Blacknecks Are Different

[chris-uk]

Makes sense. Thanks Richard.

[ThamGirl]

That is a gorgeous snake! Does seem to have some odd genes going on, though.

Wow, reading that article, I didn't realize just how different the Easterns are from my Westerns. Similar temperaments, but food preference seems pretty different (ours are fish/tadpole eaters, avoiding frogs and toads and flat out refusing mice). Not to mention that you have to light the tank for Westerns- they stop eating if you don't and don't seem to like UTHs.
I do still want a pair of Easterns though. ^_^

[chris-uk]

Not to mention that you have to light the tank for Westerns- they stop eating if you don't and don't seem to like UTHs.
I do still want a pair of Easterns though. ^_^

My western blacknecks don't have problems with UTH, they have bright LED lighting as well. They just don't need a reason to stop eating, when they eat and how much is completely down to whim and the male is worse than the female.

[ConcinusMan]

Not to mention that you have to light the tank for Westerns- they stop eating if you don't and don't seem to like UTHs.

A friend in Portland keeps WC westerns in racks with heat tape and they do just fine.

They are nippy little boogers though. Open the racks and they scramble to hide from the light and/or do a viper impression.