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Old 06-05-2008, 02:51 AM   #16 (permalink)
Loren
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Re: Catch / Keep / Release?

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Originally Posted by Steven@HumboldtHerps View Post
So you feed them prekilled?
Yes, thats actually been my standard for lizards and frogs for a few years now, mostly for the reason of hoping to avoid internal and external parasite issues. Not sure if I have really even tried live with them, but I have had them for a couple years. I just really hate putting live wc anything in with a long term captive.
Also, Mine both came from central ca, so if yours is from so Cal, maybe his feeding preferences are different.
I have found very few snakes that wont take a frozen/thawed lizard or frog just as easily as a live one.
If using a frog, I mist it and the whole area around it to try to make it stay edible a bit longer.
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