Care Sheet for Water SnakesAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 2.71 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 09/29/2003 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | Water Snakes |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Tommy |
Years Experience: | 10 to 15 Years |
Species: | Water Snakes |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | All north american water snakes can be kept in the same manner. |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Females are much larger than males. |
Mostly Active During: | Both |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Water snakes are very prone to blister desise and there for should be kept on a very dry substrate. I do not like using paper towls or new paper. I use aspen beeding and dryed cypress mulch in an open aired cage. Water dish should be big enough for the snake to competly sumberge it self. |
Lighting and UVB: | Water snake and most other snakes do not need UVB lights or any special lights at all. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Water snakes are most active in cooler weather and there for common house temps are fine for most water snakes. If you want to be exact temps around 75-80 degrees f are just fine. Regular house hold humidity are just fine as well. |
Heating and Equipment: | If your house is not above 75 degrees the a under tank heater will work great. Do not use "hot rocks" they get to hot. You will also need a hide box and a water dish. |
Caging Provided: | I keep baby water snakes in a 5 gal tank and adults in 20 to 40 gal tanks. Water snakes are very good escape artist and so you must make shure your cage is escape poof. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Most water snakes will eat a diet of just small fish and frogs. I have heard of some water snakes eating mice before i have not seen it. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | I use a viamin supplement once a month. You do not have to but i do. |
Maintenance: | These are very high maintenance snakes and the cage must be spot cleaned every day!! I you let it slip for a couple days you are looking at one heck of a smell. |
Some Words on this Species: | Most wild cought water snakes will bite like all heck. Some adult water snakes will never tame but if you get a juvinile or baby you should be able to tame them. |
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