hi all.

i was planning to keep a whip snake

reason i choose whip snake is its small and i wont get intimidated by it compare to python which can grow as big as my arm plus whip snake is smaller and green all over makes it dun look tat threatening

but advice by the seller is that its not tat suitable for noobs like me

so he offer me purple kukri snake instead.

according to him my 2ft aquarium is enough for its whole lifespan
so i am goona get a cover for it.

anything else tat i will need to put in for it?
of coz i will put sands and wood in it as well to simulate his natural habitat

any other stuff that i need to put in for it?
eg like those iguana tat need to put lights?

thanks in advance

oo thanks, corn snakes eat wat ?

mayb i should delay my snakey project first and get another types of pet while i gather more info

i still havent dare to handle yet
i not feed him small koi leh coz they are bigger than his head

i feed those fish that always live in the longkang at my hometown
juz buy 1 bucks of it

but it dun seem like eating them 
it try so hard to escape juz now but cant reach the top of my tank then he giv up liao

i bought the drift wood also but he not using it atm

tat day u go carrefour got see those plastic tanks tat comes with filter and lamp ?
i saw alot at kepong carrefour but wangsa carrefour dun have 

Hi Hun & Broken - string.
Hun is the aquatic snake you gave BS Enhydris enhydris ?? or another species.
Being aquatic you may need to set up a "terrarium" type set up ie say three quarters land & one quarter water & put some sort of filtration in the water part. Being semi-aquatic the snake may defecate in the water ( which it may drink  as well ). The only reference I can find regarding food staes that they eat fish.
I have a couple of Tentacled snakes ( Erpeton tentaculatum ) which are in a 48" long aquarium with approx.7" of water & aquatic plants in as well as an overhead filter, on top of that I change about 3" of water per week. I feed mine Betta "splendens" or a hybrid off them which they capture & consume under water.
BS enjoy the aquatic snake as I find mine faascinating to watch - although they just sit with their head underwater waitng for a fish to investigate the "tentacles"

yeah i am considering of setting up a terrarium also.
will get rid of my 2 ft glass tank to fund a terrarium but i scare that the terrarium dun have enough height for water.

mind posting a pic of ur setup? 

Hello Hun & BS
Yes Hun that is a Tentacled snake in typical pose. There seem's to be 2 colour forms one is the dark colour ( as in your photo ) the other is a beige colour with a couple of dark lines going lengthways - I have one of each. I will try & get a photo of my set up plus one of the lighter form although the setup is not as good as I would like. The pH of the water was/is between 8 & 9 so I have reverted to buying containers of drinking water to change the water.
"Pokmaster" is right 3/4 land is too much although I would set up a small area in a corner where the snake can crawl to if it wants to come out of the water.
BS if Hun is correct & the snake is going to shed it may not eat until after it has shed. Also NEVER FEED GOLDFISH there are reports ( on the net ) that feeding goldfish to snakes has an adverse effect on them. I feed the tent's on Bettas as they are the "runts" left over from the Thai's breeding programs & they are cheap like 5 for 1RM ie 2 baht each & exch.rate is approx 10 baht = 1 RM ). Mine have eaten baby Channa's ( snakeheads) & Bettas. I have tried them on guppies & Mollies but they did not seem interested.
Question Hun. The info I have read states that Tent's are found on Penninsualr malaysia is this correct as they are found in central & sth'n Thailand westwards to Kampuchea & Vietnam ??.

the snake shed skin oredi
i found the skin under the drift wood

but dun see him eating any fish yet
and the water really turn yellowish so fast
almost daily i change the water

besides giving pinkys and mices...what else can be given to ballies to eat?

hi guys, just got my ballie!!!!
didnt realize that my frien is a snake breeder....
lolz....
everyday talk to him....
nearly one year,just day b4 yesterday that i know hes a breeder!!!!
how silly....

Hello Hun
The only snakes I have at the moment are tentacled & GTP. Although I have seen Paradise ( flying ) snakes,racer's,  cobras at the nursery & there are aquatic snakes in the canals outside the nursery but the employee's there have not caught one for me yet. I dont bother with the ones at the nursery,
Time is taken up with those  +hamsters which the neice & nephew have  & a 5x2x2 reef tank. It will be awhile before I catch up to what you have. I dont really want lizards as I go back to Aust. for about 4 to 6 weeks & the sis in law doesn't like rep's that much. Thus all she has to do is make sure the GTP has water & sprays it's cage each day.

BS.
Can you describe your set up ie tank size, contents ie height of H2O sand if any etc etc & filtration as it sounds as though something is not right if you have yellow water. Also if you cant get Bettas for your snake are there any common Gouramies in the canals that you can catch.
I thought that people could get Bettas in Malaysia quite readily !!! - bit like up in BKK

wanna ask..have any of u got bitten by snake b4.....ballies or anyother....if yes ...what did u all do.... ?

i am using a 2ft glass tank actually
with around 3 inch of water and a drift wood in the middle tats all

yesterday he juz eat a few fish
still havent manage to get a new tank with filter for it
need to wait till my off day

so now can only change water regulary