Red-tailed Green Rat Snake for Sale

Red-tailed Green Ratsnakes (Gonyosoma oxycephalum) are a species of snake found in Southeast Asia. It is a thin snake with powerful and rough scales on its bottom, which makes it ideal to move and climb trees. It has smaller, smooth scales on its back. It has, as its name is a clear indicator of, a green body with a red tail, and it also has a dark line horizontally across its eye. The Red-tailed Green Ratsnake lives and spends its life in the trees. Its average age is 15 years.

Red-tailed Green Ratsnakes are best suited as exhibit animals. Most do not hesitate to bite when approached, and fight vigorously when restrained. Some may become moderately tame, but such individuals must be watched closely.

Also called the Vietnam Red-tailed Racer Snake

Size of a Red-tailed Green Ratsnake

Females are generally larger than males, and adult length is typically around 6 feet.

Feeding Your Red-tailed Green Ratsnake

Red-tailed Green Ratsnakes are fed mice, and will never need food larger than jumbo mice.

Caging Requirements for the Red-tailed Green Ratsnake

Housing/Habitat: Babies and juveniles up to six months of age can be kept in Kritter Keeper cages (18"x12"x7"), 10-20gal aquarium tanks, or similar sized clear Sterlite sweater boxes. Security is of high importance, and therefore a number of secure hide spots, as well as a few plastic plants are necessary to provide a safe haven for younger snakes. Hides can be made from cork bark, or PVC tubing, or simply by cutting access holes into small plastic containers. I generally line the hides, as well as the cage floor with paper towels, as they provide a safe and easy to clean environment, as well as a means to monitor stools for any signs of illness. At six months to one year of age the snakes should be big enough to be moved to a semi-arboreal, or fully arboreal enclosure with dense foliage and lots of climbing branches. There should be hide boxes on the bottom, and top of the enclosure, as well as in the branches to provide maximum security.

Adult Gonyos are generally 5.5-7.5 feet in length, with males generally being smaller than females. Captive bred individuals tend to be much more active and outgoing than w/c Gonyos, and for that reason I suggest a minimum cage size of 36"x18"x36" for adults. I personally have one pair in a 36"x18"x72" cage with grapevine branches, numerous plastic vines and plants, and hide boxes at the bottom, middle, and top of the cage, and the entire cage is utilized. The key is to provide security, space, and freedom of movement to maximize your snake's quality of life.

Hide boxes can be large plastic shoe boxes or wicker baskets that have access holes cut into them. Humidity boxes, which are simply well ventilated hide boxes with moist sphagnum moss inside are imperative for keeping Gonyos, as they provide moisture, security, and a place for gravid females to lay eggs. Branches made of PVC tubing, grape vine, manzanita, wood dowels, or tree branches that have been weathered, dried, and oven baked, or bleached are all appropriate for climbing. Plastic plants and vines are great for providing security, camouflage, and a semi-naturalistic environment. A large water bowl helps to provide additional humidity, as well as a place to soak, for snakes that wish to do so.

Temperature: Daytime temps should reach 80-83F with a cool down at night in the mid to upper 70's.

Sexing

We do our best to sex your animals correctly. However, we do not guarantee sexing.

Shipping Information

$39.99 for for any number of animals to anywere in the United States only.

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