feeder lizards/geckos

[jarich]

Not sure I see the point of feeding it a live snake.

[Pirarucu]

Originally Posted by jarich

Not sure I see the point of feeding it a live snake.

Perhaps it wouldn't go for dead ones? I don't see it either, but I was just showing that they do eat snakes.

[Gregg M]

Originally Posted by Pirarucu

My point exactly... Watching that vid, you can tell they are not snake eaters.

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by Gregg M

My point exactly... Watching that vid, you can tell they are not snake eaters.

I disagree, because he ate the snake. It could just be from 'inexperience', maybe he has never eaten one before. However, if its small enough to fit in its mouth and it moves, generally they will eat it. And in Australia, if an ackie happen to stumble across a snake of this size, and was hungry, I believe we'd see the same result. I'm sure they do not 'typically' eat them, or they don't make up the majority of the diet, and maybe thats what you meant. Saying they aren't shrimp eaters or crab eaters may make more sense, becaues although I'm sure they would eat that as well, there is no land shrimp roaming the outback

[Gregg M]

Put a snake infront of a baby black throat and you will see what a snake eater does even when they have never seen one before.

[murrindindi]

We have freshwater crustaceans in Oz called "yabbies", they often appear on the surface of the ground after rain, maybe they take those, also, they do take smaller lizards, so perhaps they would take a small snake if they came across one.

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by murrindindi

We have freshwater crustaceans in Oz called "yabbies", they often appear on the surface of the ground after rain, maybe they take those, also, they do take smaller lizards, so perhaps they would take a small snake if they came across one.

So I googled them, they are basically the equivalent to our crawdads/crayfish, although they aren't terrestrial around here I don't think. Do they live in underground burrows during the dry season or something?

[Lickeypie]

Originally Posted by murrindindi

We have freshwater crustaceans in Oz called "yabbies", they often appear on the surface of the ground after rain, maybe they take those, also, they do take smaller lizards, so perhaps they would take a small snake if they came across one.

Your description reminded me of Sand Fleas

[poison123]

Originally Posted by Lickeypie

Your description reminded me of Sand Fleas

Are those a type of isopod?

[monitorlizard]

Sand Fleas are crustaceans.
Yabbies are crayfish/crawfish.

[KORBIN5895]

Originally Posted by monitorlizard

Sand Fleas are crustaceans.
Yabbies are crayfish/crawfish.

And crayfish are crustaceans.

[jarich]

As are isopods

[KORBIN5895]

Originally Posted by jarich

As are isopods

I be stoopid! ( Where's the drooling emoticon? )

[murrindindi]

Originally Posted by smy_749

So I googled them, they are basically the equivalent to our crawdads/crayfish, although they aren't terrestrial around here I don't think. Do they live in underground burrows during the dry season or something?

They live underground and come to the surface when it rains, you can see little raised mounds on the surface, I`ve never tried, but I expect they might be quite delicious..... (Or maybe not).....

[Aanayab1]

Ok so when I was about 15 I went on a fishing trip with my dad and his friends and this one guy bet me $50 I wouldn't eat a sand flea.... yea, not so good but the $50 bucks was awesome!