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It seems my Pseustes poecilonotus has acclimated well to exhibit. Since the regurges, he has yet to refuse or spit up a meal. Knowing his high tendancy for retreating "up" after meals where he has little security, I make sure to offer food toward the end of the day where there will be minimal to no traffic.

It seems after some hours of being off the ground, he will make his way down where he finds his 100% security hide on the heated floor. He stays in there at night and usually the next day or so to digest.

My only problem with these things now is I want to see them eat eggs. I am starting to doubt literature.

Thank you for reading my update.
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Gavin Brink
Wildlife Program Coordinator
Midwest Museum of Natural History
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Sycamore, IL 60178
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I offer quail which they eat from time to time but they seem to prefer rat pups. I have offered quail eggs which they have refused. If they raid bird nests they might from time to time eat small eggs. I have had a Spilotes eat eggs on one occasion, quail eggs.
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"Life without risk is to merely exist."

I offer quail as well. I have not had any problem with them not taking them. I have offered both quail and chicken eggs and they have not taken.

One of the things that really drew me to this genus was Alejandro's book on The Snakes of Costa Rica. It states they will eat chicken eggs and regurgitate the broken shells. This was something I could not wait to see.

Oh well, maybe in time. I can always hope.
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Gavin Brink
Wildlife Program Coordinator
Midwest Museum of Natural History
425 W. State Street
Sycamore, IL 60178
www.mmnh.org
(815) 895-9777
Toll Free: 1-800-895-MMNH
Cell: (815) 761-7995
e-mail: Wildlife@mmnh.org

You might try smaller eggs to start. I on a few occasions have fed wild house sparrow and found what looked like an owl casting a few days after the meal. It looks like they might regurgetate bird feathers from time to time. There were mostly the primaries from the bird that were undigested. There was no putrid oder just a neat bundle of feathers about the diamiter of my pinkey finger three inches long.
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"Life without risk is to merely exist."

Thanks for the update, and I'm very glad that the male is doing better. Keep us posted.
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Roy Blodgett
Green Man Herpetoculture
royreptile@yahoo.com

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