Brown snake help?

[adamanteus]

In my view it's a little late in the year to be considering starting brumation, especially where you live.

[Haerodiel]

Ya, I was kinda thinking that. But he often sits in the same position for days at a time. What does that mean?

[infernalis]

All the Dekays I have had were wild caught (except for the ones I bred myself). I never had a problem feeding them.

Dekayi snakes roam the UK James?

[adamanteus]

Dekayi snakes roam the UK James?

I wish! No, they were wild caught imports, bought in a crappy pet shop.

[infernalis]

On the subject of Dekayi's.......

Just found about 2 dozen slugs in the yard, in December

The babies are gonna be happy for a minute or two.

[reptile3]

On the subject of Dekayi's.......

Just found about 2 dozen slugs in the yard, in December

The babies are gonna be happy for a minute or two.

I am sooooooooooooo jealous!!!!!!!!

[Mommy2many]

My 4 year old just found one on Thursday. I, too thought it was a garter, they are so similar but it didn't have the right color. It also appeared to be a baby but must be and adult.

I have been trying to feed it worms but now I see maybe slugs would be preferred and I have plenty of those outside!!!

It does spaz out when startled but seems to be handled quite well. Thanks for all the info! It really is a pretty snake.

Also, can I keep it in the same vivarium with my garters?

[guidofatherof5]

Sounds like my little Dekayi when I first got it. Refused worms and ate slugs only. I've been putting a few small earthworms in with its slugs at feeding time(I feed it in a small ziplock container) and it's now taking worms and slugs. I don't think housing it with like size garters should be a problems. The one I have lives with a group of babies and seem to be doing fine. Under the hide, it's right with the group. The only thing I do different is the feeding container. I'm hoping to get it to hand feed soon. Good luck. They are a great little snake.

[Mommy2many]

Thanks! I'll keep working on it. Also, my little garter ate some more guppies today! I'm really happy about that!

[TwizzlerGal1]

Hello, I have a brown snake named Peeps! At first I thought it was a male (because that's what one of my friends said) but then it had 7 babies! So then I knew that it had to be a female. I keep them in a 10-gallon tank. The substrate I use in my tank is woodchips (a special version made for reptiles, I think it's called "Repti Bark"). She seems to like it a lot. But the babies are burrowing in it, which makes it really hard to find them when I take them out to feed them. She eats earthworms and slugs. Actually she LOVES slugs. She can eat them all the time. Well, I guess that's about it. I hope you guys have fun with your brown snakes! They're really fun to play with and very good swimmers!
Bye bye!

~ TwizzlerGal1 ~