Repost: Candoia Captive Care & Natural History

[bioteacher]

Thought I'd repost this here since I got very good feedback on the link. Here is a link to a post I made about all Candoia species, their captive care, and their natural history.
http://nyexotics.blogspot.com/2012/0...husbandry.html

Cheers,
Chris

[Alexandra V]

The link isn't working for me

[bioteacher]

Sorry about that - this should definitely work now:
http://nyexotics.blogspot.com/2012/0...husbandry.html

[Skiploder]

Sorry about that - this should definitely work now:
http://nyexotics.blogspot.com/2012/0...husbandry.html

Very nice, very thorough.

Very well done.

[MasonC2K]

Most adult Candoia will readily accept rodents, but there are exceptions. C. b. australis and C. b. bibroni will eat rodents, but many favor birds (chicks and quail are favorites). C. carinata and C. paulsoni may be picky and only eat anoles or tree frogs (Hemidactylus frenatus and Hyla cinera are the easiest to obtain). I’d imagine C. superciliosa follows suit since they are so similar to C. carinata.

This is probably why they aren't popular in the hobby. That kind of specialty food for the picky eater is not cheap nor common.

[bioteacher]

Thanks Skiploder!


I agree Mason, but they can be switched with some patience. Also, last I checked, the chicks were really cheap $0.10-$.13 each - I order them for my male haitian. The anole eaters are the only real pains, and they can switched if you have the time. Either way, totally underrated species.