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Forum: General Discussion 11-12-21, 01:09 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 610
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Help me choose what snake to get

What species of rat snakes are available for you? My Russian and Japanese rat snakes are really great for handling, never flighty or defensive. My prasina, aka green bush rat snakes, are not at all...
Forum: Natural Vivaria (Plant) Forum 10-22-21, 11:38 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,541
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Live plants that are known to be safe for snakes?🤔

Plants in a snake's enclosure are more of a consideration of something that won't get destroyed by the snake moving around than presenting a danger to the snake. I've never heard of any plants being...
Forum: General Colubrid Forum 10-17-21, 11:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,142
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Stuart Milk snake advice

I have a sub-adult Sinoloan milk snake. She stayed burrowed under her bedding nearly all the time for the first couple months. Eventually she learned that Sundays are feeding day, and started...
Forum: Erycines 09-07-21, 12:46 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,316
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: New Rosy Boa (2 months old) Won't Eat

Did you get the boa from a private breeder or a pet store? Was it eating before you brought it home? Was it previously fed live or frozen/thawed items? What sort of setup do you have for heat? A good...
Forum: General Enclosure Discussion 09-07-21, 12:40 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,429
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Can I use a rubber tire in my enclosure?

Better to use it for a hide than a water bowl, a rubber tire with water wouldn't be easy to keep clean, or even tell when it's dirty. IME rat snakes aren't usually inclined to soak or poop in their...
Forum: General Discussion 09-03-21, 12:42 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 712
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Should I get a BP, Corn snake, or California king snake?

Not sure what you consider "fun", but if you want a relatively good-size, active snake with a great disposition for handling you should consider either a Russian or a domestic black rat snake. Black...
Forum: General Discussion 09-03-21, 12:33 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 585
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Thinking of adding another snake

I have 2 carpet pythons, has 3 but sold the youngest one last year. First one was a jungle/IJ cross, and has been as easygoing as a BCI from the start. Second one was the IJ, holy terror as a...
Forum: General Python Forum 08-02-21, 02:08 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,458
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Caring for an Antaresia python

I use aspen bedding for my Anterasia pythons, never heard of using sand for a substrate for those. No need to move the snake to a different container for feeding. If you do use sand though, you can...
Forum: General Discussion 06-11-21, 12:10 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 844
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: How to heat a wooden enclosure

Ultratherm heat mats are the only brand I use. Placed inside a wooden enclosure, you have to make sure they won't be exposed to excess moisture for long periods of time, but that goes along with the...
Forum: General Boa Forum 06-11-21, 12:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 764
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Price of adult female Brazilian rainbow boa??

The price for a single adult snake is typically double the price for a baby. You can list at any price you like, may get lucky.
Forum: General Enclosure Discussion 05-27-21, 11:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,225
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Enclosure Size

I built a rack from plastic shelving units. The back is a sheet of plywood, with 2 very wide strips of heat tape running down to the bottom. It will hold either 2 Sterilite sweater box tubs or one of...
Forum: General Discussion 05-27-21, 11:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 850
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Diamondback water snake questions

Water snakes do fine in a typical corn or king snake setup. Do provide a large water bowl, add a few rocks, and stock it with guppies every few days. The rocks will help the snake hunt down the fish,...
Forum: General Discussion 05-15-21, 06:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 833
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Peat Moss Help

If you want to increase humidity cypress mulch or coconut husk in various forms are good for holding moisture, and unless you're working with eco earth less likely to make a mess of the water bowl...
Forum: New to the forum? 05-15-21, 06:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 884
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: first snake???

Basically any sort of corn, rat, or king snake will be fairly inexpensive and easy to care for. Speckled and thayeri kings are on the small end of the size scale. Japanese rat snakes also max out...
Forum: General Colubrid Forum 04-29-21, 11:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 713
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: corn snake water dish question

Why do you say she loves it? Does she soak in it?
Forum: General Boa Forum 04-16-21, 01:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,008
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Shed Help

For stuck shed I saturate a towel with warm water, place it into a tub w/out air holes, and put the snake in. Put the lid on and leave there for an hour or two. The humidity wil loosen the shed and...
Forum: General Discussion 04-09-21, 11:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 615
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: My Very Bad Day .. :-(

I don't breed my boas every year, better to give the females a rest after producing a litter. Put on some weight and grow a bit more.
Forum: General Discussion 04-09-21, 12:00 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 593
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Snakes died - advice requested

I've had a handful of unexplained deaths among various species of snakes. Mostly young ones, less than a year old. Not every snake is born or hatches completely healthy, and regardless of proper care...
Forum: General Discussion 04-08-21, 11:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 615
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: My Very Bad Day .. :-(

My first thought is to check the actual temps of the enclosures. I lost a couple litters of Dominican boas due to the thermostat probes not correctly regulating the temps. They were kept too warm,...
Forum: New to the forum? 04-08-21, 11:43 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,166
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Best beginner snakes?

Just choose which forum folder you want to post in, and click on the "new thread" tab at the top of the first forum page.
Forum: General Enclosure Discussion 03-03-21, 01:41 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,437
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Anyone communicated with AP cages lately?

I use Sterilite Stacker tubs. The lid design prevents the snake from getting between the rim and the top to escape, and the latches hold the lid securely in place. At least 5 years now, with a...
Forum: General Discussion 02-07-21, 11:17 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 598
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Heating for grey banded kingsnake

Ya, never put the mat inside the viv. You may want to put something under the viv to allow some air circulation between the heat mat on the bottom and the top surface of the table, or whatever the...
Forum: General Discussion 02-06-21, 10:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 598
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Heating for grey banded kingsnake

A heat mat would be the best option, much easier to regulate the temp than a heat lamp. The ceramic heat lamps are more suitable to basking species, rather than nocturnal snakes like kings and milks....
Forum: New to the forum? 02-06-21, 10:04 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,166
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Best beginner snakes?

California kings are more often than not nippy little buggers. Some grow out of it, some are jerks for life, lol. Corns tend to be less inclined to strike or bite. Neither one will hurt, but I tend...
Forum: Boa Constrictor 01-31-21, 02:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,031
Posted By toddnbecka
Re: Cypress Mulch and keeping humidity up?

I tried mixing eco earth with the cypress for my Dominican red mountain boas. Too much of the coco ended up in the water bowls, constantly made a mess, so I just use cypress mulch. As long as you...
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