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Now that is a cool snake! Is there any evolutionary reason the eyes are so big?
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From the picture posted by Pareeee it almost looks like they suck the snail out of the shell. Is that the case or do they swallow the entire thing whole?
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From the picture posted by Pareeee it almost looks like they suck the snail out of the shell. Is that the case or do they swallow the entire thing whole?
They pull the snail out of the shell, and then swallow it whole.
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So Im curious how they would get them out of the shell. Do they use their tongue? If so how would it differ from tongues in other snakes. I would really love if you made a video of these guys feeding. Im really finding these guys quite intriging.
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So Im curious how they would get them out of the shell. Do they use their tongue? If so how would it differ from tongues in other snakes. I would really love if you made a video of these guys feeding. Im really finding these guys quite intriging.
I'd also be interested in seeing a feeding video. I can't say why, but this critter is fascinating to me. Weird enough to be interesting haha.
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So Im curious how they would get them out of the shell. Do they use their tongue? If so how would it differ from tongues in other snakes. I would really love if you made a video of these guys feeding. Im really finding these guys quite intriging.
If the snail has fully retracted into its shell, the snake may not be able to prey on it. Otherwise, the mechanics do not appear to be too different from other snakes.
The species in the video shown is a pareatine snake, but the feeding mechanics should be similar.
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That was very cool! I think I may be even more intrigued by this species now than I was before. Are there spesific types of snails you need to feed it? where are you able to source the proper food for it? Also Im wondering if the scent receptors on the snakes tongue are actually able to track the trail of the snails to find them. As they appear to be diurnal from their eyes and that one was feeding at night, it makes me curious what sence they actually use to track their prey.
You may have just added something new to my want list lol. assuming I would be able to source the appropriate food items how difficult is it to find them in the pet trade? How difficult is their care and what are their requirments. I found very little info online about them.
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Are there spesific types of snails you need to feed it? where are you able to source the proper food for it?
My colleague fed the Dipsas local snails, and they did fine on them. I've never kept Aplopeltura boa, but there is a chance that they would do quite well on that same diet.
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Originally Posted by reptiledude987
assuming I would be able to source the appropriate food items how difficult is it to find them in the pet trade? How difficult is their care and what are their requirments.
They're very specialized snakes, and the demand is quite low, so they're not very common in the trade. However, if you can find an importer who occasionally brings in Indonesian shipments, you might be able to scoop one up at some point.
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Thats what I was thinking. Unfortunatly I just submitted my Indo order a couple weeks ago. Ill have to double check the list and see if these guys are on there. If they are they will most certainly be on next years order.
Knowing that if they can be found they are good to feed on native snails Thats a big green light on these guys
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