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I just caught 2 Chihuahuan hook-nosed snakes, and I am wondering if anyone here has ever kept them. I have tried feeding them spiders and some different kinds of insects, with no luck. I know they eat scorpions, but I have yet to see a scorpion, let alone catch one. Anyone know of a halfway reliable way to find them (scorpions)? How long before I should worry about them not eating? I can't seem to find much online about them, so any info would be greatly appreciated. They are neat little things (only about a foot long) and I really want to keep them!

Thanks in advance,

Stephanie
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1.0.0 Tokay Gecko
1.0.0 Albino Cornsnake
0.0.1 Texas Long Nose Snake
0.0.2 Chihuahuan Hook-nosed Snake
1.1.0 Western Banded Gecko

I keep shovelnose snakes, and those too are scorpion and centipede eaters. Of course, I don't feed them either. They'll take crickets and super worms.

I realize they're not the same as Hook nose snakes (an excellent small snake, I wish I had a few!) but my point is, try a few different things, perhaps they'll take.

Good luck!
Carl

According to Tennant, that would be Gyalopion canum. Adult sizt 12". Record size 141/4". The diet is the same as he others in that it eats spiders, centipedes and scorpions.

It appears to be a very successful Fossorial serpent. Apowerful burrower that only comes out at night or when flooded out by rain. I would suggest a small 2-5 gal terrarium (smaller terrairiums make it easier for the animal to find food)with a loose gravel and sand mix and small rocks (shale) or bark hideouts.

Touching one can cause pretend death agony and a popping sound that is caued by extruding and retracting it's cloacia rapidly.

Frank
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