Snakes
Diet
I have five snakes and four are Red Tails and one is a Dumeril boa. The Red Tails, ss like any other snake generally prey on small game such as rabbits, amphibians, birds, mammals and rodents in the wild. The Dumeril feeds the same as Red Tails in the wild. This particular snake spends most of its' time burrowing in the ground to wait for prey to pass by. In captivity my snakes are fed 2-3 small rats every two weeks. Their body language will indicate if they are hungry or not so they sometimes receive small mice as a treat between feedings. The larger the snake is the larger the meal; this means they will need to be fed less often. Rodents are the only meals snakes are required to have in captivity.
Habitat
Though my snakes are different species they still have the same general diet. Red Tails a re native to Central America, the northern parts of South America, some caribbean islands and Mexico. They sometimes climb in trees but are found on the forest floor as well. The Dumeril is native to Madagascar in extreme temperatures. Red Tails and Dumerils survive in around the same temperature and humidity so it is easy for hem to be kept in the same enclosure in captivity. My snakes are at fluctuating temperatures of 80 to 85 degrees and 50% to 70% humidity. The snakes are kept in a two hundred gallon tank with a hand made lid. The lid is made from wood pieces and plexiglass with wire for the heat lamp. I prefer to use aspen for their bedding but it tend to give them mites. They have one water bowl. They also have a tree to wrap around that should be replaced with something larger now. The snakes are also provided with heating pads. The size of the tank depends on the size of the snake. A snake that is ten feet long rarely will want to stretch out. A ten foot tank would be plenty big for such a snake. Snakes feel vulnerable stretched out and my comfortable coiled up.