coaxing a wild caught garter to feed

[Mommy2many]

How big is your snake? And what did it eat tonight, a small frog? If that is it, you could try again with salmon like on Friday. My piggies will eat almost everyday if I let them. I try and go every other day or every three days.

[PitGirl89]

Heres a picture of her from the day I caught her. Shes over a foot long but shes very skinny... The frog was a small one, but I was still worried that it may have been too big once she grabbed it. She got it down easily though, much to my surprise. Poor little frog gave a squeak when she grabbed it and I came close to wigging out (still not 100% sold on feeding live animals lol) but, feeding No Feet was worth it in the end. I'm just glad she ate.

I do think this picture makes her look larger than she is... My hands are very small.

[Mommy2many]

I love the name! You will probably want to try more food maybe Friday. They can go a little bit without but she sounds young and I think they eat more often. Try the salmon cut up or nightcrawler. They usually love that stuff!

Good luck and keep the pictures coming!

[PitGirl89]

I think she may be picky, shes really not attracted to the worms at all. I've tried night crawlers, earth worms, worms from outside, bait shops, coated in fish food, washed, everything, and she just lets them be. The frog was snatched up within a matter of seconds though, and I have to say I was thrilled because I was beginning to get antsy. I'll try her again Friday, but I think I'll try salmon, I'm hoping she'll take to it. I don't doubt now though that she'd go for pinky mice, but I'm thinking they'd have to be alive.

Heres a few more pictures of her:



(Shes not kinked, just moving her muscles awkwardly to climb against my arm)

[k2l3d4]

What kind of frogs did you feed her? I would like to add more variety to my checkered diet.....

[PitGirl89]

I'm not entirely sure the species of frog, but I know its not an aquatic frog, its a ground dwelling species that I've seen the wild snakes eat. It was a cute little bugger lol.

[Didymus20X6]

[charles parenteau]

NIce she have orange on her side!.D'Apres moi c'est ca 3eme été possiblement née en aout 2006.Elle a du potentiel en tout cas.
Si elle est ds un aquarium avec une lumiere sun-glo quelque chose du genre ca devrait faire.
le moins de stress possible lors du repas donc essaye de pas trop bouger,prend la pas pour le fun non plus.
essayer des petits vers,essaye de pas les acheter car ceux commercial deviennent toxic.
Les crapauds surtout!!des petits et les grenouille pas trop grosse.

C'est pas sorcier yen a pas du saumon dans le champs donc inutile d'en acheter c'est pas ca qu'a mangeait dans la nature...perd pas ton temps a trouver des salamandres a moins que t'aie du temps de lousse.
keep basic ,vers ,crapaud,grenouille en petit format c'est ca thats it.
Si jamais ca perdure et puis qu'elle s'affaiblie relache la exactement la ou tu la prise question de mettre les chance sur ton bord.CAa M'étonnerais que ca arrive mais bon.SI jamais ca arriverais j'Ai encore des petits avec du potentiel qui mangent ,pas des rouge ou orange vif mais orangé et jaune vif ...sinon je les relachent d'ici septembre.

ps;tu peux essayer le poisson si tu veux mais ca vas etre de quoi qua connait pas ,si a mange pas si nourriture normal bien je crois que du saumon c'est du cash perdu.

[PitGirl89]

Charles je vais t'envoyer un PM jai des questions a te poser.

No lol, it was definately not kermit... Although the gulping noise he makes when Miss Piggy attacks him is sorta similar to the squeak that this little frog made...

Must've been his cousin.