Elapsoidea boulengeri clutch

South African snakes with venoms that are not considered to be medically important.

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Elapsoidea boulengeri clutch

Postby Amphibian » Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:00 pm

I had these little liquorice sticks hatch out on Friday.

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Re: Elapsoidea boulengeri clutch

Postby Fooble » Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:02 pm

That's amazing! Well Done man! What size did they come out at? Stunning!
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Re: Elapsoidea boulengeri clutch

Postby Westley Price » Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:13 pm

Great stuff!

One of our most beautiful and underrated local species.

I hope your success motivates others to try their hands at this species and other Elapsoidea species for that matter.

Congrats with the hatchlings.
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Re: Elapsoidea boulengeri clutch

Postby Serpent » Mon Jun 03, 2013 4:28 pm

Nice going Amphibian!
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Re: Elapsoidea boulengeri clutch

Postby Jason&Sam » Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:25 pm

Congrats. Those look really cool.
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Re: Elapsoidea boulengeri clutch

Postby RJG » Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:47 pm

Wow. Those look great. What are you going to feed them?
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Re: Elapsoidea boulengeri clutch

Postby Blake » Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:07 pm

Very very nice snakes
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Re: Elapsoidea boulengeri clutch

Postby Mr Venom » Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:36 pm

Amazing stuff! First time of me hearing of CB ones.
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Re: Elapsoidea boulengeri clutch

Postby froot » Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:42 am

That is excellent well done!
Please keep us updated on husbandry tips and tricks.

I hope they go to good homes and breed again - in this country.
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Re: Elapsoidea boulengeri clutch

Postby Eyelash » Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:28 am

Another congrats is def. in order ! Well done Chris !

These are very high on my wanted list and I'm sure on many other keepers lists too. ;)

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Re: Elapsoidea boulengeri clutch

Postby Amphibian » Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:22 pm

@Fooble im not sure at the exact size of these little guys. Id guess about 200mm TL.
They are super difficult to manage for photos and the like, guilty of that stereotypical defensive display you see in most of our local fossorial species like Lycophidion, Atractaspis and Gonionotophis /Mehelya.
Flattening there entire bodies and flicking in and out of closed loops constantly hiding their heads. Then every so often thrashing out wildly with a bite.
E.boulengeri are different to the other Elapsoidea species I keep, being short squat animals, more aggressive and by far the best feeders as juveniles. only inhibited by their size but soon as they are big enough they will take pinks greedily.
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