dekays

[infernalis]

i'm SOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!

and I just can't hide it....

[GartersRock]

Does that cute smile have anything to do with something I heard somewhere that they have special teeth or something to remove snails from shells? Or am I crazy.
I love my Penny girl!! Getting another texana girl this Saturday. Yay!!! And an adult eastern girl. And I am trying the rear fanged vine snakes again (promised replacements). Don't know how that will go... Here's hoping.

[Snake lover 3-25]

lol niceomg I do love this little guy.......... he is SOOOO active!!!!!!! wow way more active than any of the others..........

[infernalis]

Does that cute smile have anything to do with something I heard somewhere that they have special teeth or something to remove snails from shells?

You "heard" correctly Amanda. Watching these Dekayi's peel snails out of the shell is cool.

Or am I crazy.

OK , But that's why we love you

I love my Penny girl!! Getting another texana girl this Saturday. Yay!!! And an adult eastern girl. And I am trying the rear fanged vine snakes again (promised replacements). Don't know how that will go... Here's hoping.

Hope it works out....

lol niceomg I do love this little guy.......... he is SOOOO active!!!!!!! wow way more active than any of the others..........

That didn't take long at all... Once the snake gets to know you as the caretaker, it will scoot over and greet you.

[Snake lover 3-25]

awwwwww omg lol i'm never gonna be able to let this little guy go lol is 5 snakes too many for a 55 gallon tank???? one is 32" 2 are 20" one is still a baby and this gut is about a foot..........???????? PLEASE SAY YES!!!!!!!! how mny can live in a 55?????

[drache]

You "heard" correctly Amanda. Watching these Dekayi's peel snails out of the shell is cool.

okay - they actually eat snails? not just slugs? really?

[reptile3]

Once the snake gets to know you as the caretaker, it will scoot over and greet you.

That is soooooo true.... Mikey, is very active, he greets me everyday, besides Kyle. Brownie, he used to, but he is too busy hiding.
I check on them everyday, I have noticed all 3 have ate some worm pieces!! YAY!!!

[infernalis]

okay - they actually eat snails? not just slugs? really?

Sorry that NEVER got mentioned before, but yes the little snails that cling to damp grass in the early evenings are gobbled right up.

Thanks - I need to include this on my Dekayi care sheet.

The snake will latch on to the soft underside of the snail, and then rub it against a rock until it separates the meat from the shell.

Without a heavy rock or similar rough solid object, the snake can (happened to me) choke on the shell.

If you have ever found empty snail casings in your garden, a DK or red belly was the one who "evicted" the tenant from it's home.

There have been times when I can find snails in the yard, but no slugs, so I give them up as treats.

[Snake lover 3-25]

are they just as good for them as worms and slugs??? bc I fing a lot more snaile than slugs and worms combined.........

[infernalis]

Yes Shanley, go get some snails

They are slugs with a shell. (less gooey)