how to feed a garter snake

[hassman789]

thanks

thanks for that advice. i will try that

 

[Exo]

Wild Water Snakes and Garters do not just eat fish, by the way, but many feed heavily on frogs and other amphibians. If they JUST ate fish, then yeah, they'd have issues with the Thiamine deficiency. It just is not easy, if it's possible at all, to obtain frogs/tadpoles or toads to feed a captive snake.

pitbulllady

I knew that, I just didn't know that they could eat them at all without issue. Maybe mine did well because I fed them mostly nightcrawlers....

 

[H. laoticus]

I knew that, I just didn't know that they could eat them at all without issue. Maybe mine did well because I fed them mostly nightcrawlers....

What kind of nightcrawlers? And what should the feeding schedule be?

 

[pitbulllady]

What kind of nightcrawlers? And what should the feeding schedule be?

If the snake is under a foot, I'd feed it twice a week, and the number of worms to feed depends on their size. My young Garters would happily scarf down five or so worms. You will need to check the size of the worms before deciding which ones to buy and judge which ones are the right size, since some of the bait-quality worms, especially the "Flat-tails", can be pretty large. They are all earthworms, just different varieties that have been selected to appeal to certain types of fish.

pitbulllady