Taiwan Beauty Snake

[MAG_Pythons]

Hi all,
I am seriously consitering getting aTaiwan Beauty Snake and i was wondering if any of ya'll had personal experience with them and what they are like. I held one at my local pet store (the only one i will ever buy anything from) and it seemed very docile. it was a juvinal about two feet long. I've read this care sheet http://www.snakemuseum.com/ratsnake.htm and it seems informitive asside frome saying to house them on pine. I have never owned a colorbrid and these snakes seem very hardy and awesome looking
thanx in advance,
Leigh

[MAG_Pythons]

also if ya'll know ne good care sheets i would love to read them :-D

[MAG_Pythons]

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[Shaun J]

http://www.reptilia.org/care_sheets/...snk_taiwan.htm

I don't know how accurate it is but I hope it helps.

[xdeus]

This should be pretty close to what you need, and it was created by MedusasOwl, a popular member on this forum. Perhaps you can PM her and get more info...

[MedusasOwl]

MedusasOwl, a popular member on this forum.

Awwh! That makes me feel lerved!

But yeah, Taiwan Beauty care should be very similar to VBB care, they're so closely related that Blue Beauties were thought to be an intigrade between Taiwans and Ridleys before they got acknowledged as their own subspecies. They're all Elaphe Taenura, or Asian Stripe-Tailed Ratsnakes.

[MAG_Pythons]

awesome, thanx

[jjspirko]

The are awesome snakes, they get very large without the massive girth of liike a redtail boa or a big python. Most top out at 7-8 feet with some power feeding during the growth phase they can hit 9-10 though.

Average diameter of a large adult is about like a coke can. I have a 1.1 pair of 05s and a new baby 06 male. Baby ya right born in June and I have him on adult mice already. Here is a shot of him with a full belly.




Here is a shot of a typical adult once fully grown. I can't remember where I came up with this pic so I can't give proper credit,






My basic advice is as follows with all Asian beauties.

1. Don't stress they are pretty damn easy to care for

2. Get a big inclosure they do get quite large as you can see. Like a 40 breeder is at the smallest end for an adult.

3. While they are babies handle them a lot. Many people call them nippy but you are correct about them being gentle they just need to be handled during the growth years.

4. Have fun

Honestly if you can keep other snakes safely you can keep these just give them a big cage and lots of attention and try to keep the humidity a bit higher then a typical rat. The reason is the LONG NARROW tail can have sheding issues if you don't. Other then that just use and corn or rat snake care sheet and make alowance for the additional size.

Here is my only caution about them. Like I said 8-9 feet is their potential and when they are that big they can lift their head about 2.5 feet up off the ground and they are FAST as in fast like a cat. So you just have to be willing to deal with a big fast snake. They are worth the little bit of extra effort.

Hope that helps,

[Sapphire7]

Beautiful!

[MedusasOwl]

Gorgeous Taiwan! Man, I love me some Asian rats.