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Monocled Cobra
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by ohboiga on March 19, 2001
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I've looked on every site I can find and can't find any general caresheet on keeping and breeding the monocled cobra. I know it's fairly easy but I'm sure someone has some good info and experience to share. I've read many books with sections about cobras but they cover location, venom potency, etc.; not general care in captivity...any suggestions?
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by Klaus on March 20, 2001
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As you correctly assume, kaouthias are undemanding snakes. They thrive at temperatures between 25 and 32°C (day) and 20 to 25°C (night), and at a humditiy of 40 to 80%. Monocled cobras like water more than other Asian Naja species; a little oversized water tank is thus recommended. As soiI I use a 1:1 mixture of pine wood bark (fairly acid and thus more resistant to mold) and bamboo litter. I humidify the cages every two days with a conventional water sprayer. Having several plastic plants in the cage is beneficial since monocles are shy animals and a too sparsely decorated cage can make that you never see them - they'll hide in their trap box most of the time. (Too many plants on the other hand may cause that you may not know where they are when you work in the cage, so find a compromise). This brings me to the next point: Have a closable trap box! Most specimens are fast and aggressive. Finally and most importantly, have just one animal per cage (even if that means that you'll have extra costs). Believe me, it'll save you a lot of pain. Kaouthias are reasonably good with one another as long as there's no food in the cage (always feed dead food!!). However, they tend to bite and hurt each other when there is. Such bites frequently lead to ugly infections that may need antibiotics treatment. You can try to separate them before feeding, but that of course requires handling them, and handling should be minimized - not only for your own safety. Kaouthias are excitable, and many of them stay like that even after years in captivity. So you'll put them under additional stress that way. Monocled cobras are enthusiastic eaters of mice and small chickens; the ones that I currently keep (a pair of heterozygotes, each a little over a meter length) eat two to three mice or two chickens every two weeks and grow like weed. Good luck..
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