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red-tailed ratsnake

scientific name: Gonyosoma oxycephalum

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Cites status: Not protected
Geographical Extension: From Burma over the entire Malaysian peninsula to the majority of the Indonesian Islands and the Philippines
Habitat: tropical rain forests and secondary vegetation, the snake is diurnal, and is highly adapted to living in the trees.
Size: 160 - 190 cm, cm to 240
Life Expectancy: about 15 years
Reproduction: up to 4 times a year 5-8 eggs (maximum 12) are laid, incubation at 26-29 ° C for about 95-125 days
Temperature: Day temperature between 25-29°C, at night about 21°C. Local up to 33°C can be realized with Lucky Reptile Halogen Sun.
Humidity: 60-90%, we recommend special technique like Super Rain or Super Fog, which can be controlled with Humidity Control or PRO Timer.
Lighting: Daylight Fluorescent Tubes like Light Strip in combination with the Daylight Sun T5 ECO. UV light is not as important for snakes, but does not harm them either.
Substrate: Loose and absorbent substrate such as Jungle Bedding, Snake Bedding or Eco Bark.
Cage Furniture: Branches, hiding places and a large Water Dishes are standard equipment.
Terrarium Size (for long term care): For arboreal species the height and the climbing facilities are important. The minimum requirement can be calculatet by the total lenght mulitplied by 1x0,5x1 (LxWxH).
food: live mice, rats and other rodents in appropriate size. Alternatively, Lucky Reptile Frozen Diner are offered. As an arboreal species also takes birds and chicks.
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