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[Didymus20X6]

Red wigglers are NOT recommended for garter snake consumption. They are toxic, and will make the snakes sick.

See the CARE SHEET for details.

[mustang]

Red wigglers are NOT recommended for garter snake consumption. They are toxic, and will make the snakes sick.

See the CARE SHEET for details.

i know but they eat worms in wild and small ones are hard to come by...i used a minnow wrapped around a pinky since he ate minnows which aint good either...i simply ment red wrigglers as somthn to cover up somthn like half a pinky so ittl eat that!...sorry if i wasnt clear enough!

[Didymus20X6]

But that's still counter-productive. To toxicity of the red wigglers will make them not want to eat, rather than entice them to eat. If they taste the red wiggler, they will associate that with the pinky, and decide not to eat it ever again.

It's like with humans: if you eat something that makes you feel sick, you tend not to want to eat whatever it is for a long time afterward. The same with red wigglers: it might entice them to eat once, but will also make them not want to eat it ever again.

[mustang]

But that's still counter-productive. To toxicity of the red wigglers will make them not want to eat, rather than entice them to eat. If they taste the red wiggler, they will associate that with the pinky, and decide not to eat it ever again.

It's like with humans: if you eat something that makes you feel sick, you tend not to want to eat whatever it is for a long time afterward. The same with red wigglers: it might entice them to eat once, but will also make them not want to eat it ever again.

...well i had a flathead and all he ate was red wrigglers...he was allready at adult length when i caught him....and it was during winter when very cold...i believe i kept him here longer than he would have lasted if i hadnt found him