Can i feed my Garter Frogs???

[Stefan-A]

my husband found this parasite spray at the pet store and wanted me to find out if he bought a bottle of the parasite spray would it be ok to spray a W/C Frog down with it and give it to our W/C Garter because before i knew it was bad to feed him frogs i did feed them to him and he loved it ....

No. It's not intended to be used that way and it's not intended to be ingested. Do not do it.

[Hazeldarc]

lol thank you all for the help i am just gonna stick with the fish and worms and continue to try and scent some pinkies

[ConcinusMan]

If this is a WC snake it is likely already carrying internal parasites. (worms) A spray sounds like it's for mites/ticks, etc. which are external parasites. If that is the case, definitely do not allow it to get into their water or be swallowed as it is probably insecticide. Follow the directions carefully. If doesn't say to spray it on their food, then don't! Don't even use it at all unless there is evidence that your snake has mites/ticks.

Anyway, if it's a WC snake it probably already has worms and feeding it frogs probably won't do any harm that hasn't already been done. I say if he won't eat any food known to be clean, then he's better off eating the frogs. At least that way, he's eating something. It's just that for long term health in captivity it's best to have your snake dewormed properly and feed it foods that don't carry worms to prevent reinfection. Short term captivity feeding it WC frogs is OK in my opinion, but not good for the long term.

IF he'll eat f/t fish and earthworms, then avoid the frogs. Permenently. Also, get him dewormed if you can. (oral prescription medicine to rid him of tapeworms, hookworms, internal parasites) He'll be healthier in the long term if you do that.

[Hazeldarc]

do i get the dewormer from the vet or the pet store?

[kibakiba]

Vet.

[Hazeldarc]

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