Diamondback Death
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I will be getting two female Central Dimondbacks from the “Hawaiian Guy” this week. This last post scared me ! When I talked to him I was informed that a guy in Hawaii some 15 years ago imported them to eat snails in natural ponds that Taro grew in that the snails were eating up. I decided to get the two females after some thought since I have two C.B.B. males that I got some 6 years ago from N.E.R.D. (New England Reptile Distributors). I had to really work with these little males when I got them as they had an eye thing that required daily treatments with vitamin A. I am quite sure that had I not worked with them every single day and sometimes twice daily, they would have died. I also have figured out that they were probably kept in brackish water and VERY young when I got them. I got two pairs recently from someone on Kingsnake and they were a pair of Northerns and two female Centrals all kept together. The female Northern lived about a week and all others did fine except one female, the small one was stolen. I have gotten two females from a guy that contacted me through a Kingsnake ad that were obviously from the big importer of the “100 +” females that were housed improperly. They had sores and scratches on them but have done fine, feeding well, and after adding salt to the water in their tank, all the sores have healed quite nicely. I will quarantine for two months and convert to fresh water for a month before adding to the group. The Hawaiians are kept in fresh water I know, as the plants they are with wouldn’t grow in salty water. I am worried now about the feeding of them. So someone tell me what is this “smelt”, I have never had to feed anything other than pellets and fish sparingly. Since I’ll get these two girls this week, I would appreciate any input. Beckee in TX
Hi, Smelt is a small fish (a little larger than minnows) that is sold in some seafood depts of grocery stores. I had a hard time finding it at first. I think the reason it so recommended is because it is just the right size and doesn’t need to be cut up, it is a whole prey item and therefore nutritious, and lastly it is economical. I have spent alot less on smelt than I have on pellets. ,Jason — pitterpatterpets
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