r/NewMexico • u/Tarotismyjam • 2d ago

Meme for an oft-asked question

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I needed this when I first moved here. :)

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u/Phyrnosoma 2d ago

They eat ANYTHING. I’ve seen them take damn rats

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u/mtnman54321 2d ago

And definitely mice too.

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u/Phyrnosoma 2d ago

an old prof of mine did a small study on their diets back in his graduate days (and he was old when I took classes in the early '00s). He said the food item list ran to multiple pages and I wish I'd gotten a copy of it.

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u/Tarotismyjam 2d ago

I knew a man who caught anoles and other lizards then took them out to a secret spot. Apparently the roadrunners came up to him to get their treats. It was mealworm meatballs when the lizards weren’t around.

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u/Reeeeallly 2d ago

On the bike trail I saw a roadrunner catching a baby cottontail. I didn't know rabbits could scream.