How to raise a five step snake?

Five-step snake breeding method:

1.Artificial feeding. If you rely on self-feeding, the growth rate is particularly slow, and artificial feeding should be increased by more than half.

In order to feed conveniently, the current breeding of five-step snakes are indoor wooden box breeding, generally a cage breeding a five-step snake, young snakes can be raised together.

2.Five-step snakes like to eat mice the most, followed by chickens. Artificial breeding of five-step snakes, you need to feed mice to feed five-step snakes, and you can also use chicks, frogs, or artificial feed when feeding.

3.Breeding management of adult snakes: The general principle of breeding and management of adult snakes is to keep the snake garden, snake nest clean and clean, clean water, and provide sufficient bait.

4 May, the five-step snake stinging activity is not long, after 4 months of wintering period, the nutrient consumption is very large, the physique is thin, and it is the mating and breeding period of the five-step snake, therefore, a large amount of nutrient supply is needed, for this reason, the amount of rat feeding can be increased to meet its predatory needs. 6 August is the period when the female snake is pregnant, laying eggs and protecting eggs, and the female snake has a large nutritional need and physical exertion during this period. In the early stage, it is necessary to ** nutritious feed, and in the later stage, it is necessary to pay attention to the control of the environment and the recovery of the female snake's physique.

October is the preparation stage for the wintering of the five-step snake, in addition to providing a suitable wintering burrow for the snake, but also sufficient feed to improve the plumpness and ensure the safe passage of more than 4 months of hibernation.

1.The five-step snake is also known as the sharp-nosed pit and the Qi snake. It is a famous specialty of Qichun, and it is called "the four treasures of Qichun" together with Qigui, Qizhu and Qiai.

2.The snake belongs to the pit viper family, the pit viper, the five-step snake is a highly venomous snake, according to legend, it will faint after being bitten by this snake without taking five steps, so it is also called "five-step down", it is a national second-class endangered protected animal.

3.The head is large, triangular in shape, with a black-brown back, and is often found on damp rock walls, bushes, and farmhouses.

4.It likes rodents, birds, frogs, toads and lizards, and preys on rodents in particular.

5.The medicinal value of the five-step snake has been rumored for a long time, as a traditional famous Chinese medicinal material, the dried medicinal material has "dried snake", which is one of the representative species in the export of snakes, and has high medicinal value.

Five-step snake distribution, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangnan, Fujian, Taiwan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou.

Morphology, the total length of the adult snake is generally 120 200 cm, the weight can reach 500 2000 grams, the head is large, the triangular snout tip is upturned, there are gray-white square spots on the back, the back of the head is brown and black, and the side of the head is yellow, the two are distinct, and the body snake and the environment are more harmonious.

There is not much difference between the farmed and wild five-step snakes, because the nutrition of the breeding species is more sufficient, so the body shape is slightly fatter and more docile. The wild five-step snake is slightly darker in color, slightly thin and small, and fierce.

Feeding conditions: the temperature is above 25 degrees.

Humidity between 60 and 80.

Feed once a week, according to the size of the snake.

More than 1 meter feed about 3 mice.

The big ones are added to the top.

Highly poisonous, take care to prevent being bitten!