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Originally Posted by Cmwells90
Of course, I'm already aware that it has to be fertile and that quail eggs are the best because of their size. My only concern is how long can you store a fertile egg for? I've found a pack of 8 fertilized, however I don't want to fed him 8 for a month straight as it wont be very healthy for him, I want to offer a mix of mice and rats too, but I don't want the eggs to go bad.
Not to be rude Hannibalcanibal, but I'm aware that they can eat eggs, and that it has to be fertile. I'm not talking about feeding him a normal chicken egg from Walmart. This whole post revolves around storing fertile quail eggs, I have plenty of reptile experience and not all of my knowledge comes from the internet, I have friends who offer quail eggs to their Corns, but they have enough snakes to use a whole batch and they don't have to store the eggs. My original question was how can I go about storing them, and for how long. Spitting out the shell is normal because it's too difficult to digest, they'll just consume the insides, and cleanup has to be done right away.
I understand the snake deciding to become a picky eater, but this is not something I'm going to do every week, more like a treat every couple of months, just for variety.
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I'd love video of these snakes consuming eggs since apparently it's so common.
I don't get why people have to re-invent the wheel in this hobby. Corns have lived fine on rodents since the 50's!
Interesting you mention the egg shell being spit out. The egg eating snake to my knowledge actually breaks the egg shell with it's spine, it's evolved to do so, and then spits it out. I could be wrong but I believe it's actually been designed to do this on a regular basis.
Also, I wouldn't use "wiki.answers.com" for anything. I can edit it if I wish. JUST read in that link that babies start with CRICKETS! FAIL SOURCE!
If you were experienced in reptiles you'd have seen this and realized it's a poop source.
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