((((EGG EATING))))

[snake6p]

I WAS WATCHING A DVD WITH ROB BREDL IN IT (DEADLY PREDATORS) AND AS I WATCHED A SNAKE EAT A BIRDS EGG (SIZE OF A CHOOK EGG ) I WONDERED IF ANY ONE FED THEIR SNAKES (SPECIALY DIAMONDS ) EGGS.

THERE WOULD HAVE 2 BE BENAFITS 2 THIS eg. CALCIUM.


THOUGHTS ??

[Greebo]

Firstly, lose the caps, theres no need to shout.

Secondly, there was a thread about this not to long ago, you shouls be able to find it.
I experimented to see if any of my snakes would eat eggs. Several sniffed the eggs and gave them the once over. None of them ate any eggs though. It would be a cheap alternate food source if you have a snake that will eat eggs but I do not own such a snake.

[AGAMIDAE]

I remember you telling me off for shouting when I first came on...haha

[MichaelJaynes]

when i lived in south Africa i used to own a pair of east african egg eaters. Looked almost identical to a adder, but with no teeth, it just as fascinating watching a snake down an egg as it is to down a rat.

[bigguy]

snake6p, That was a weird Water Python that had a liking for duck eggs. It was owned by Rob Bredls father, Joe.

They set up the shot to make it look like it was eating a croc egg, but it was actually a duck egg.

[snake6p]

thanks for info and Greebo sorry for yelling, new 2 this and was trying to get attention 2 this subject.
thank you.

[Mr.K]

mmmmm, interesting. Maybe you could scent an egg with a rat and then see what happens. I personally wouldnt do it but ive heard of peolpe who have tried with no success. maybe try scrambling them first

[Gerry]

or maybe try one of those eggs they eat in vietnam where the duck is 99% born :roll:

[instar]

I would thinkunless the snake was inclined anyway, the egg would need to be warm and smelling like the chook/duck, etc??

[Hix]

I would be disinclined to offer eggs to any species that doesn't habitually eat them in the wild, for a couple of reasons.

1. Nutritionally they would be very different to dead mammals or birds - just yolk and albumin.

2. Broken eggshell in the digestive tract could pierce the gut and cause peritonitis, resulting in death.

The African Eggeating snakes in the genus Dasypeltis have evolved specifically for eating the contents of eggs. The egg is swallowed and held in the throat where five projections on the underside of the vertebrae pierce the egg, and then the throat muscles contract to crush it. The contents of the egg flow into the stomach and the crushed shell is then disgorged. So no added calcium benefit there.



Hix

Hi guys,I had a couple of NT wild caught waters from tim at ultimate.After reading how they eat goose eggs in rick shines book i tryed them on chicken eggs from the fridge.One huge female eat 2 and the smaller male just nuzzld them with its snout.On another occasion i found a diamond python coiled up on acloudy day.when i picked it up to check it out it had a large round lump visible in its gut.What the,i thought cause it didnt appear like anything ide observed before.I thought it had some type of intestinal blockage.anyway when i put my hand around it to feel, it squished! Thats it no more lump,so there ya go they definetly eat eggs in the wild and the shell is apparently thinned to such an extent by their digestive system that it collapses and poses no threat.This particular animal was a 6ft male about 100 metres from a dam which was the home to water birds. Cheers

[hey_im_sam]

I reckon that the digestive fluids would break down the shell pretty quick smart, ever left an egg in vinegar overnight? no more egg shell... and that's not a particularly concentrated or strong acid. I probably wouldn't bother trying it, maybe one day though.. it is pretty cool Not staple, i'd be concerned about nutritional value long term.

[angelrose]

Ive gfot that dvd too, its not to bad... i can't believe what he does with no shoes on, i have a couple in his series....