All my Candoia

[cinderbird]

Your collection is beautiful! I love the reds on your male.
They are wonderfully colorful animals. I love watching them interact and perch. Much more active than my ball pythons or even the larger true boas.

I've rarely found even WC animals for sale, usually its the occasional WC or more commonly LTC guys hanging around a warehouse. I was lucky to get CBB animals. I wish more people worked with them, they're a great small snake that is very interactive and easy to care for.


(this is clockwork from fauna as well I've got the 2.2 group).

[bioteacher]

Cinderbird....you should post some photos of your Candoia here. I'd love to see some more of them

[cinderbird]

I've got a few threads but I'll see what I can find on my photobucket *rummages*

The adults:


Possible hypo female


My original male


Close up of the scales


I don't want to hijack your thread here :p

[bioteacher]

No worries about hijacking the thread...I asked

That red male that you have is unbelievable...really red! The light colored female is pretty nice looking as well

[SamuraiZr0]

were the solomon's hard to start ?

[aboutsnakes]

Beautiful .. am definitely getting a bunch of this guys soon

[aldebono]

I was really thinking about getting one of these guys for a naturalistic vivarium. I definitely do not want WC though. These guys are SO interesting! I really like them.

Maybe post some short and sweet care info on them?

[aboutsnakes]

good luck! amazing animals

[bioteacher]

Sorry for the late responses... I haven't been on this forum in a loooong time.

SamuraiZr0 - they were easy to start on mice... except for one which has been really stubborn and still only eats geckos

aboutsnakes & aldebono - definitely get some.... they are great snakes. I should be producing some C. carinata within the next few months and some C. b. australis within the next year. As for a care sheet I just submitted an article for HerpNation Magazine that should be coming out in the next few months. I'll post which month when I find out.

Generally though, 60-75% humidity, branches to climb (body thick), small meals... larger ones may lead to regurge. Hot spot of 87-90, temps in low to mid 80s, mid 70s at night. Live plants or fake plants to sit and hide on are good. Small cages are fine.... 20 gallon tall for a couple C. carinata are good... bigger for C. b. australis. males have spurs and females don't. Babies can be hard to start but generally offer: minnows, tuna fish and scented pinkies, geckos, anoles, assist feed mice tails if you're experienced enough, large water bowl for soaking, and substrate that can hold humidity and be burrowed into... some Candoia will burrow.. C.b. australis won't but can be found on the ground from time to time.