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Old 12-19-2006, 08:14 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Cool Re: Yeah! Finally got her to eat a Pinky!

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Originally Posted by Stefan-A View Post
Just a quick thought: Will it be easier or harder to get the garter to take strips of meat, than to get it to take pinkies?

I suppose you'd have to use the same old scenting method to get it started, but does the scent of blood help at all?
Most of my gartersnakes all ate strips of meat and also pinkies the first time I offered them. For some specimen it took a few weeks before they did this.
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