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04-03-2006, 02:28 PM
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fer shur lol
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04-03-2006, 03:09 PM
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Actually I strongly would suggest you release it. You risk bringing parasites and other pathogens into your other animals. Also being in Florida where they have some of the most stringent laws of any state regarding herp keeping you will most likely find yourself in serious violation of the law to even have it in your possession. And after you have had it in your possession of any length of time it will be illegal to release it back to the wild due to the chance of it picking up a disease and introducing them to the local wild population.
What you have is a black racer, not a black ratsnake. They are extremely active snake and it is going to require a much larger cage than a 20 gal tank.
These snakes are extremely high strung and nervous. Attempting to handle it is going to seriously stress it out. It will not settle down and will repeatedly bite you no matter how much you try to tame it. This snake will never make a good captive pet and will probably not survive your attempt to keep it.
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04-03-2006, 03:47 PM
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oh I know he has bit me about 3 times im going to release him in the woods at my brothers friends house (they have a lot of properdy) its wooded, i am keeping him outside due to my mom not wanting him geting out in the house, i have talked to a animal offiser person about 2-3 weeks back about me catching racers, rats and other snakes and releasing them and she said its rin as long as I dont release it in a nighborhood/city situation... so its ok  umm he is geting a bit better when I get him out of the bag so yah, either way I have to keep him for about 2 weeks cause we cant get over to this friends house till about then (i cant release him were I live cause its a neighborhood and ppl will kill him)
but thanks for your consern
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04-03-2006, 04:08 PM
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i just checked the state regulations and my racer is not an indigo snake or a florida pine snake so im all good, i dont need a license to poses a wild caught racer or none of that so im good
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04-08-2006, 12:14 PM
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Nice catch man. As for you questions on keeping him. Treat him for the mites dont worry about the internal parasites if he is to be released at a later time. My first question to you is have you ever kept a black racer b4? They are very fiesty snakes you wont be able to tame him down very much if at all at his age. He will need a much bigger cage than a 20 gal. They also dont eat rodents very well you may have to sent them with a frog or a lizard as this is their main diet in the wild. They also need to eat more often than you think he will need to be fed every 3-4 days as opposed to you normal snake that we feed every 7-10 days. They have a high matabolism and require a nice basking spot of about 95 to digest the food. I have kept many wild cought racers over the years and they are very pretty snakes but they are alot of work to keep healthy. If you have any other questions on him let me know.
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04-11-2006, 05:36 PM
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yup I have kept a few in my 7+ years of keeping snakes... he has eaten a few lizards and I can take him out of hin cage with gloves on with out him biting me but picking him back up in the screen room is another story cause he thinks he is free! XP lol
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04-11-2006, 06:17 PM
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I would suggest to release him because it's very stressful for a snake to be taken out of the wild even in the best situations. The snake as stated above would need a specialized diet of frogs, lizards and I believe even fish. Also, the mites and parasites might be harder for him to deal with in captivity than in the wild because of the extra stress on the snake.
Also, I believe you mentioned keeping him outside. I don't think that is a good idea. It would be hard to properly regulate the temps. You might think that since he is from there that putting him outside should be fine on temps. However he doesn't have the ability to properly regulate his body temp. If you put him in the sun he'll overheat and die, if you keep him in the shade he won't be able to bask or heat up. Even if you put a light over the cage it would be difficult to get the temps right.
I just personally think it would be really hard on the snake itself, just my opinion.
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04-11-2006, 06:56 PM
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Wow been a herper for 7+ years thats alsome man. I have been a herper for 18+ years now and have a corn that I have had since the very start of my herp carer. Big red is now 18 years old and going strong. I still suggest you either get ther racer a better setup as in bigger and inside where you can regulate temps or release him the latter being the better option but I to was young once and kept everything that I cought. Now I am more in to relocating animals that are in dangerous areas where they could harm someone or someone could harm them.
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04-14-2006, 12:04 AM
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i let her go today then I had to hold my nighbors cat for about 10 min so he could get away
yup about half my life i have had newts and stuff when I was relly little but now its all snakes! i went to the zoo yesterday and I saw a giant day gecko.... they r soo cool well gota get off now so lata :P
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0.0.1 Ball Python, Akua 27"
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0.0.1 Snow Corn snake, Sleet 27"
0.0.1 grey rat snake, Issa 31"
0.1 German Shepherd, Zanny 90 LBS
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