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Common Egg Eater
scientific name: Dasypeltis scabra
| Cites status: | Not protected |
| Geographical Extension: | Parts of Africa (among other things South-Morocco, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, as far as West-, East-, Central- and South-Africa) |
| Habitat: | dry bush and forest regions |
| Size: | 50-70 cm, maximum 120 cm |
| Reproduction: | lays up to 18 eggs. Incubation period at 30°C about 60-70 days. |
| Temperature: | air temperature between 25-28°C, locally up to 33°C. Night setback to about 20°C. |
| Humidity: | 40-50% |
| Lighting: | Daylight fluorescent tubes e.g. "Sorry Link missing" or "Sorry Link missing" |
| Substrate: | loamy soil with rock structures, Desert Bedding. |
| Cage Furniture: | hideouts, stones, roots among other things climbing facilities, a small flat water bowl. Planting is possible (Ficus benjamina, F. pumila, Scindapsus etc.). |
| food: | depending on its size; eggs of canaries, budgerigars or European quails |
| Comment: | If the problem with the food supply has been solved the Dasypeltis scabra is as a rule an easy to tend animal. |