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Tom Lott
at Sat Nov 22 16:32:19 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Tom Lott ]
Mine were so small that they could have easily coiled on a fifty-cent coin. I was about to give up on them, having tried everything with pinkie mice (tail-tapping, slapping, etc.), Mediterranean geckoes, anoles, etc.
That fall I happened to have a lot of recently transformed toads (Bufo speciosus) in the back yard. Desperate, I said, "why not," and threw one in with each snake. Instant tail-luring! Grabbed and swallowed immediately!
Within days they were reacting the same way to pinkies and have been vigorously feeding on mice ever since.
Tom Lott
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