Alexandru Strugariu
Snakecharmer
Number of posts: 110
Age: 25
Location: Romania
Points: 693
Registration date: 2010-11-13
 | | Subject: My first Atheris squamigera (1.1) Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:37 am | |
| Hi everyone, I know that there are quite a lot of Atheris fans on this forum so I'd like to share a few photos of the first individuals of this genus in my collection. They are 1.1. Atheris squamigera C.B. 2009 which I just bought about a week ago. I think they are fantastic little snakes. For the moment I keep them together and it doesn't seem to be a problem. The male is quite arboreal but the female spends 99% of the time on the ground, so far. They've presented mating behavior during the last weeks they were with the previous owner as well as during the first night after they arrived at my place. Fingers crossed... I know the photos are not great but I still hope you enjoy them: Male:    Female:    |
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Ro vd Bergh
Snakemaster
Number of posts: 322
Age: 36
Location: The Netherlands
Points: 993
Registration date: 2010-11-06
| | Subject: Re: My first Atheris squamigera (1.1) Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:48 am | |
| Great Atheris! The female allready looks a bit pregnant.  Pretty big. Good luck with them. Cheers, Ro. |
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Daniel Geolarry
Newbie
Number of posts: 21
Age: 19
Location: indonesia
Points: 602
Registration date: 2010-10-31
| | Subject: Re: My first Atheris squamigera (1.1) Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:44 pm | |
| beautiful snake i hope i can have it soon |
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Derek Morgan
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Number of posts: 410
Age: 41
Location: North Carolina, USA
Points: 1696
Registration date: 2008-05-13
| | Subject: Re: My first Atheris squamigera (1.1) Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:14 pm | |
| Congratulations, Alexandru! The pair is beautiful and it's great that they have already bred for you. My advice would be to separate them as soon as you can. Gravid females can be very testy and may harm the males. Also, she may be submissive to the male and not take the best basking spot (why she is on the ground all the time, maybe), which is not good for her if she is gravid. She needs the best basking spot possible right now.  Good luck with them and having babies! |
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Lukáš Vítek
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Number of posts: 8
Age: 26
Location: Czech Republic
Points: 125
Registration date: 2012-01-29
| | Subject: Re: My first Atheris squamigera (1.1) Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:35 am | |
| Very nice snakes. I would like keep this Atheris too. |
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