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I have baby everglades rat (2 ft) and i have restricted his diet to brown and green anoles for the last 3 weeks or so, he has probably eaten about 10 in this time. He seems to be bulking up very fast on this diet. Any problems with feeding just lizards? He also does not constric his food, no matter wut it is. He just strikes it and starts to swallow it.

Well,..under normal circumstances in nature, young rossalleni would no doubt be consuming anoles on a fairly regular basis, and I've even been quilty of feeding a few Anoles to snake's that I've had over the many years I've owned them. But in all actuality, lizards can harbor substancial amounts of intestinal parasites that can be transferred to your otherwise healthy snake.

This can even be a potentially bigger problem if you live in or around the city where many pesticides are used in the area for insect control, as lizard's consume vast quantities of insects that can have some exposure to these chemicals.

The bottom line is, with all the availability of rodents from stores, and on-line frozen sources, it really isn't worth the risk in my opinion.

BTW,....that's a SWEET looking Everglades youngster!

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

When I used to breed everglades, a substantial percentage of the hatchlings were reluctant to start on pinks, so the use of anoles is understandable. But I agree that anole scented pinks are far preferable. Might be a good idea to hit that baby up with a dose of panacur once he is switched to mice.....
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Brad Chambers
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>>When I used to breed everglades, a substantial percentage of the hatchlings were reluctant to start on pinks, so the use of anoles is understandable. But I agree that anole scented pinks are far preferable. Might be a good idea to hit that baby up with a dose of panacur once he is switched to mice.....
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Is Panacur readily available or do you need to see a vet to get it? Just asking as I have a WC Coachwhip that has been eating lizards... Thanks!

As for the snake in question... NICE!!! Looks really good.
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I don't mean to jump in here and steal the directed question, but I'm almost certain that Panacur is available in paste form, and even liquid form at certain feed stores for livestock.

It's administered to snakes at a dosage of 50 to 100 mg/per kg. of body weight.

Flagyl(Metronidazole is administered at a dose of 25 to 50 mg/per kg. of body weight(repeat in 14 days). This medication is well tollerated by snakes, and I, and many others have used the higher 50 mg dosage with total success on a number of occasions.

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