Hi! I'm thinking about adopting a ribbon snake off my local craigslist and was wondering if anyone knew anything about them.
I have already emailed the current owner with my questions but I have some concerns, that someone trying to 'sell' the snake may not address honestly. And some I plain forgot to ask.
From my own research ribbon snakes are essentially gartersnakes...
1)Do they emitt a foul smell when picked up? The gartersnakes I caught around here as a child were never very pleasant to handle.
2)Can this defense mechanism be 'trained' out with patient handling?
3)Can I feed him mice? I breed them so they're handy.. I'm willing to by goldfish for this snake but an occasional mouse so I don't have to go to petco every week. I travel by bus, go every 2 weeks or so for crickets.
4)Max and min tank size for one of these?
5)Is it really a ribbon snake? Hard to say since it's craigslist I know.
6)???Any other info will be appreciated.
Thank you!!!!
This is the add:
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Interesting, fish eating snake would like new home (Comes with EVERYTHING you will ever need)
Slitherin is a 2 yr old Ribbon Snake who needs a new home. He's an interesting little guy who likes to climb and will make you laugh with his "fishing tactics" on feeding days. He especially likes to climb up in his vines and hang over his water dish before slamming his face in the water with his mouth open to catch his favorite meal (goldfish). He also eats nightcrawlers. He's super easy to care for, doesn't bite and comes with his tank, locking lid, heat pad, multiple carpets (so one is always clean), multiple hiding huts, fake vines and XL water dish. Just add a few goldfish once a week and he's good to go. $50 and the promise of a good home.
http://images.craigslist.org/3m93p93...f01aa71c5b.jpg
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note: picture is probably not of the actual snake since I found this exact!, exact pic in an article while researching the species... hence the question, is it actually a ribbon snake?
If I get the snake I will probably do away with the repti-carpet.. nothing against it I just use aspen for all my current snakes so it would be convenient. But otherwise this sounds like a good deal to me. Am I wrong?
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