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    Wanting Small Species, Odd balls, Etc.

    Searching for some smaller colubrid species, oddballs etc. Preference to captive bred over wildcaught. Must be treated for at minimum external parasites and eating consistently. Shoot me an email if you've got something interesting. [email protected] Looking for: ringnecks worm...
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    My snake stopped eating. Any suggestions about "scenting" the pinkies?

    I have several African house snakes. Infrequently, one or two will stop eating for 2 or 3 months. I have already tried braining pinkies and fuzzies with only very limited success. I currently have a female that is only eating every 4 or 6 weeks. She used to eat voraciously. She slowed to...
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    Female colubrid feeding patterns after breeding (???)

    Will the female's feeding pattern change after she mates? Will it increase? Or does she typically eat less or stop eating? What should I expect? I have African house snakes (colubrids). I have read that egg laying occurs 55 to 70 days after breeding. What might I expect or what is most...
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    T- vs T+ butter house snake morphology?

    I'm new to the hobby. I have a few butter house snakes. They were presented as T+ and I have no reason to doubt. They came from very reputable breeders (experts in many African species including house snakes). I understanding the scientific explanation of T- and T+. Tyrosinase, etc. That...
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    T- vs T+ butter house snake morphology?

    I'm new to the hobby. I have a few butter house snakes. They were presented as T+ and I have no reason to doubt. They came from very reputable breeders (experts in many African species including house snakes). I understanding the scientific explanation of T- and T+. Tyrosinase, etc. That...
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    Why are my male snakes sometimes refusing to eat? Females are eating like champs.

    I'm new to the hobby. Please cut me some slack if my questions are off-base or off-target. I have four house snakes. All young adults. Two females and two males. My females always eat .. every time. My males are occasionally finicky ... much less reliable eaters compared to the females...
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