Asian Vine Snake help?

[kbeaton42]

I'm looking into getting an Ahaetulla prasina over the next few months, and I was just wondering if anyone here has one, or any experience with them. What are they like, what do they require, and anything else you might want to tell me about the species before purchasing one would be helpful. Thanks!

[stephanbakir]

High humidity, LOTS of vertical climbing room, and make sure you have a feeder gecko provider.
They are rear fang venomous, btw.

[smy_749]

High humidity, LOTS of vertical climbing room, and make sure you have a feeder gecko provider.
They are rear fang venomous, btw.

And lots of plant cover. The feeder gecko thing can get pretty annoying just to warn you.

[strictaz]

You can get house geckos for 5 bucks usually and probably cheaper online. Good luck I haven't seen anyone who owns these before!

[smy_749]

You can get house geckos for 5 bucks usually and probably cheaper online. Good luck I haven't seen anyone who owns these before!

Thats expensive compared to feeder mice :P

[strictaz]

Lol ya just pretend your feeding a 7 foot python, XL rats hahah! Hey if this is the animal you'd want i think its just as worth it :D

[smy_749]

Lol ya just pretend your feeding a 7 foot python, XL rats hahah! Hey if this is the animal you'd want i think its just as worth it :D

I've always wanted one, but I never wanted to deal with feeder lizards. I'm sure if you try hard enough you could prob convert him to mice, but not easily.

[strictaz]

Whys that?? They would probably be less likely to hurt your snake , and a lot cleaner to have to deal with than rodents but I have no experience in them

[smy_749]

Whys that?? They would probably be less likely to hurt your snake , and a lot cleaner to have to deal with than rodents but I have no experience in them

I don't think they are 'cleaner'. They are probably more likely to carry parasites and goodies inside them since they don't captive breed feeder lizards. and I just don't want to deal with live feeders when I grab a rat from the hundred in the freezer :P

[kbeaton42]

I've done my fair share of research, and am fully aware that they are rear fanged venomous, and that they eat other reptiles (such as geckos, anoles, and some frogs) I was just wondering how they were to own ect. I am almost positive I will be getting one over the next few months, so everyone can be expecting pics! :)

[stephanbakir]

They aren't a snake you want to handle, they can appear calm but trust me... Watch their breathing. They are freaking out
Display snake only.

[smy_749]

They aren't a snake you want to handle, they can appear calm but trust me... Watch their breathing. They are freaking out
Display snake only.

Can these be housed in pairs , groups?
Anyways I look forward to seeing him, and hearing about your experiences keeping it / pics / videos.

Keep us posted!

[kbeaton42]

I work a seasonal job driving dump truck, and winter has been extremely long this year in Wisconsin, so as soon as the weather fixes itself, and gets me back to work I'll be getting one. And I am also fully aware that they aren't one to handle, just looking for a beautiful addition to the collection :)

[stephanbakir]

I received em in lots of 50+ and never had issues.
The trio I personally kept got along fine, but they were in an 8x2x4

[stephanbakir]

I received em in lots of 50+ and never had issues.
The trio I personally kept got along fine, but they were in an 8x2x4

[Ivanator]

I had one for a while and it was pretty cool. They like a lot of climbing area and lots of real or fake plants. You need to keep the humidity pretty high though, around 80% or higher. Don't use a heat lamp. I kept it in a 29g aquarium with a screen top and covered 90% of the top with plastic wrap and placed a larger sized uth on one side. One of my friend's family's owned a petshop so they gave me a good deal on feeder anoles and geckos so I kept a spare tank just for them. I never tried to convert it to rodents, but if you choose to, scenting doesn't work very well because they hunt by vision instead of scent, hence the horizontal pupil in the eyes. I've heard some people feeding them a lizard then when it's almost done, they place a pinky in the mouth as it is still swallowing and they get them started that way. I've never tried it myself though so I'm not sure how well that works. I hope that helps. Also, Stephanbakir is correct on that it is not a snake you want to handle. They stress out extremely easily and I'm pretty sure the first one I had died because I handled it too much without knowing. If you have to handle it, don't handle it for longer than 5 min and definitely not everyday. The venom is very mild, I got bit, it actually chewed, and nothing happened, but everyone reacts differently. You can keep them in groups, but you need a much larger setup because like all snakes, they are solitary and prefer to be alone. Good luck.

[Mitch4365]

I too am looking for an Asian vine snake, a very interesting rear fanged snake. I am processing venom from many different species of venom snakes. The copperhead of North America is being used for their venom in studies of Breast cancer. I truly believe that our slithering friends hold the key to many cures of diseases. Of course ,know what you are doing when using these snakes as a test subject, and if you don't know anything at all about how dangerous this can be , see how quickly you may die from " wrangling " venomous snakes. Just a thought for today and let me know if you can get your hands on a vine snake for me, Ty have a great day.