Total nutrition for my garters

[BUSHSNAKE]

Ive been breeding rodents for feeders for many years and you learn that the diet if your food that your feeding your snake is also VERY important. What goes into the food item goes into your snake

[Rushthezeppelin]

Ive been breeding rodents for feeders for many years and you learn that the diet if your food that your feeding your snake is also VERY important. What goes into the food item goes into your snake

That's what make's nightcrawlers so tricky. They are WC most of the time and you could have drastically varying levels of certain minerals in any given soil you find them in. So you never quite know the mineral content, although you can usually bet that they are packed with vitamins.

[BUSHSNAKE]

That's what make's nightcrawlers so tricky. They are WC most of the time and you could have drastically varying levels of certain minerals in any given soil you find them in. So you never quite know the mineral content, although you can usually bet that they are packed with vitamins.

Maybe gut loading them before offering them as food can be somthing good to get into.

[AntTheDestroyer]

Maybe gut loading them before offering them as food can be somthing good to get into.

What would you gut load them with? Garden soil or specific compost mixture? I think parasites would be a concern. I was under the impression mice was considered a complete nutritional meal.