Care Sheet for Venomous SnakesAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 4.22 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 06/18/2006 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | Venomous Snakes |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | EEKSTER |
Years Experience: | 15 to 20 Years |
Species: | Monocled Cobra (naja Kaouthia) |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | None |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Probing is the only way to sex a monocled for certain that I’m aware of
Females lay up to 45 eggs in a clutch in a burrow and coils around them.. Hatchlings are 26-35cm long and miniature replicas of the parents, including fully functional venom glands.
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Mostly Active During: | Night |
Substrate and Water Needs: | News paper works fine but doesn’t look the greatest.
Bamboo litter, reptile mats, bark, coconut husk, Etc
Monocled like water more than most cobras. So a larger water bowl would be preferred on the cool side of the cage. You can also put a small bowl on the warm side to keep the humidity up
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Lighting and UVB: | None |
Temperatures and Humidity: | They thrive at temperatures between 25 and 32°C (day) and 20 to 25°C (night), and at a humidity of 40 to 80%.
Mist the cage once daily or at least every other day |
Heating and Equipment: | Heating pads, heat lights. Never use heat rock terrible heating method. |
Caging Provided: | I prefer a solid wood box with locks on the doors or something like a vision cage but that will not work for a baby monocled they can slip between the glass and escape
Just as a reference on cage size 20 gallon for babies, 55 to 70 gallon for adults. I do not recommend using aquariums for hots to hard to seal up.
They are timid snakes so a plants or two isn’t a bad idea. fake or real doesn’t much matter just make sure it’s a nontoxic plant just to be safe. If not your snake will hide in the box all the time of course you don’t want to much stuff in the cage to get in the way |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Mice, chicks,and rats
The size of you snake will determine which one of these you feed. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Calcium not bad idea for a growing baby or a gravid female
It’s up to the Keepers not a must unless gravid. |
Maintenance: | Very easy care. keep the cage clean,water bowls filled with fresh water, and monitor your temperature and humidity
That’s the basics |
Some Words on this Species: | All I can say is there fast, smart, and unlike any other hot I’ve owned.
some monocled are timid to a point, but some are very aggressive it varies
I gathered this info from my personal experiences and from a few other care sheets I found.
There really isn’t a lot out there on these snakes as far as care. It is minimum but if you don"t know you can’t care for your pet properly. I hope this helps new comers
Just remember be safe and responsible
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