Q1. What would you say are the main difficulties you have encountered ?

Messiness. No matter what kind of dish/bowl/platter i use all my bloods seem to relish emptying their water all over the place. I've seen them bump it violently when striking for feed, lazily trawl themselves through it, etc - they seem to dig the redistribution of moisture lol. All things told though that's not much of a problem - they shed well, eat steadily and remain healthy - it just means i have to swap out substrate more frequently than the other snakes.

Q2. How do you find their temperment and attitude in general both as hatchlings and adults ?

Both brongersmai were pretty nippy as young and though they talk a good game in terms of hissing now they've calmed considerably and I have no hesitation in handling them. The black blood was a puppy from the get-go - he'll give you a hiss every now and then when you start to pick him up but nothing too threatening.

Q3. What do most keep theirs housed in and at what temp and humidity or do you follow the standard guides and caresheets widely available (eg) the Nerd one.

Mine are currently in the plastic bins with wheels on them and snap on lids (the ones you're supposed to wheel under your bed). Low and wide they have worked quite well but the two larger bloods have outgrown them and I'm due to rehouse them. I have yet to settle on a good option - I really like the floorspace of the large reptile tubs though they definitely don't need the height it offers. THe temps in the current enclosures run from ~82 on the cool side to 91 on the warm end and the humidity ranges from the upper 50's to low 60's. I had to make extra holes to cope with oversaturation in the summertime here since we don't have central air.

Q4. Whats the biggest Blood you have seen ? How big ?

I haven't seen any over 5' in person - and the few adults I have seen were non-sale brongersmai on display at shows over the years.


Definitely agree for a number of reasons they're not well-suited for a beginner but they are definitely gorgeous and among my favorites.


(note: no clue why the caresheet sprouted :cens0r : all over it - not sure when that happened but I'll put that on my list of things to dig into)