How should water snakes be kept? Breeding methods and key technical points

Water snakes are a relatively common species to breed, but there are still many difficulties for beginners. So how do you keep water snakes? Let's take a look together!

1. How to keep water snakes

Spread bedding at the bottom of the cage; newspaper, sand, tree trunks, etc. can be used, and keep the breeding box hygienic. Prepare a water container and provide a sufficient supply of fresh water for drinking. Water snakes are carnivorous animals, so never overfeed them, and do not handle them after feeding.

2. Disinfection of the breeding box

1. For artificially bred water snakes, the rearing density should be about 12—15 snakes per sq m. In three-dimensional breeding, it may be appropriately larger, but it should not exceed 2 times. Under normal rearing conditions, disinfect 2—3 times per month. Either spraying or splashing with water may be used, and disinfection is best done in the early morning or evening.

2. Because most water snakes like to be active during the day, and after eating their fill they especially like to gather together to bask in the sun; when the outside temperature reaches above 32°C, they especially like to gather in groups in the water, with only the head slightly exposed, and can stay quietly in the water for a long time. Therefore, when disinfecting, avoid the peak periods when water snakes are active outside, so as to spare them unnecessary disturbance and fright.

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