Ahaetulla spec.

Last weekend I have the chance to pic out 2 special looking Ahaetulla out of a large import clutch.
I think it is Ahaetulla mycterizans, but I have to count scales etc. At the moment they are isolated, but they still look good and have no ticks or mites.

Ahaetulla spec. P1050410

They bite quickly and I will try to feed them soon.

rgds Fabian

great looking animals Fabian and good luck with them lizard eaters ;o)

regards
Stephan

Quote :: good luck with them lizard eaters ;o)

That was the little trap and the point, why I did´t write what I will feed. If this is mycterizans I have good chanaces to feed them with fishes. I will start a try on weekend, when it it successful I will integrate a small aquarium into the terrarium.

rgds Fabian

oho k i was thinking all athullas are lizard eater ,my wrong if it aint so
good luck on the fish i d love to know if it worked

Hello Guys,
nice animals ...try your luck with fish but don´t be too disapointed ,when they not eat.
When you have luck the animals eat living fish and catch them out of a aquarium .
I have owned about 10 Ahaetullas and ONLY one animal seems to be interested and eats one time .
The most Ahaetullas like even lizards,but they had to be moving Wink

Let us know what happens ....
Best regards,
Ralph

Quote :: I have owned about 10 Ahaetullas and ONLY one animal seems to be interested and eats one time .

That is why it is important to know the locality and the sp.
Ahaetulla prasina is known to hunt sometimes fishes, A.mycterizans hunts more fishes, and other Ahaetulla sp. diet is mainly fish.
I got several Pm throughout different forums, most times I identified A. mycterizans, I got an answer that they accept living fishes. I cross the fingers Wink

There are other Users as well, which had the same idea.
I hope they will survive...

rgds Fabian

Hi Fabian,
Beautiful animals! Good luck with them.

Grretings from another mycerizans keeper;)
chris

I have kept and bred Ahaetulla mycterizans.. The adults as well as the young ate fish.. Just try some fishes with bright collours..and I had a waterdish that was transparant so I laced a white paper beneath it so the fish really would stand out.. They are fast feeders, great hunters, and digest extreemly fast..The one you have is mycterizans

THX guys. For me it was very interesting to see different Ahaetulla and pick out some. There was Ahaetulla prasina with a strip looks very similar to A.mycterizans, but with another head shape. I think the stripe occurs in both sp. I have to look for good papers and books, but unfortunatly there aren´t much.

This is helpful
http://ia351425.us.archive.org/3/items/catalogueofsnake03brituoft/catalogueofsnake03brituoft.pdf (many mb)

rgds Fabian

...great snakes, Fabian Smile

Good luck to feed them!

Benjamin

Very Beautiful snakes you have there!
Any possibility to get me a pair? Very Happy

Maybe... I will have a look. One could be pregnant...

That would be just great, I`d love to get some of this Very Happy

Keeping my fingers crossed that they will do it

Not sharp at all ( Suspect

), so I take a small size ... but a really cute snake

Yesterday the first fish was taken, after some unsatisfying trials with other fishes.
Force feeding and geckos are not accepted, but within this time the snake lost no weight.

rgds Fabian

Congratulations, Prof. Dr. med. vet. Dirks *LOL*

For those who cannot understand this title:
Fabian and me were fighting against stupid statements on another forum describing rear fanged like Malpolon monspessulanus as completely harmless for children - we both have been attacked personally and Fabian has been entitled this way. LOL again!

Thanks. Nice titels at all. Laughing

Now I know, why I post only in a few forums permanently.
I got some nice shoots of Malpolon spec. and I work currently at a page
Shocked

rgds Fabian

Hi there Fabian. Would it be possible to hear a little more about your experiences with this Ahaetulla species? I am currently looking at either getting the A. mycterizans or the A. prasina but information is very scarce, especially on the A. mycterizan.

Also if it is not too much bother the link you have posted above to the .pdf seems broken, do you know of any newer links to it?

Thank you so much in advance

Regards

Riaan Naude

Hi Riaan,

both species are really nice and active snakes. If you want to keep them a huge cage is required and beware of feeding. In most cases they only eat lizards and similar, only a few specimen will take rodent or fishes ( I think less than 5 percent ). Another problem is the condition of the snakes, if they arrive. ( Parasites , Dehydrated, ... )
There are only a few keepers who have success and some of them have breeding success, too. The offspring because of size, can make problems ,too.

Please ask for further informations

rgds Fabian

Hi Riaan...Welcome here !

Fabian is the man to ask for advice when it comes to these animals !Very knowledgeable !

I've been keeping A.nasuta now for around two years with great succes...It did take 18 months plus to get them onto pinks tho.

If you are ever in the Pretoria area just give me a shout if you want to have a look at these amazing animals.They are just about impossible to get hold of here in S.A but dont give up hope haha...

Regards.

Excellent! I love the freaky eyes.

Thank you Fabian. I'm waiting for confirmation here on my side regarding the availability of these. If I can get them I will definitely be asking you some questions if you don't mind.

And thanks Louis, I may very well take you up on that offer, I noticed that you have an awesome variety of snakes, it would be a worthwhile visit.

Regards

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