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Hey dude,

I meant to post this earlier for you, but didn't.

Ground snakes prey mainly on small invertebrates, such as centipedes, scorpions and insect larvae. I have a friend who last year, bred two WC ground snakes together, they laid 2 eggs, 1 hatched and the baby was albino. That little albino was about 3" to 4" at hatching time, and still is the only one of it's kind that exists in captivity. At 6" in length, it started feeding on unscented pinky mice, even though many people would think a snake of that size could take down such an item.

Well my friend sold the ground snake adults before the egg hatched, and he couldn't get them back to breed them again. When the baby reached about 8", it was sold for 3K.

The snakes do well in an enclosure around 80 degrees, and a moist substrate to burrow in. They like to hide.

Also, $30 each, really isn't worth it, I could probably get some for free, and just pay shipping.

Mike
Michael's Place

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Hi there:

I am saving $10 a week until late March, so maybe even a quartet! I have a suggestion: This will certainly lead to some eggs with that many ground snakes... I love your care sheets on Micheal's Place, and I have printed them out to keep on hand. I suggest that you make a care sheet for ground snakes in your "smaller snakes" section. That would be really awesome, especially if you know anything about their reproduction. I think if you made a ground snake care sheet a lot of people would find it really helpful, because more people seem to be keeping Sonora. Just a suggestion.
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DAVE

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Dave,

Glad you like my caresheets, I was planning on making a ground snake one a little while back, decided against it, and my buddy who hatched the albino was going to do it. I'll find him somewhere and get him to write one.

Looking forward to getting one of your red cheeks when they hatch lol.

Mike
Michael's Place

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Michael's Place has updated better caresheets
Helmz777@aol.com
www.freewebs.com/mikesnake