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Coral Snakes
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by SouthernWolf on April 4, 2009
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I am in the process of setting up displays for all the venomous snakes of AR (where I live)... this is something I have wanted to do for a while.
I know that corals primarily eat other snakes and reptiles... is it possible to switch them to rodents... or do I just need to start breeding something like African House Snakes to feed to the coral?
Thanks for your help
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by Buzztail1 on April 4, 2009
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It is possible.
It is also said to be very difficult.
I would say ...
Saddle up those house snakes.
Might do well with Corn Snakes too.
Good luck.
R/
Karl
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by AquaHerp on April 5, 2009
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Corals (some) will switch over to rodents. The problem is that they don't do well after a while. Most will tend to roll on you after less than a year on mice.
As Karl said, the House snakes are a good bet, blind snakes are like cheesecake to them, they do tend to avoid the strongly keeled snakes though.
We keep several going on a baby food/vitamin mixture. This does however require a lot of time.
DH
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by agkistrodude on April 5, 2009
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I actually had one that would eat the goldfish out of the water feature I had in the terrarium set up I had them in.That was the 1st time I'd ever even heard of that.But like mice, they probably wouldn't survive long on just that.I've also had them eat 5-lined skinks like candy. Take care, Marty
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by BGF on April 5, 2009
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Actually, lots of coral snake species eat fish in the wild so they would probably do quite well on goldfish in captivity if they take them.
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by agkistrodude on April 5, 2009
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I did some research after I saw mine eating fish and found some info on South American corals eating fish, but I didn't find anything on the North American corals eating them.That's good to know.When mine did I was glad,as goldfish are allot easier to find than skinks! Take care, Marty
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by FSB on April 6, 2009
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However, bear in mind that farmed goldfish as sold in pet shops for feeders, are often raised in waters laced with chemicals and can be toxic over time. I would suggest catching wild minnows in a stream, if you have one handy. A minnow trap costs about 7 bucks, and you can keep them alive in an aquarium until ready to feed.
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by BGF on April 6, 2009
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The inherent problem with wild caught fish is parasites. This is particularly acute when the prey and predator are from geographical regions, which hands the parasite a nice big fat head start against the snakes immune system.
Quality feeder fish should not be an issue.
As to the early question, while Micrurus surinamensis is by far the most specialised of the coral snakes, feeding entirely on aquatic prey such as fish and frogs, many other coral snake species are not exactly water shy.
Cheers
B
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by FSB on April 18, 2009
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Okay.... dammit. 50 lashes with a wet worm snake. I guess I'm spoiled by the rather pristine mountain streams that flow from Bull Mountain... I have no problem drinking out of them. Most places in the world, though, I guess not.
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by vampire on April 18, 2009
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Another easy to obtain source of feeders is House Geckos. I switched my Micrurus f. fulvius on to them very easily. One tip though if feeding House Geckos, cut the front legs off right next to the body. They stick out like little shoulders and sometimes the Corals have a hard time getting past them. I feed the Geckos F/T by the way.
Mike aka Vampire
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