New food item

GarterGuy · 03-07-2007, 11:13 AM

Hello all,
Today I tried something out with my T.s.concinnus, I gave him/her (still working on this one!!!!!) a snail. I've seen pics of garters eating slugs before, so I thought I'd give it a try. I have these snails that I feed to my Bluetongue Skink...they're made by ZooMed and sold as Can'O Snails. They're captive raised, "cooked" and deshelled snails for feeding reptiles and such. I actually by a can of them and then freeze them so they last longer. Anyways, my T.s.concinnus took it right off the bat with out any worries...of course this was Petra, the same snake that was trying to eat silicon! So yeh, you might want to give them a try with your snakes. Figure the more variety the better, and since they're a commercially produced product, there's no worries about parasites or anything.
Roy

mikm · 03-07-2007, 11:22 AM

Interesting that you mention that Roy as while browsing through the pet store yesterday I was looking at that and other foods like it and wondering ...

thanks

marian

drache · 03-07-2007, 01:21 PM

Yeah, thanks, I'll try them.

A couple of years ago we had a bunch of little slugs on a carved pumpkin outside and I tried offering them to a snake - no interest

adamanteus · 03-07-2007, 01:31 PM

I've used slugs in the past. I reared some baby Dekays snakes (Storeria dekayii) on tiny slugs the size of match heads, it worked out well. I've fed them to Garters and to Slow Worms (Anguis fragilis) too. The preferred type seem to be those little beige coloured ones...no idea of a latin name, or common name for that matter! I didn't know you could buy such things from a shop though.

Thamnophis · 03-08-2007, 07:33 AM

My T. s. sirtalis ate them (living ones) too last year. Caught them in our garden. Maybe I will try the this year on the onter species. I do not know the canned type.

ssssnakeluvr · 03-08-2007, 08:59 AM

most of my garters take slugs just fine. Have fed slugs for years when I have been able tofind them.

adamanteus · 03-08-2007, 09:02 AM

What kind of slugs? All sorts, or just the little beige ones?

ssssnakeluvr · 03-08-2007, 09:02 AM

the only ones I can find in my area are gray ones...haven't seen any others....

adamanteus · 03-08-2007, 09:05 AM

Right. In my garden I have some big black ones, about the size of a small family car!! Nothing seems to eat them!

ssssnakeluvr · 03-08-2007, 09:07 AM

wow..big ones!!! While in the army I was stationed in Germany. There were some big brown slugs with yellow bellies over there...several we found were close to 6 inches long!!!!!!

03-07-2007, 11:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
GarterGuy Brother Snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 1,356 Country:	New food item Hello all, Today I tried something out with my T.s.concinnus, I gave him/her (still working on this one!!!!!) a snail. I've seen pics of garters eating slugs before, so I thought I'd give it a try. I have these snails that I feed to my Bluetongue Skink...they're made by ZooMed and sold as Can'O Snails. They're captive raised, "cooked" and deshelled snails for feeding reptiles and such. I actually by a can of them and then freeze them so they last longer. Anyways, my T.s.concinnus took it right off the bat with out any worries...of course this was Petra, the same snake that was trying to eat silicon! So yeh, you might want to give them a try with your snakes. Figure the more variety the better, and since they're a commercially produced product, there's no worries about parasites or anything. Roy __________________ *Roy* 1.1 T.s.pickeringi 0.1 T.s.concinnus 0.0.2 T.s.pallidulus

03-07-2007, 11:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
mikm Subadult snake Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 355 Country:	Re: New food item Interesting that you mention that Roy as while browsing through the pet store yesterday I was looking at that and other foods like it and wondering ... thanks marian

03-07-2007, 01:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 3,881 Country:	Re: New food item Yeah, thanks, I'll try them. A couple of years ago we had a bunch of little slugs on a carved pumpkin outside and I tried offering them to a snake - no interest

03-07-2007, 01:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 7,867 Country:	Re: New food item I've used slugs in the past. I reared some baby Dekays snakes (Storeria dekayii) on tiny slugs the size of match heads, it worked out well. I've fed them to Garters and to Slow Worms (Anguis fragilis) too. The preferred type seem to be those little beige coloured ones...no idea of a latin name, or common name for that matter! I didn't know you could buy such things from a shop though. __________________ James.

03-08-2007, 07:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
Thamnophis Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,313 Country:	Re: New food item My T. s. sirtalis ate them (living ones) too last year. Caught them in our garden. Maybe I will try the this year on the onter species. I do not know the canned type. __________________ Kousebandslangen.nl - Member of the EGSA It is always advisable to be a loser if you cannot become a winner. Frank Zappa

03-08-2007, 08:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,778 Country:	Re: New food item most of my garters take slugs just fine. Have fed slugs for years when I have been able tofind them.

03-08-2007, 09:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 7,867 Country:	Re: New food item What kind of slugs? All sorts, or just the little beige ones? __________________ James.

03-08-2007, 09:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,778 Country:	Re: New food item the only ones I can find in my area are gray ones...haven't seen any others....

03-08-2007, 09:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 7,867 Country:	Re: New food item Right. In my garden I have some big black ones, about the size of a small family car!! Nothing seems to eat them! __________________ James.

03-08-2007, 09:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,778 Country:	Re: New food item wow..big ones!!! While in the army I was stationed in Germany. There were some big brown slugs with yellow bellies over there...several we found were close to 6 inches long!!!!!!

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