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Corns eating eggs??

gnarhimself

gnarhimself

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I have read that sometimes cornsnakes will eat eggs in the wild.
My question is this,a raw egg contains Avidin,now as far as i can remember,avidin is a toxic protein that hinders absorbtion of Biotin into the system.

Do cornsnakes physiology have a means of counteracting the Avidin,or is avidin NON toxic to a corn snake??
I know that for certain animals Avidin is lethal,and was wondering what makes its so differnt when a cornsnake eats a raw egg???
 
Avidin is also a natural production in Snake eggs as well and I know snakes eat other snakes eggs. I assume from my studies that the intake ratio of an egg every now and then is low enough that it doesn't cause long term damage but in higher ratios without other normal food consumption they can start to show signs of biotin deficiencies such as anorexia , or being lathergic.
 
You are welcome. I think its great when people think of the big picture enough to wonder more about the physiology of these animals. So much to know , so much to be amazed by.
 
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