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Colubridae

Vietnamese Blue Beauty Snake

Orthriophis taeniurus callicyanous

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warm end28 °C
cool end24–26 °C
Humidity70–80 %
Enclosure122×91×61

The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
24–26°Cool side
28°Warm side

A real gradient, 28°C warm against 24–26°C cool, so the animal chooses. The sheet states no separate night figure.

Why

Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet stateswarm 28 °C / cool 24-26 °C

Humidity

70–80%Target RH

The sheet states70-80 %

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

28 °C70–80 % RH122 cm61 cm
warm side
50100150200 cm
122 × 91 × 61 cmWidth × depth × height
111dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWater: not in our dataHides: not in our dataUVB: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet states4 x 3 x 2 pieds (122 x 91 x 61 cm)

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Common questions

Does it bite?

This one will. It is fast and defensive, especially when young. Not venomous, but expect nips and musk while it settles.

How big does it get?

Around 2 metres and it grows fast, so plan the large adult enclosure before you buy.

Does it smell?

The snake itself does not, but it musks when annoyed and it eats heavily, so waste needs frequent spot cleaning.

Is it suitable for a beginner?

Not really. It is a big, fast, opinionated snake. Better as a second or third snake once you handle confidently.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 122 × 91 × 61 cmbecause enclosure — 4 x 3 x 2 pieds (122 x 91 x 61 cm)
A heat sourcebecause temp — warm 28 °C / cool 24-26 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause temp — warm 28 °C / cool 24-26 °C
A thermometerbecause temp — warm 28 °C / cool 24-26 °C
A hygrometerbecause humidity — 70-80 %

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

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What this sheet states

54%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 3 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe, its place on the globe, the diet section, the sheet citing where it comes from. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.