Hello!

They are F1, NZ 01-02.09. They feed very well with defrozen mouse.

I really don`t know what humidity to give them.The breeder say to keep dry just with wather bowl, and is not enouf to keep humidity 70-80% up how i heard they need.If i mist to have 70-80% humidity there is makeing wet for a time.

I wait some answer from who keep this nice River Jack for long time.All info are good.

Sorry for my english.
Pictures soon....


Thanks!
Alexander

Hi Alex.
I keep mine dry and they do just fine. However you must spray them when coming out of a slough.
All the best,
Al

Hi Alexander,

Nice rhino you have there . However, you're thinking of a different Al (Al Coritz).

Bathing isn't needed unless you feel that the snake is not hydrated /drinking properly . You can also bathe this species if it hasn't passed any poop for quite some time.

All the best,
Al

hi,

i keep only unganda and tanzania nasicornis, i keep mine pretty dry (ill never spray outside shedding cycles)
and at moderate but constant temps (between 22 and 25°c ). feed every 10 days not to large prey.
i give them each 2 weeks a soak in shallow water (about 26°c) so im shure they drink.about
10 minutes should do not to stress em out in the water

very nice blueisch one btw

goodluck
dave

Hi Alexander,
No worries on the name confusion

I have found that nasicornis seem to cope with higher temps for short periods providing they are natural and ambient. It is when a higher tempreture is created via some heat source like a ceramic heater that they will become stressed.

As discussed, Humidity only seems to be an issue during the sloughing period and mating season

Hope this has helped
Al

Hi again Alexander.

I would just like too add that I have many nasicornis kept in different methods. It is only my observation that those kept dry are thriving the best., things could turn around for me in years to come.

All the best,
Al

I keep my pair of nasicornis dry, too. 1-2 times the week I mist them. The humidity is around 50% and after spraying around 90% for some hours only.
The temperatures are around 24-27 C. When she was gravid she likes temperatures around 30 degree and higher!

hi,

mine (i have 5 at the moment) were all wc ,they had a bit diffrent size,from baby (25cm long) to about 40cm
i got them at the end of 2006 and they'r still doing very good.
they are on the floor of the snake room,to ensure low temps,and have no addition lighting in the cage
they dont like lights in my expirience and shy away from it.btw never use bottomheater with bitis
very bad

greetz
dave

Hi All,
Nice to see so many Nasicornis keepers, I keep mine like Al, and the only time that i really soak them is when they are ready to breed. I usually do this when the weather changes as they sense the pressure drop and that coupled with them getting wet usually starts the mating process. but yes dry with low water bowl because they are lazy. I have had them live up to 12 years old in such cages so it must be ok. I agree that bottom heaters are killers for these. also when they are adult they do not like any changes to anything, logs, bowls, or the cage its self. I think Al has found this as well. good luck

hi,

yes i deparasitise within one week,arietans btw likes some basking area after feeding ect,...
arietans is totaly difrent in keeping then gabonica,nasicornis,..
basicly i keep my arietans like every normal snakes,warm end with spot lights and cool darker end in the cage

greetz
dave

Hello guys!

Why "bottom heaters" kill this bitis?

Thanks!
Alexander

in my expirience they get respiratitory ifection very fast from bottomheating. probaly because
bottom heaters make the air more damp (from moisture in substrate/waterbowl,..) and also
i think is not good breathing cool air with warm belly.most specimens i had in the beginning
develop quick respiratory problems due bottom heaters.i most cases over here it was fatal
the stress of trynig to tread infection put them over the edge

greetz
dave

btw a picture of one of my 3 year old girls she is waiting for her bi monthly soak

Perfect pattern and nice coloration! Your girl is a very nice lady!

Regards

Interesting music taste it has ... "Death the Brutal Way"?

no ist the previous record "on the wings of inferno" from 2000 lol
sorry for the offtopic

@ dave:
very beautiful nasicornis but a little bit too coloured for a death metal girl hehe! :-)
anyway great music taste and a great snake!!!!!!