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Yep, a hatchling Southern Dwarf Crown. The other little critter, for those curious, is a hatchling Marsh Snake.

Exclusive lizard feeders are always difficult to feed because you have to use a substitute. The smaller they are, the more difficult it becomes. Golden Crowns get to three times the size of the Dwarf and they can be a challenge. So the only people breeding the Dwarf Crown Snake would be spending a lot of time illegally collecting and feeding hatchie Garden Skinks or Weasel Skinks to their snakes.

That is why I don't think anyone keeps or breeds them.

What a magic little gem to turn up in your garden.

Blue
 
Yep, a hatchling Southern Dwarf Crown. The other little critter, for those curious, is a hatchling Marsh Snake.

Exclusive lizard feeders are always difficult to feed because you have to use a substitute. The smaller they are, the more difficult it becomes. Golden Crowns get to three times the size of the Dwarf and they can be a challenge. So the only people breeding the Dwarf Crown Snake would be spending a lot of time illegally collecting and feeding hatchie Garden Skinks or Weasel Skinks to their snakes.

That is why I don't think anyone keeps or breeds them.

What a magic little gem to turn up in your garden.

Blue

cheers mate
 
Yep, a hatchling Southern Dwarf Crown. The other little critter, for those curious, is a

Are they still called hatchies even though they are live born (no egg to hacth from )?
very curious

Cheers

Matt
 
Are they still called hatchies even though they are live born (no egg to hacth from )?
very curious

Cheers

Matt
Strictly speaking it is a neonate and not a hatchling.
I did wonder if someone would pick me up on that. Well done Matt.

Blue

PS My apologies. I missed your reference to "little marshy" earlier on. Had I seen it I would not of felt the need to state the identity. i would be interested to know how you went with feeding it/them.
 
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I know it's an old post but the original poster is in Queensland and if it was a legal captive would not need to do anything illegal to feed it. Here in Queensland we can legally collect a number of skink species as feeders.

I do realize the snake is not a captive.

I keep a number of specialist skink feeders and can legally feed them their natural diet.
 
I know it's an old post but the original poster is in Queensland and if it was a legal captive would not need to do anything illegal to feed it. Here in Queensland we can legally collect a number of skink species as feeders.

I do realize the snake is not a captive.



I keep a number of specialist skink feeders and can legally feed them their natural diet.

Good to see that logic plays out in at least one state.
 
We also have Asian house geckos here too which makes things a lot easier in most cases.most skink feeders I have found will accept AHG's.
 
I have heard it is necessary to remove the tails of the AHG butters, is this your understanding also?
 
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