Hello breeders of atheris,
I send this message for have information about the parameter for a good captivity for A. squamigera?
- the good size of terrarium?
- the temperature (night/day and season of the year)?
- the humidity?
and all others informations important for this species.
thanks a lot for your help.
Best regards
David Guerra

Did you see this one ?

http://www.snakevipera-reptiles.com/pages/fiches-d-elevage/viperines/atheris-squamigera-squamigera.html

I' like more informations too

Best regards

Jean-Pierre

Hi there David,

I could give you the advice to take contact with one of the numerous keepers in Switzerland that already bred this specie. There are quite some!

Regards.

thanks for the links!
and Lucas, with pleasure thanks

just a picture from one. take at "vivarium de Lausanne" Switzerland.

all breeders of atheris of venomland. thanks for your participation.

Very nice, I love the photo, David!

The above link is in French, but google translate did a great job converting it to English.
Thanks,
Bob

Oops, sorry. I thought I had a link to my website in my signature here, but I do not. I have some information posted on this species: www.arborealvipers.com.

Does anyone keep squams in groups or just strictly separate? I was planing to house a 2.2 group of 1 year old animals in a 40x40x70 terrarium until they get big enough to move into separate 'breeding' terrariums, but would like some expert opinion on that.

Many thanks, Tomaz

I know plenty of people who keep squams paired up all year long and many do not have a problem. My brother used to keep some pairs together habitually; some pairs just seem to get a long well. But almost every year I have a squam bite its mate and sometimes they die or sometimes they get paralyzed. Very rarely does nothing bad happen. So I keep all of mine separated all year long except for during breeding. I've seen cannibalism with juveniles, too. My opinion is to not risk it and don't put the animals under the unneccesary stress of being housed together.

I keep 3.2 adults together in well plented terrarium 100x60x60cm all year long and never had any problems. They breed without any difficulties when kept that was, I only have to be careful when it cames to feeding, but since they all eat dead mice from foreceps it is not too big of a problem.