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by BloodSerpent on April 10, 2001
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I recently caught an adult cottonmouth and I can't seem to find any information on care and maintanance for them. Could anyone relate to me the basic husbandry for this snake? Thanks.
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by filthy on April 10, 2001
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Hi Blood,
It ain't no big deal, although a WC adult might take a short time to acclimate. There really is no easier snake to keep.
Simply give it a hide and a fairly large water bowl. Room temps and humidity are fine. I use cypress mulch for substrate. Feeding, they'll eat almost anything. I feed mine a fair amount of fish, cut and whole. I freeze everything first for parasites. Also the usual rats. He'll like a little roadkill snake (frozen / thawed), in season, as well. Thawed crayfish are a treat, but bust up the shells, first.
I have never had a Cotton go off feed and I've never bothered to brumate them.
A word of caution: They develop a feeding response and can get very aggressive. My current Cotton will cheerfully strike anything if I'm around, thinking that a meal is coming. I've never seen it, but I believe that he'll do it with a rat's tail hanging out of his mouth.
My all-time, favorite snake.
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by BloodSerpent on April 16, 2001
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Thank you very much for the info, it is definetely appreciated. She's already eaten a thawed fuzzy, without teasing(!), so I don't think I'll have a problem with her.
Thank Again
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