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 getting a Aspidelaps l. cowlesi

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Mike Brown
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PostSubject: getting a Aspidelaps l. cowlesi   getting a Aspidelaps l. cowlesi Icon_minitimeFri 22 Jun - 12:08
As the topic states, I'm getting an adult Aspidelaps l. cowlesi in two weeks. Any tips or tricks with keeping them or things to keep an eye out for? This will be my first elapid, but have years of experience with many other venomous species. ive read about every post about these snakes I could find. Just wondering if anything else could be added. Ill post pics as soon as I pick her up!
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PostSubject: Re: getting a Aspidelaps l. cowlesi   getting a Aspidelaps l. cowlesi Icon_minitimeWed 27 Jun - 0:47
Just remember that these little snakes have a 'big snake' attitude. Expect lots of mock striking and high levels of aggression. Attempting to restrain these animals can be a challenge (especially with squirmy juveniles).

All in all they're probably the best first elapid you can get your hands on as far as safety goes, but you still should be careful.
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PostSubject: Re: getting a Aspidelaps l. cowlesi   getting a Aspidelaps l. cowlesi Icon_minitimeWed 27 Jun - 7:29
Agree with Luke. I keep A.scutatus intermedius and A.lubricus, all of them are still aggressive as the day they arrived. They never lose their attitude. They are great little elapids and very enjoyable to work with.
Also, their strike range is very farther than you think it is, so watch out.
Enjoy them man.
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PostSubject: Re: getting a Aspidelaps l. cowlesi   getting a Aspidelaps l. cowlesi Icon_minitimeWed 27 Jun - 18:30
I started with A. l. cowlesi as my first venomous snake about a year ago and for me this worked out fine so far.
I have 1 female, and 1 male. The female is very easy and relaxed, the male is probably the son of Lucifer himself. Rolling Eyes

The behaviour is different as wel. The male is almost always hidden until he smells he is getting food. The female is quite active. What I really like, and which you should give your snake at least is a good layer of (reptile)sand for them to dig their own tunnel system. Re-arange the enclose, in probably 10 minutes they will start digging it again while there are 2 different hidingplaces in the inclosure. They seem to like it much.

I feed them several small preys at each feedingtime. They have small heads, and they seem to have more trouble with big preys which should be right for them in weight terms. For instance: A fuzzy is max size prey for the female to eat is in a normal timespan, but she can easely eat 2 or 3 fuzzy's at once without being overfed. I look at her growth as wel, if she slows down in growth, or gets fatter I'll reduce the amount of prey of course.

On the hook they are very different as well. The female is always relaxed, the male is a somewhat more difficult to handle. So..... in conclusion: Some can be very easy in care, some are not.
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PostSubject: Re: getting a Aspidelaps l. cowlesi   getting a Aspidelaps l. cowlesi Icon_minitimeThu 28 Jun - 12:14
Thanks everyone for your input! I cant wait to acquire one. Its been a year since ive owned venomous of some sort. I wanted to get into the world of elapids and thought this would be the best way to start. I will update in two weeks when the snake is picked up! Thanks again!
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