Garter Snake Forum - View Single Post

sidguppy · 11-02-2006, 09:22 AM

I tried to feed pinkies without any success as well.
rubbed some smelt-juice on em (the snakes eat smelt with no problems) but it didn't work. not even after a 1 week fast.
in the end I had to give the still twitching pinkies to my spiders as it was a bit pityful to watch, those undercooled mouse embryos still trying to find a mum mouse.
luckily 2 out of 3 spiders ate them in minutes (my 3rd is a rosea, another slow eater) ending the ordeal for the little mice. the 3rd pinky was fed to the biggest axoltl, another empty stomach with legs attached.

maybe I try it again when the snakes are bigger -biggest is now about 55-60cm or so/22-24" and about 1cm/0,5" thick when it's not recently fed.

I'll stick to earthworms and fish.

I tried snails (slugs) as well, but they won't touch these either, not even the most voracious snake.

I've read about marcianus eating mice, according to the books this one should eat pinkies readily. true or false?

mine are radix.

11-02-2006, 09:22 AM	#37 (permalink)
sidguppy Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7 Country:	Re: pinkies I tried to feed pinkies without any success as well. rubbed some smelt-juice on em (the snakes eat smelt with no problems) but it didn't work. not even after a 1 week fast. in the end I had to give the still twitching pinkies to my spiders as it was a bit pityful to watch, those undercooled mouse embryos still trying to find a mum mouse. luckily 2 out of 3 spiders ate them in minutes (my 3rd is a rosea, another slow eater) ending the ordeal for the little mice. the 3rd pinky was fed to the biggest axoltl, another empty stomach with legs attached. maybe I try it again when the snakes are bigger -biggest is now about 55-60cm or so/22-24" and about 1cm/0,5" thick when it's not recently fed. I'll stick to earthworms and fish. I tried snails (slugs) as well, but they won't touch these either, not even the most voracious snake. I've read about marcianus eating mice, according to the books this one should eat pinkies readily. true or false? mine are radix.