Hello,
I've been reading this forum for a while, but this is my first post.
I have recently acquired two ringnecks - one northern and one southern. I have been trying worms with them but they have not been eating them - living quite happily with them, but not eating them.
Yesterday I tried a large redback salamander with the northern, and the snake attacked it immediately. It grabbed the salamander's tail, and the tail popped right off. In the end, the snake swallowed the tail, but its head was covered with sticky mucous and spagnum and dirt that had stuck to the mucous.
I picked off some of the debris and sprayed the snake with some water, and I think it scraped itself off pretty well after that, but I was amazed by the whole thing and wanted to see if others have seen it and get your thoughts.
Any advice on switching these guys to worms would also be greatly appreciated - much easier to come by.
Thanks,
Billy
