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Nicolà
CNAH RESEARCH REQUEST Number 120
The Center for North American Herpetology
Lawrence, Kansas
http://www.cnah.org
16 February 2007
GARTER SNAKE HUSBANDRY
A number of private, local, State, and Federal collaborators have convened in
Arizona to explore opportunities for captive propagation/release as a
conservation tool in stemming the decline in
abundance and distribution that has been documented in two of Arizona's native
garter snakes, the Northern Mexican Garter Snake (Thamnophis eques megalops)
and the Narrowhead Garter Snake (T. rufipunctatus rufipunctatus).
Research on captivity records from zoological institutions across the United
States has indicated these species have rarely been kept in captivity and little
has been published about captive protocols in general or captive propagation
protocols in particular. Consequently, the collaborators have requested that we
contact those who maintain, or have maintained, private collections of these two
species, or their close taxonomic relatives, to solicit any information on
captivity and/or propagation techniques. Specifically, we are seeking
information such as:
What was the longest period of time you kept a single specimen alive and feeding
in your collection?
What substrate did you try, what worked and what didn't?
What was used for heat sources and how were they applied to form the
thermogradient (i.e. overhead/under-tank/both)?
What type of terraria were used, what size and with what type of closing
mechanism?
What diet did you use, how were the various prey items offered and at what
frequency?
If you have information about other aspects of captive husbandry or propagation
of these species that does not fit into any of the above categories, feel free to
share that, too! Again, we are looking for insight from the diverse sector of
private individuals who maintain private collections who may have kept one or
both of these species in the past. Any insight as to what worked, what didn't,
and your thoughts as to why, would be a tremendous asset to our effort.
Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. Email contacts are as
follows:
Craig Ivanyi
General Curator, Living Collections
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Tucson, Arizona
civanyi@desertmuseum.org
or
Jeff Servoss
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Arizona Ecological Services Office
2321 West Royal Palm Road; Suite 103
Phoenix, Arizona 85021
jeff_servoss@fws.gov
Gruss
Nicolà
CNAH RESEARCH REQUEST Number 120
The Center for North American Herpetology
Lawrence, Kansas
http://www.cnah.org
16 February 2007
GARTER SNAKE HUSBANDRY
A number of private, local, State, and Federal collaborators have convened in
Arizona to explore opportunities for captive propagation/release as a
conservation tool in stemming the decline in
abundance and distribution that has been documented in two of Arizona's native
garter snakes, the Northern Mexican Garter Snake (Thamnophis eques megalops)
and the Narrowhead Garter Snake (T. rufipunctatus rufipunctatus).
Research on captivity records from zoological institutions across the United
States has indicated these species have rarely been kept in captivity and little
has been published about captive protocols in general or captive propagation
protocols in particular. Consequently, the collaborators have requested that we
contact those who maintain, or have maintained, private collections of these two
species, or their close taxonomic relatives, to solicit any information on
captivity and/or propagation techniques. Specifically, we are seeking
information such as:
What was the longest period of time you kept a single specimen alive and feeding
in your collection?
What substrate did you try, what worked and what didn't?
What was used for heat sources and how were they applied to form the
thermogradient (i.e. overhead/under-tank/both)?
What type of terraria were used, what size and with what type of closing
mechanism?
What diet did you use, how were the various prey items offered and at what
frequency?
If you have information about other aspects of captive husbandry or propagation
of these species that does not fit into any of the above categories, feel free to
share that, too! Again, we are looking for insight from the diverse sector of
private individuals who maintain private collections who may have kept one or
both of these species in the past. Any insight as to what worked, what didn't,
and your thoughts as to why, would be a tremendous asset to our effort.
Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. Email contacts are as
follows:
Craig Ivanyi
General Curator, Living Collections
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Tucson, Arizona
civanyi@desertmuseum.org
or
Jeff Servoss
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Arizona Ecological Services Office
2321 West Royal Palm Road; Suite 103
Phoenix, Arizona 85021
jeff_servoss@fws.gov
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