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ok, so i have 2 black rats i know they eat eggs in the wild and i was wondering...now that my cockateil is laying unfertilized eggs should i see if they would eat one just for the heck of it? i also have chickens so if they LOVE it i have a supply handy...i just dont know if my neighbors would like me sharing their free eggs. just wondering like a lil treat or something
~kin
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~Sober Serpents~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SNAKIES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Corns:
.1 Normal (Gertrude) [just a pet...she started it all]
1. Orange normal (Romeo)
1.2 Miami Phase (Hector, Emily, Charlotte) thanks jeff!
2. Miami Phase part zigzag (Starkey, Mcvitty)[Emilys F2]
1. Amel het Blizzard (Dunesbury) .1 Blizzard (Detta)
1. Classic het Hypo, poss het Amel, Anery (Cobra)
1.1 Classics (Henry VIII, Cassy) [Emilys F1 babies]
.1 Amel (Pepperoni) .1 Orange Reverse Okeetee (Lonna)
1.1 Hypo zig zags poss HET Caramel (Bernard, Abegail)
.1 Hypo HET Stripe (Gracie Lou) 1. Hypo Stripe (Gideon)
1.1 Anery HET Motley (Lleroy, Persia)
.1 Candy Cane (Peaches HoneyBlossom) [Just a pet]
1. Abbotts Okeetee (Albert) [Charlottes son]
1.1 Snow (Crickle, Isis) .1 Green Snow (Maya)
1. Caramel poss HET Butter (Topher)
.1 Anery stripe (V) [husbands snake...he named it]
1.2 Bloodred HET Amel 1. Amel HET Bloodred

Others:
1.1 Black rats (Willard, Cecily)
1.1 Striped Cal Kings (Dweezil, Skunky)
1. High-white Reverse Spotted Cal King (Wishbone)
.1 Albino Stripe Cal King (Eve)
.1 Bananna spotted/stripe cal king (Speckle) Thanks Jeff!!!
1.1 Thayeri (Giuseppe[MSP], Cheyenne)
1.1 Creamsicle HET Motley(Orangejello, Genevieve)
1. Creamsicle motley (no name) Thanks Jimmy!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~LEOPARD GECKOS~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.1 Blizzard (Blitz)
.1? High yellow (no name)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~TURTLES~~~~~~~~~~~~
.1 white cheeked mud (Opel)
.1 snapping turtle (no name, ideas welcome)

may have some real runny stools, not sure but maybe salmonella could be a concern as well.

Depending on the size of your Blacks, Cockatiels eggs, fertile or not, as long as they are fresh, are great once in a while (per month for example). They are obviously full of calcium.
Small hen’s eggs work if your animals are big enough.
Bantam eggs are good.
Wash them in warm water and serve them warm for more immediate response.
It is just interesting to watch them eat eggs at least once. They have to be gentle, and there is no head to grab. They approach it differently than a rodent or bird.
Over the years, I have found many, many wild animals that have just raided nests.
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For a real experience, feed eggs to a Pit (a Bull, Pine, or Gopher Snake). They handle things a little different that a Rat. There is a surprise if you haven't done it before!!!!!!!!!!!

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Regards, Bill McGighan

This may be an ignorant questions, hope not, but can you feed a store bought egg, from the grocery store, if size of the snake permits?
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2.0 Snow Corns
1.2 Normal Corns
0.1 Abbott Okeetee Corn
0.2 Creamsicle Corns
0.1 Amelanistic Corns
0.1 Anerythristic A Corns
1.1 Amelanistic San Diego Gophers
0.1 Hypo Sonoran Gopher
1.0 Sonoran Gopher
1.0 Cape Gopher Het. Albino
1.0 Sunglow Sonoran Gopher
1.1 Bull Het. Albino/Axanthic
0.1 Leucistic Texas Rat
1.1 Everglades Rat Het. Albino
0.1 White Side Everglades Rat
1.0 Albino Striped Cal. King
0.1 Striped Cal. King
0.0.1 Cal. King
1.0 Leopard Gecko
0.1 African Fat Tail Gecko
0.2 Cat
0.1 Dog
0.1 Friend
jswanson737@hotmail.com

Not an ignorant question at all.
Get the smallest eggs you can, warm one in tepid water, dry it, and try it.
If your animal can't eat it, it will give up after trying.
No harm - no foul (or no fowl?)
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Regards, Bill McGighan

Awesome! I have a large(r) pair of bulls that have been looking like they were wanting an egg, and I REALLY want to know what this surprise is!?
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2.0 Snow Corns
1.2 Normal Corns
0.1 Abbott Okeetee Corn
0.2 Creamsicle Corns
0.1 Amelanistic Corns
0.1 Anerythristic A Corns
1.1 Amelanistic San Diego Gophers
0.1 Hypo Sonoran Gopher
1.0 Sonoran Gopher
1.0 Cape Gopher Het. Albino
1.0 Sunglow Sonoran Gopher
1.1 Bull Het. Albino/Axanthic
0.1 Leucistic Texas Rat
1.1 Everglades Rat Het. Albino
0.1 White Side Everglades Rat
1.0 Albino Striped Cal. King
0.1 Striped Cal. King
0.0.1 Cal. King
1.0 Leopard Gecko
0.1 African Fat Tail Gecko
0.2 Cat
0.1 Dog
0.1 Friend
jswanson737@hotmail.com

MY black rats are about 6' each give or take a few inches. and i usually feed them small-medium sized rats(i know that seems big, but it only leaves a lump for 2-4 days. and i feed them every other week. since its a larger meal than i give my corns. if i feed them a few mice they still look hungry. so the rats are a lil cheaper and are all in 1 thawing step. i'm almost 100% sure, probably about 98% sure they could get down a chicken egg. well, at lest my chickens. there arent any xxl eggs from them!!! just plain ole pet chickens and a female cockateil who wants lovin real bad
~kin

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~Sober Serpents~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SNAKIES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Corns:
.1 Normal (Gertrude) [just a pet...she started it all]
1. Orange normal (Romeo)
1.2 Miami Phase (Hector, Emily, Charlotte) thanks jeff!
2. Miami Phase part zigzag (Starkey, Mcvitty)[Emilys F2]
1. Amel het Blizzard (Dunesbury) .1 Blizzard (Detta)
1. Classic het Hypo, poss het Amel, Anery (Cobra)
1.1 Classics (Henry VIII, Cassy) [Emilys F1 babies]
.1 Amel (Pepperoni) .1 Orange Reverse Okeetee (Lonna)
1.1 Hypo zig zags poss HET Caramel (Bernard, Abegail)
.1 Hypo HET Stripe (Gracie Lou) 1. Hypo Stripe (Gideon)
1.1 Anery HET Motley (Lleroy, Persia)
.1 Candy Cane (Peaches HoneyBlossom) [Just a pet]
1. Abbotts Okeetee (Albert) [Charlottes son]
1.1 Snow (Crickle, Isis) .1 Green Snow (Maya)
1. Caramel poss HET Butter (Topher)
.1 Anery stripe (V) [husbands snake...he named it]
1.2 Bloodred HET Amel 1. Amel HET Bloodred

Others:
1.1 Black rats (Willard, Cecily)
1.1 Striped Cal Kings (Dweezil, Skunky)
1. High-white Reverse Spotted Cal King (Wishbone)
.1 Albino Stripe Cal King (Eve)
.1 Bananna spotted/stripe cal king (Speckle) Thanks Jeff!!!
1.1 Thayeri (Giuseppe[MSP], Cheyenne)
1.1 Creamsicle HET Motley(Orangejello, Genevieve)
1. Creamsicle motley (no name) Thanks Jimmy!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~LEOPARD GECKOS~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.1 Blizzard (Blitz)
.1? High yellow (no name)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~TURTLES~~~~~~~~~~~~
.1 white cheeked mud (Opel)
.1 snapping turtle (no name, ideas welcome)

See above reponse
Try it.
Normal hen's eggs are pretty large and captive raised BRs tend to have smaller heads from a life of easy hunting, but if you feed rats instead of mice to six footers, they might get them down.
Warning....
Cage cleaning is more odiferous after a few eggs!
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Regards, Bill McGighan

Hey Kin!,That's a nice pic of your black ratsnake!Is that with your new camera? Take care !, Jeff

I feed store baught chickens eggs to my Taiwan Rats every month or so. I don't notice if the sools are runny or not, both my TW Rate hardley ever deficated out side their water bowls.

Do your Taiwans just digest the eggs like North American Rat Snakes do?
I once saw a wild Yunnan Beauty Snake (Elaphe taeniura yunnanensis) that had just raided a nest so I assumed that they do just digest them?????
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Regards, Bill McGighan

Yes they swollow them whole, and digest the whole egg.