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I figured the title may get some attention, lol.

I'm really interested in some of the smaller "racerlike" snakes and am wondering if anyone is working with a few species in-particular.
Parrot Snakes (Leptophis ahaetulla)
I have found very little info on these guys and am wondering if anyone has had any luck getting them feeding, be it quail, mice, whatever.
Speckled racer (Drymobius margaritiferus)
I've read past post on these and it seems they only go for frogs and lizards? correct me if I'm wrong.

Coluber ravergieri any info period.
any of the smaller African Coluber

Any Psammophis

Also any Couber viriflavidus or jugularis

right now I'm just inquiring if anyones kept these snake for any period of time if so I may have a few more questions.
Thanks in advance,
Nate

I had a speckled racer years ago that ate minnows and gold fish. At the time, I didn't realize that gold fish weren't the best choice. I had him for a few years.
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Matt Kauffman

Did you try feeding any other pry items? How did you have it set up? ie temps/humidity/cage size(vertical/horizontal)? I've heard they're pretty skitzo what was yours like?
Nate

To tell you the truth Nate, I was just a kid, about 15 or so. I'm thirty five now. I know it was a spec. though, as I was very good at indentification and scientific names, even at that age. I got it at a pet store in Phila. Pa, for like twenty bucs. I haven't seen one offered since then. I think I had it in a ten gallon tank with a basking light at one end and a cardboard hide at the other. I did have a large water bowl, which it utilized often. Sorry couldn't be more of a help. Oh, it did eat frogs and tadpoles, when I could find them. It was only about two feet long, as well as I can remember.
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Matt Kauffman

Once in a while you get lucky with an individual animal, and they'll eat about anything you drop in. Others will starve before accepting any prey item. I had good luck with a particular Drymarchon margaratiferous- wild caught in Central America- the males are spectacularly colored. Over a 7-year period, he ate mostly pinky mice, sometimes minnows from his water dish, small frogs and an occasional anole. A second example purchased at the same time from the same importer would only eat anoles, and died in 2 months. Luck of the draw, I'd say- don't be discouraged by the first one you get. I've also seen photos of the rarest racer known- a handleable adult Red Coachwhip!