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Hi there:

Recently I have been looking for a new snake, because I have a smaller vacant tank.
I wanted a small, terrestrial snake. A secretive, less common, perhaps burrowing species. I can't find anything on the web. It seems like this category is really overlooked!
Anyway, I remember recently seeing a scarlet snake at my local exotics store. It sold for $45.
I have an excellent naturalistic setup for it, but the problem is feeding. The snake appears to be in excellent condition, and is obviously feeding.
I was wondering if it would eat mice, chicken eggs and insects. I read that they will eat insects, but I plan to feed it mice. I also heard that they eat lots of reptile eggs, but would chicken eggs work?
Thank you.
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DAVE

Western green toad
green treefrogs
green Anole
brown Anole
Oriental fire-bellied toads
American bullfrog
South American caecilian (Dermophis occidentalis)
Spanish ribbed newt
rough-skinned newt
golden Axolotl
Eastern ribbon snakes
red-cheeked mud turtles
dwarf peacock day gecko
Dubia day gecko
Sonoran gopher snake
rough green snakes
giant African black millipedes
White's treefrog
Okeetee corn snake
Albino African clawed frog
Pygmy leaf chameleon
Kenyan sand boa
Argentine flame-bellied toadlet
African bullfrog
yellow * Everglades rat snake intergrade
fire salamander

If you would scroll down this forum for about 20 post or though you will find plenty of disscussion of this species onder the thread The mysterious Scarlett Snake.

If you are a begginer, I definitly DO NOT recommend trying one.

Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

Hi there:

Thank you for your help. Being in the hobby for over 6 years, and keeping about three times the variety of animals listed on my signature, I am not a beginner.
As you can see from my signature, I keep some pretty delicate and exotic animals.
I have also been reading my library of herpetological magazines, care guides, books, references, herpetologist biographies, field guides and pamphlets for all of this time (I am aboout 1/5 of the way done)!
Do you think that I am ready? Also, are these gentle snakes? I was just wondering, it doesn't really matter.

Thank you once again.
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DAVE

Western green toad
green treefrogs
green Anole
brown Anole
Oriental fire-bellied toads
American bullfrog
South American caecilian (Dermophis occidentalis)
Spanish ribbed newt
rough-skinned newt
golden Axolotl
Eastern ribbon snakes
red-cheeked mud turtles
dwarf peacock day gecko
Dubia day gecko
Sonoran gopher snake
rough green snakes
giant African black millipedes
White's treefrog
Okeetee corn snake
Albino African clawed frog
Pygmy leaf chameleon
Kenyan sand boa
Argentine flame-bellied toadlet
African bullfrog
yellow * Everglades rat snake intergrade
fire salamander

They are extremely gentle, and can be just as extremly hard to get to feed. If you try the methods listed below you stand the best chance of success, but I will advise you that many of these just refuse to feed...Period.

I succeeded only because I was too stupid to listen to good advice (when I was a beginner) and so, I got creative AND LUCKY. Many will vouch for the egg slurry method but I found that the live food method worked best for me.

Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

You keep some neat animals. I looked into fire salamanders which I find very pretty but read they like it around 60 and I live in Miami. We do use ac ofcourse but temps vary from 70 to 68
Since you keep green treefrogs would you know how to sex them other than calling ofcourse?
Thanks.
Lia