diet

[guidofatherof5]

may I catch worms in my garden?

Yes, as long as the area isn't treated with fertilizers and/or herbicides.

[kibakiba]

It's not exactly dangerous, but it's not something you should really be giving them on a regular basis.

[katach]

What is your native language? We could translate our responses for you. I think your english is very good, by the way.

[Light of Dae]

excuse me I don't understand english very well,what do you means with "I'd say keep the chicken and turkey as a treat",is It dangerous to give chicken or turkey?Do you know other kind of meat to give as an alternative to pinki?

Here is a perfect site to help you! Google Translate Just copy n paste stuff you cannot understand in there, as well if you cannot figure out how to say something in english type what ever you want in there and it will translate for you!

[Light of Dae]

You could feed 'Silversides' Those are a good meal.

[kingTom]

thanl you all for the answers!!!ok I could check for silversides.can you tell me scintific name for silversides?I have to give them frozen or fresh?Can silversides be used as base of the diet?

[EasternGirl]

I think the scientific name is Menidia menidia? You can buy them frozen, but you must thaw them before feeding to the snake, or you can buy them fresh. Does anyone know if the scientific name is correct? If you could tell us your native language, we may be able to translate the text or find a member that speaks your language that can help. The best diet for garter snakes is a varied diet of pinky mice, fish and worms. Can you get fresh fish from a seafood store? Trout or salmon? You can use the worms in your garden if there are no chemicals in the soil. What state do you live in? We can tell you where to buy pinkies and fish and worms.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

We had a forum member who regularly fed his garters strips of caribou. I would say as long as you are varying the diet as much as you possibly can and are supplementing it well, the occasional chicken or turkey is not going to hurt... as long as it is raw and not salted. I have given my garters raw chicken as a treat and I will say they LOVE it! They will eat the heart... the gizzard, the meat... pretty much any part of it. Garters will also eat small quail chicks and what not and have been documented eating birds in the wild on occasion. Garter snakes have been spotted on the road attempting to pick chunks off of roadkill! They are opportunistic and so I'd say some occasional chicken is really no different than giving them mice, don't forget that chicken OR mice are NOT something they consume regularly in the wild! MOST snakes eat mice regularly... garters eat fish, frogs, and worms regularly... so a diet of mice is just as strange to a garter as a diet of birds!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Might I also add.... I have actually had garters that refused fish and mice give in over a strip of raw chicken. There is something about it, I suppose!

[mikem]

the only calcium powder i can find locally has d3. is that what i should be using?