Rough Green Snake?

[John1982]

I am a beginner at keeping snakes, I have two rough greens in a tall exo terra tank.

They tend to be out in the day and are great to watch..they climb the vines and branches and bask close to the uv bulbs...

From what I have found on various care sheets and a book on keeping rough green snakes-

They like to be misted and tend to drink water from the leaves (i have seen them do this and drink from the dish)

They are rowdy when first handled but settle down.

I dust every other batch of crickets, and gut load them.

I offered them guppies and they just seemed annoyed.

So far I like them, its cool to see them climb and explore the tank.

A google search turned up a few care sheets and as usual the experts disagree on some details!!

I dumped about twenty crickets in the tank thinking they would eat them as needed, maybe this stressed them or diluted the feeding response...

Pictures and statistics on your setup might help. I don't know the dimensions of a tall exo terra.

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When I kept rough greens they were in a 55 gallon planted vivarium and offered a varied diet of basically any bug I caught outside. I never offered fish, I was always under the impression they were entirely insectivorous. Don't handle them, they are almost certainly wild caught and even if they do seem to calm down after a bit, you're not helping the acclimation process. These are look but don't touch snakes that if setup properly and left alone can thrive and provide loads of entertainment to their keeper.