My angry Venustus Tree Viper (Cryptelytrops venustus)

Awwww, he/she's not doing anything wrong!

Beautiful specimen.

dont know the sex, and its a long story as to how I aquired this animal, but all I can say is its one angry snake, and the problem is, its not eating so I am having to force feed it.

Colourful purps I tell you lol Prettier but the same attitude!

Have you tried live feeding or pre-kills yet?

If not, then I would.....I don't generally feel it is nesecary to force feed a snake if you can get ahold of live for the time being. (Just my thoughts)

I onyl feed pre killed food, I basically assist with its feeding, as it will go for the pink, but never holds on, I have tried all the tricks in the book, I am sure when its older it will be able to feed on its own.

Try live.

Force feeding is pretty over the top unless you are certain the animal will not take live, and how can you be certain when you've never seen the snake do it?

I will try live pinks, but the problem still remains that it will take the pink, and inject its venom, and then just drop it, it never eats what I give it unlike my whitlips.

Its a common problem with neonate crypteltyrops.

When we have babies I generally forcefeed until they take food on their own.

But it gets a bit tricky after a while so this is what I would do.

Take a small dark deli cup, put the snake in plus a live pink, close it up and leave it till the morning, usually they eat it if not try this.

Tease feeding works wonders, nice long forceps, f/t pink, rub it all over the snake, tap it on the snout, and a real sensitive spot is their tail, they generally bite when something touches its tail, it'll bite and let go plenty times, but 9 out of 10 times it gets tired and when it bites it doesn't let go, when it has the pink in its mouth, release it but stay very still, the moment you move its going to drop the pink.

Try the deli cup method first

Thanks for the tips, but excuss my ignorance but what the hell is a deli cup???

Yea its not easy to get them feeding, I struggled with my neonate whitlips aswell.

Like a little cup you get to put salads in at the spar?

Just one that is blacked out

Here is an updated pic of my venustus tree viper

Eating yet?

Yea starting to feed much better, but has a temper of a pitbull on steroids, almost been tagged twice due to stupidity on my part, so alot more concentration has gone in on my part

sorry for the repetition, didnt read over my post

Awesome news man.

If you into arboreals and after something quite rare in sa pm me, I have a single Protobothrops mucrosqumatus for sale, will have a mate available for it in time. and its below market value, keen? Will look good in a christmas stocking

Dendroaspis wrote:

Awesome news man.

If you into arboreals and after something quite rare in sa pm me, I have a single Protobothrops mucrosqumatus for sale, will have a mate available for it in time. and its below market value, keen? Will look good in a christmas stocking

Would make a great item for children who have not behaved themselves! LOL

Or mother in laws...

Whats the price on the the mucrosqumatus if I may ask?

R700, hows that for a give away price and there's a gloydius brevicaudus for the same price, take both and I'll give an enclosure for each.

they quite rare in SA collections

Hey man, do you have pics and sizes of these animals for me, you got my email address dont you?