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Hi,
I'm planing to get Cyclophiops major. But I can't find enough
information about this snake. Can someone tell me something
more about feeding? Is it eathing earthworms? I'm woried
about this as I had a colony of nightcrawlers few years ago,
and I was using them as an additional food for my bearded
dragon, which lead to parasite infection, as vet said to me.
So, I'm interested if I can use some other kind of food for feeding this snakes, some cockroach or superworms?
Thanks

There was a post not long ago in the "What Kind" forum. The post was down just a ways titled.."Green Snake?"

The literature I have on them states that earthworms and frogs are their main diet since they tend to be terrestrial, as well as arboreal, although this certainly does NOT mean that they will not also accept other food items that you suggested as well.

best regards, ~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

I would not be too concerned about earthworms leading to parasite infections. It happens with pinkies as well and I've seen it with crickets so the risk is always there. The place I work has been feeding many of its animals, including snakes, earthworms as part of a larger diet for many years and it has never caused problems.

My understanding of the Greensnake you are talking about is that unlike its close relative, the Smooth Greensnake, it is more arboreal and does not feed on insects as much. Earthworms seem to make up a large proportion of its natural diet and captive animals have done just fine on earthworms alone. Caterpillars and other soft-bodied insects have been taken as well. I've heard though that it's a pretty difficult species to keep in captivity. I do not know if any are being captive bred but if so then that's your best bet. Wild-caught are available but it would be harder to get them to start eating.

It's sort of ironic -- I had never heard anybody mention this species on the kingsnake boards until this past december and now here it is coming up again. Somebody recently posted it on the "snakes -- what kind" forum. According to him he bought some at a petshop as an unitdentified greensnake species and that they employees claimed they had not eaten in a month. He was able to feed it when it opened its mouth in defense though. They should be pretty docile. I've handled a few in the wild and they never showed any intent to strike.

Thank you very much,
apparentely it seems that I won't get this snake, I've got an answer today that it is sold out. And I've heard that those
were wild caugh animals, and I don't want to keep a WC animal.
Maybe I'll get some other similar snake.

Hello. These are as you described. terrestrial, live outside Hong Kong and occupy the same niche there that our rough/smooth greens occupy here. we have a few of them in the shop. they eat as described and also like goldfish. i would limit goldfish, as we do here, because of the ammonia content. If interested 804.717.2282 vinny
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Vinny Ferraiolo
Science Teacher
Thomas Dale High School
Chester, Virginia 23831
(804) 768-6245