My egg-eating snake :D

[Tongue Flicker]

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

 

[HungryGhost]

Beautiful snake!

 

[Tongue Flicker]

Beautiful snake!

Thanks!

 

[LeahThomas]

This might be a stupid question but.... Does this species eat only eggs? If so, that sounds pretty cheap compared to rats and rabbits you have to feed some other species... Awesome pattern on him too He's beautiful.

 

[Tongue Flicker]

This might be a stupid question but.... Does this species eat only eggs? If so, that sounds pretty cheap compared to rats and rabbits you have to feed some other species... Awesome pattern on him too He's beautiful.

Thanks!

Almost exclusively yes. They move and react slowly so hunting/ambushing a moving prey proves hard. But if they do get the opportunity, they eat burrowing skinks

 

[Charmyknux]

He is adorable! I've always wanted one of those I keep hognose, corns, and a ball python myself.

 

[Tongue Flicker]

Hogs and corns are quite expensive here haha! Lucky for you guys lol

 

[Charmyknux]

Hogs and corns are quite expensive here haha! Lucky for you guys lol

Where are you? Corns are super cheap in Ohio and I have even bred them

 

[Tongue Flicker]

Somewhere in the middle-east lol. I know how cheap they are in the US, saw some being sold when i visited my nephews in Cleveland