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Dec 15, 2007 22:54:56 GMT
Post by gorgosaurus on Dec 15, 2007 22:54:56 GMT
Hello, I´m an English ex-pat living in an old hunter´s cottage in the middle of a large forest in Norddjurs, Jutland. This is my back garden... We´ve seen wild Common newts, Great crested Newts, Common Frogs, Common Toads, Common Lizards, Slow-worms, Grass Snakes and Adders. I´ve just obtained some cb hatchling Natrix maura, Viperine snakes. Will feed them up a while, maybe until mid-January, then give them a short hibernation until March/April depending on the weather. Plan for them to come out into an outdoor vivarium thereafter. Probably a large coldframe over a rough stone base to start with. Looking forward to participating here. Spike.
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Dec 17, 2007 4:04:20 GMT
Post by Killian on Dec 17, 2007 4:04:20 GMT
Hi Welcome to the forum!! Really nice snakes! Just a thought on the cold frame I would make sure you had a tight lid on your cold frame as snakes are notorious escape artists. Have a look at the old reptiliary in Belfast zoo www.freewebs.com/outdoorvivaria/articles.htm They used to keep grass snakes in there. might give you some ideas! How are you planing on feeding them? Keep us up to date on their progress!
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Dec 17, 2007 11:47:34 GMT
Post by gorgosaurus on Dec 17, 2007 11:47:34 GMT
Thanks, Killian.
I kept N. maura, N. tessellata, N. n. helvetica, N. n. natrix and several Thamnophis species when in England, so know how elusive the little b++++ers can be - especially when hatchlings.
We only rent a small part of a huge forest, so our outdoor vivaria will have to be a little more modest than Belfast´s. When I get my own little turf...
Frogs, toads and newts are abundant here, but I´ll feed mostly with net-caught small-fry.
Although I´ve always wanted an open enclosure, I fear a lid´s going to be necessary - a Tawny owl took a kitten last year and a Buzzard took a rabbit this year.
Spike.
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