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Estrelita05 · 03-26-2007, 11:32 AM

Many thanks to everyone for your great advice! My snake, Slither, has finally started eating worms, and she is nice and active, and even seems to have grown a little!

I will go and buy some feeder guppies today, and see if she likes those. Can she eat them whole, or should I cut them up, like I do with the worms??

As for her environment, I have her in a nice big fishtank, where she has plenty of room to move around, with a shallow dish of water and a flat rock to hide under. At first, we had little rocks (like you would use for fish) in the bottom of the tank, but I have read that rocks aren't good for snakes, so right now I have paper towels in the bottom of the tank for her. Is there a substrate that is considered best for a baby snake?

I will post some pictures of Slither as soon as I can get a good pic of her- she seems to dislike having her picture taken!

Once again, thank you all so much!!

03-26-2007, 11:32 AM	#12 (permalink)
Estrelita05 Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 Country:	Re: new snake owner needs advice! Many thanks to everyone for your great advice! My snake, Slither, has finally started eating worms, and she is nice and active, and even seems to have grown a little! I will go and buy some feeder guppies today, and see if she likes those. Can she eat them whole, or should I cut them up, like I do with the worms?? As for her environment, I have her in a nice big fishtank, where she has plenty of room to move around, with a shallow dish of water and a flat rock to hide under. At first, we had little rocks (like you would use for fish) in the bottom of the tank, but I have read that rocks aren't good for snakes, so right now I have paper towels in the bottom of the tank for her. Is there a substrate that is considered best for a baby snake? I will post some pictures of Slither as soon as I can get a good pic of her- she seems to dislike having her picture taken! Once again, thank you all so much!!