central NYS. Home to the 2009 world meeting Posts: 2,754	Re: Nerodia Sipedon - Water Snake Pictures Amanda we need pictures. Please don't make me convulse any longer.......... __________________ Thanks for reading, Wayne

08-12-2008, 12:13 PM	#12 (permalink)
GartersRock I am not obsessed.... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 1,485	Re: Nerodia Sipedon - Water Snake Rofl! Yeah, I just got my camera back and need to post pics of: 1.1 Redstripe ribbons 4.1 Diamondback Waters 0.3 Puget Sound 1.1 Flames Etc... I know there are more that aren't photographed. sigh __________________ Amanda Tolleson 19.23 Assorted Garters, Ribbons, inc Flames, Pugets etc. 19.17 Assorted "Other Reps" ATBs, TX Rats, Leos Etc 11.13 Mammals

08-12-2008, 12:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
dashnu "Preparing For Third shed" Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Casco, Maine Posts: 403	Re: Nerodia Sipedon - Water Snake they look similar to eastern milks. __________________ http://www.herphut.org 0.3.0 Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis, 0.2.0 Thamnophis cyrtopsis ocellatus, 0.0.2 Python regius, 1.0.0 Anolis carolinensis, 0.0.1 Eublepharis macularius, and others...

08-12-2008, 12:47 PM	#14 (permalink)
Justinviper Never shed Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Mississippi Posts: 39	Re: Nerodia Sipedon - Water Snake can you guys post a pic if your water snakes enclosure? I would like to see them. Do they need a paludarium set up? It would be a fun project for me if they do __________________ danielson!!you alright??

08-12-2008, 01:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
Stefan-A Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 6,367	Re: Nerodia Sipedon - Water Snake A paludarium setup would be very interesting, but I suspect that it would be far too moist, even for water snakes.

08-12-2008, 03:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
aSnakeLovinBabe The Serpentine Queen Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,349	Re: Nerodia Sipedon - Water Snake I dont have a picture... but I keep mine in a cage that is about 3 feet wide by 1.5 feet deep, they have a BIG water bowl (bought a small rectangle kitty box) with a small in-tank filter in the water. They get their water far too messy for me to handle without the filter!! __________________ When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will finally know peace.

08-12-2008, 04:18 PM	#17 (permalink)
ScimitarX Subadult snake Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nottingham Posts: 332	Re: Nerodia Sipedon - Water Snake I've got a pair of banded water snakes. i love them. mine are about a year old, good feeders and shedders. they were a bit snappy as babies but are perfectly fine now. keep mine is a glass viv, so i can see them, as theyre active all the time __________________ Claire

08-12-2008, 04:32 PM	#18 (permalink)
dekaybrown Snake whisperer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central NYS. Home to the 2009 world meeting Posts: 2,754	Re: Nerodia Sipedon - Water Snake I'll take some pictures later, Aqua is in a hex enclosure with "Repti bark" several flat rocks, and some stringy moss. His "water bowl" is the bottom half of a Sarah lee cold cuts tub, with enough room to swim in it. Aqua frequently messes the water up with poo, substrate and the moss, so it is very important that I change his water out every morning. Water snakes (the name is misleading) do just fine in a set up that would work for a garter. They are only semi-aquatic and will spend quite some time hiding and crawling about. I think the name "water snake" came from the observations of them swimming and the fact they are almost always located near a body of water. I did one time find a gravid female under a sheet of ply-wood in an open meadow far from the creek! __________________ Thanks for reading, Wayne

08-12-2008, 05:54 PM	#19 (permalink)
GartersRock I am not obsessed.... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 1,485	Re: Nerodia Sipedon - Water Snake Yes. Mine are in a 30 gallon short and wides with water dishes large enough for them to get in. But as Wayne said. A garter appropriate setup is just fine. __________________ Amanda Tolleson 19.23 Assorted Garters, Ribbons, inc Flames, Pugets etc. 19.17 Assorted "Other Reps" ATBs, TX Rats, Leos Etc 11.13 Mammals

08-12-2008, 08:07 PM	#20 (permalink)
Justinviper Never shed Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Mississippi Posts: 39	Re: Nerodia Sipedon - Water Snake I see. Thanks for the Info! __________________ danielson!!you alright??

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