Feeding eggs to pythons
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elapid68
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Quick question....... why would you want to ?????
Aussie Python aren't equipt to eat eggs. Wild pythons will occasionally swallow a chook egg due to the egg being warm and thinking it's a food item, but they are unable to digest so will regurgitate it within the next day or so.
Egg eaters have specialised boney protrusions within their necks to deal with the shell which once the contents are removed the shell is spat out.
Aussie Python aren't equipt to eat eggs. Wild pythons will occasionally swallow a chook egg due to the egg being warm and thinking it's a food item, but they are unable to digest so will regurgitate it within the next day or so.
Egg eaters have specialised boney protrusions within their necks to deal with the shell which once the contents are removed the shell is spat out.
Pythons Rule
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at least now ya know what to tell them 
Maybe not bird eggs but soft juicy reptile eggs would be no problem for something like a BHP that generally will not turn its nose up at anything!
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thals
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Am pretty sure pythons would be more than capable of digesting the shell, considering they can digest bone and all, it's relatively common to find them feeding on eggs in the wild, especially water pythons.
BARRAMUNDI
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As Thals said.
Wild pythons and just about any snake for the matter can and will eat Bird eggs and even other Reptile eggs. I have on numerous occassions fed eggs to Pythons , Elapids and Monitors. Eggs pose no harm at all providing they are used in moderation. A diet of whole food items (rats, mice) is adequate but the occasional egg, chicken neck or wing are fine and some consider beneficial.
Wild pythons and just about any snake for the matter can and will eat Bird eggs and even other Reptile eggs. I have on numerous occassions fed eggs to Pythons , Elapids and Monitors. Eggs pose no harm at all providing they are used in moderation. A diet of whole food items (rats, mice) is adequate but the occasional egg, chicken neck or wing are fine and some consider beneficial.
I don't because I've been told the end result is very messy!
caustichumor
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I fed one of my waters a chook egg once, He seemed very interested in it, but I did not see him eat it so I left it in his enclosure overnight and it was gone the next day. I ended up with broken egg shell in the enclosure, so they must regurge the shell instead of digesting it... But the end result stank so much, it was the first and last time I would consider feeding them.... However it answered that question for me....
slim6y
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Did you 'heat' the egg or get it fresh? Free range? Smart egg? X-Large?
caustichumor
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I fed at room temp (and by fed I mean I slipped it in and left it for him to find), The egg was from a farmers market stall so was a free range unstamped extra large (62g) egg.
What you should bear in mind is that if and when they do eat eggs in the wild they will more than likely be fertilised and contain a nice growing embryo at whatever stage of its development as opposed to just a yellow and white content that you will get down at the supermarket.
spanna_spamload
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Although the embryo might be better, there is still the high protein content of the egg white and some good fats (although there are bad fats in there too like colesterol) in the egg yolk.
jimmy_mtx
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The best egg to feed your snake would probably be out of yours or your mates chook shed. That way the egg will be fresh and unprocessed for your snake
No-two
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I fed some infertile snake eggs to snakes this season and in seasons past. Never had any problems. This is an infertile woma egg.
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