Tongue Flicker Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Just wanted to share one of many reasons why my username is what it is My 2nd favorite pet snake, Oligodon ancorus, that i named Genghis. Having his momentary sunbath (they rarely if not never bask, so it was absolutely unnecessary lol) Having his weekly favorite dish, raw egg yolks In case your wondering, despite his small size and the thick calluses on your hand, they can inflict a very nasty bite due to their specialized teeth used to slit open eggshells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesavageprojects Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Very cool. I hope to pick up one of these one day.I wasn't aware they would drink liquid egg. Thought I'd need quail eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 What a fantastic animal. Whenever I think of egg-eaters, I picture the brown/olive-colored species, so it's nice to see one that's a little bit more colorful and patterned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tongue Flicker Posted May 18, 2014 Author Share Posted May 18, 2014 Very cool. I hope to pick up one of these one day.I wasn't aware they would drink liquid egg. Thought I'd need quail eggs. One chicken egg yolk every 5 days to a week is usually suffice for this species. Unlike most snakes, i've seen this one drink egg contents til they get so bloated and regurgitate everything in the process lol. I use to give it 2 beaten quail eggs a day. But it was so tedious. What a fantastic animal. Whenever I think of egg-eaters, I picture the brown/olive-colored species, so it's nice to see one that's a little bit more colorful and patterned. So true. The asian egg-eaters have some pretty colorful representatives unlike their african Dasypeltis counterpart. But the african egg-eaters are unique coz they swallow the egg whole whereas this one makes a slit on the shell so they could sip the contents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Are those breeding in captivity now? Great photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tongue Flicker Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Are those breeding in captivity now? Great photos! Unfortunately, they are difficult to breed in captivity. In over 2 years i only got 4 viable eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 How were the baby snakes when they hatched out? Are they still alive now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tongue Flicker Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 Yeah, i think, maybe?! I sold this snake's other siblings earlier this year and have no news since then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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