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RE: New Eastern Foxes

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Posted by: BillMcgElaphe at Mon Jul 20 07:05:35 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BillMcgElaphe ]  
   

Hey, Brad,

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"wild caught adults were notorious for doing poorly in captivity"



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Do you have an opinion on why that was? Restlessness of wild caught? Parasite load? Specialized food?

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That and their limited habitat with the encroachment of humanity, though they seemed locally abundant when I went there in '92, are probably good reasons for their protection in both US states and Canada where the Easterns are found.

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The hatchlings are hardy, if given conditions that are cooler than more southern Rat Snakes (72 - 78 F).
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Regards, Bill McGighan

   

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