Elephant Trunk Snake! *Javan File Snake*

Heres those pics of the File snakes i promised... He finally came out of his hide. Best thing is the fiance let me upgrade (knew she would lol) So their new home is a 30gal long!

The Tank
http://www.nextworldexotics.com/images/tizank1.jpg
The File Snake
http://www.nextworldexotics.com/images/tizank3.jpg
http://www.nextworldexotics.com/images/tizank2.jpg http://www.nextworldexotics.com/images/tizank4.jpg

Cool! I've never seen a File snake before... they're under water, right? :)

C :eek: :eek: L !!!!!!!!!!!!! That tongue is crazy neat too!!!!

What do they eat???

That is simply amazing!!! In addition to Laura's question about what they eat....how big will they get??


....just...too....cool!

all i can say is. how much and i want one. how big do they get. tell me a 30L is big enaugh for there hole life. what do they eat

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Originally Posted by MATT FISHER REPTILES

all i can say is. how much and i want one. how big do they get. tell me a 30L is big enaugh for there hole life. what do they eat

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Thanks guys! I have always wanted one but shannon (the fiance) always said no more fish tanks... But i used the B-Day line and it worked!

Anyways

1. The feed on goldfish and comets (most fish really)
2. They can grow to 5-6' (yup thats feet :) )
3. They are hard to keep alive (so they say, we shall see)
4. They run around $150 for c.b. babies (i can get larger imports, i dont sell them but i can get them for friends)
5. when they get older i have a 90 gal for them!

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Originally Posted by Sausage

Cool! I've never seen a File snake before... they're under water, right? :)

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Yup they are an aquatic animal, they say the will come out of water but it isnot often at all. (but thats what the cork bark is for, incase they decide to come out :D )

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Originally Posted by NextWorldExotics

Yup they are an aquatic animal, they say the will come out of water but it isnot often at all. (but thats what the cork bark is for, incase they decide to come out :D )

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Aquatic...but air breathing...like turtles, right?

5'-6'??? :O Wow!! I'm trying to picture what an adult-sized enclosure would look like for a pair. I really hope we get to see this pair grow up here!

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Originally Posted by JLC

Aquatic...but air breathing...like turtles, right?

5'-6'??? :O Wow!! I'm trying to picture what an adult-sized enclosure would look like for a pair. I really hope we get to see this pair grow up here!

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Yeah they breath air... you need a lot of top cover so they feel secure when coming up for air, thats what all those clovers floating things are :) I know this pair is going to get an amazing enclosure when they grow up! I will update these guys as they grow and see how hard they really are to keep... I have a green thumb with aquariums (plants and fish) so hopefully i can make it work for these guys.

Jon, that is a very weird snake. Please don't tell Andrew about it . . . we've got an empty 75 gallon tank that he would love to fill. :cool: