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Setup

The numbers

Thermal gradient

152025303540 °C
26–27°Cool side
32°Warm side

A real gradient, 32°C warm against 26–27°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 32 °C / cool 26-27 °C

Humidity

75–85%Target RH

The sheet states75-85% RH

Diet
pink mice and rat pups

Part of this is not on the page we cite. We opened it on 10 Aug 2026 and some of the degrees above are not stated there. The values above may still be right, but we cannot show you where they came from, and nobody here has checked them against a second source. Anything about a sick animal goes to a qualified exotic vet, not to a page. cites.unia.es

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

32 °C75–85 % RH80 cm60 cm
warm side
50100150200 cm
80 × 50 × 60 cmWidth × depth × height
40dm² 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 states80 x 50 x 60 cm suitable for one or two specimens in the cited species husbandry paper

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.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 80 × 50 × 60 cmbecause Enclosure — 80 x 50 x 60 cm suitable for one or two specimens in the cited species husbandry paper
A heat sourcebecause Temperature — warm 32 °C / cool 26-27 °C
A thermostat to regulate itbecause Temperature — warm 32 °C / cool 26-27 °C
A thermometerbecause Temperature — warm 32 °C / cool 26-27 °C
A hygrometerbecause Humidity — 75-85% RH

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

The species

CITES II is a global listing and holds in every country. National law is not global, and we hold no national wildlife law for any country, Thailand included. Check your own authority before buying or selling.

Questions & sources

Common questions

Why did it roll into a ball?

That is its defence. It tucks its head in the middle and presents the blunt tail instead, which looks like a head. It is harmless and rarely bites people.

What does it eat?

In the wild it specialises in nestling rodents, so we usually feed pinky or fuzzy mice. Some individuals are fussy, so ask what yours is already taking.

Is it active?

It is a burrower and mostly nocturnal, so expect it to be under the substrate during the day. Deep soft bedding is essential.

Is it easy to keep?

The setup is easy, but the feeding can be the tricky part with imported animals. Buy one that is already feeding well in captivity.

Back to the Atlas My keep

https://keepr.pet/husbandry/en/calabaria-reinhardtii

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What this sheet states

85%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 6 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 420 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.