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Anonymous post on May 20, 2004
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I caught a 6 ft Coachwhip this weekend and was wondering if anyone has luck getting them to feed?
Do they normally do well in captivity? This one is very calm, but has refused a baby bird and wild caught
mouse. Maybe after it adjusts it will eat??????????
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by speed_demonsc on May 20, 2004
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i have had great success getting them to eat broadheaded skinks and mice personally
try skinks and anoles the bigger the better
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Anonymous post on May 20, 2004
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Man, I hope it will eat mice because I don't ever see Broad Head Skinks around my area. Thanks for the info.
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by azazel418 on May 21, 2004
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Be careful about who finds out how you got it, I think those are against the law to keep in FL and GA, protected species act.
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by wcoley on May 21, 2004
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they are very common in FL and GA, but it is against
the law to keep them in GA...not sure about FL.
good luck
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by Buzztail1 on May 22, 2004
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All indigenous nonvenomous are "protected" in Georgia. That means that to keep an indigenous nonvenomous snake, you need to apply for an annual permit for a nominal fee but you will also have to list every specimen that you have and be able to document a certain amount of public education hours using the snake just to get the permit.
Good Luck,
Karl
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by azazel418 on May 26, 2004
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http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=6&txtPage=2
heres a link to the protected species in georgia.... Man, I could've sworn I found info that the coachwhip & Black Racer were not permitted to own in Florida as a native species.... I stumbled upon it while researching venomous licenses, it had an entire list of any specie that was not allowed to be owned in FL. I was shocked, as I had just moved to Miami, and within a few days had an opportunity to capture a racer, which I was tempted to keep... But my girl wasn't having it...the damned thing was going nuts too... I really think that these species aren't suited for captivity, they need lots of room to get that speed out of their system. I was more worried that it was going t oinjure itself in a cage, than my desire to keep it... I already have 6 snakes always, one more wouldve drove her over the edge... especially when I am trying to convince her that I want a copperhead! I'm going to keep looking for that info, but was pretty sure it listed the Indigo, Racer, and Coachwhip all together as protected against natural captives...
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