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Just wondering about if snakes eat eggs and what type of eggs.

I was told about that some snakes eat eggs they come across, so :

what snakes eat eggs and if i wanted to give one to my snakes what do i give them.

i have gophersnakes, corns, royals and childrens pythons and a bci, do any of my come into the egg eating catagory (excuss spelling)


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I think king snakes can eat eggs but don't know what type.
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Old 04-10-2007, 03:52 PM
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dasypeltis fasciata (egg eating snake) eats eggs
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they eat chicken eggs quail eggs etc

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Yeah the snake that is well known for eating eggs is the 'egg eating snake' (dasypeltis fasciata). It eats bird, lizard and snake eggs.
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they eat chicken eggs quail eggs etc

There goes the food item size should be 1-1.5 times the widest part of the body rule then
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can any snake eat them or is only certain ones

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only certain types i believe altho some snakes in the wild would probably have ago most snakes wouldnt be able to swallow it without breaking the egg though
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