Slugs

[infernalis]

Dekayi snakes can pull the snail right out of it's shell.

[reptile3]

Dekayi snakes can pull the snail right out of it's shell.

Would love to see that!!! WOW

[infernalis]

I just did some looking around, and I guess it's up to me to be the first to photograph this.

Hell here is my chance to leave a mark on the reptile world after all, There is nothing more data wise than the same old rehash from "Ditmars" and about 3 other authors.

No one has documented the pinky parts feeding, and I have set aside a couple "control subjects" who will not receive any pinky parts.

I want to document long term effects of a rodent diet. Will they grow larger? produce more or less offspring? will the neonates be more robust?

All questions only time will tell.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

much like the little snail eating snake... the dekay's and the red bellies have a tiny little round nose and lips that curl up to better expose their teeth that help to deshell a snail... ever notice how they curl their lips up when they eat and the way that thy move their mouths?! its weird... haha!

[infernalis]

I love watching a pack of little Dekayi's yanking snails out.

They latch on to the soft snail, and drag the shell all over the place till the snail lets go of the shell.

[infernalis]

Well just for fun, I offered a few garters slugs last night.

The ordinoids ignored slugs entirely, Never responded.

Lurch the Butlers, he went nuts, tried like hell to eat it, but it just kept slipping out of his mouth. So I gave it to a Dekayi, and gave all the garters some tilapia.

[Lori P]

I offered slugs to the garters once. Mrs. Mordecai tried to eat one, got slimed, and spent the next 45 minutes rubbing the slime off. So I never tried again!! She acted soooooo disgusted!!

[reptile3]

I offered slugs to the garters once. Mrs. Mordecai tried to eat one, got slimed, and spent the next 45 minutes rubbing the slime off. So I never tried again!! She acted soooooo disgusted!!

She had to make sure she was still looking gorgeous!!

[anji1971]

I learned early on that garters usually don't take well to being slimed. I tried it with Dojo, my first one. She was not impressed.

[ssssnakeluvr]

I have had wanderings pound slugs like they are going out of style....I guess they have access to more of them due to their habits of not being near ponds and streams, may have longer teeth to hold them????