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harry Cornelius
Hatchling

United Kingdom
153 Posts
Posted - 06/01/2013 :  16:08:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Just had a nip on my finger and I think it's broke a couple of teeth as I have some bits in my finger, feels like a splinter will these teeth re- grow ?
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3315 Posts
Posted - 06/01/2013 :  17:26:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Lots of snakes often lose teeth when they bite, leaving them behind in the bite site. I always assumed they would grow back, otherwise they wouldn't lose them so easily but I can't seem to find any definite answer using my trusty friend google...
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
4334 Posts
Posted - 07/01/2013 :  00:26:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
WARNING CONTAINS NERD-WORDS

Snake teeth are both acrodont (attached to the bone) and polyphydont (able to grow back when lost).
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.

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Razee
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2525 Posts
Posted - 07/01/2013 :  15:37:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Wow! Suitably impressed with the nerd words :-) Didn't know those.
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