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Old 04-15-2008, 10:05 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: garter snake foods question

garters cannot digest insects beacuse of the exoskeleton, they eat slugs and worms though, and remember minnows contain thimianese so feed other food items
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Originally Posted by bulrush View Post
I have a large amount of certain insects in my yard in the summer. I just learned that garter snakes like slugs a lot. Will they eat the following things: earwigs, rolly pollies (isopods), box elder beetles.

In the winter I have extra live red cherry shrimp. Will they eat those too? They seem to eat minnows. RCS max size are 1 inch long.
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