Won't eat on its own

[Cazador]

Hey Steve,
The moving/flopping fish sounds like a good idea. If it's sense of smell is impaired, then maybe the visual stimulus will help. Does the snake come over to investigate the smell?

Otherwise, the next time you're having steak for dinner, try cutting off a thin strip before you cook it. Then try introducing the meat to your snake. Put a bit of calcium powder on one end, and see if your snake will swallow that, like it does to the guppies. The meat is more nutritious, and will last in it's stomach a bit longer. It may help your snake grow faster, as well, without having to feed it as often. A bit of variation is always a good idea, too. Maybe when it's larger, it will eat better. It's also possible that due to the intense inbreeding among flames that you've just been given an unfit snake that'll take a lot of pampering.
Rick

[Snaky]

My concinnus are eating now and the flapping fish did the trick, so that's certainly worth a try. If they take the flapping fish, you can try and give other things, scented with the fish.

[Markus18]

one of my parietalis dont eat dead fish.just when he jump then she goes and get him!

[abcat1993]

I don't really remember Gander Mountain much, but I'm pretty sure that Gander Mountain, Bass Pro, Dicks, etc. don't have nightcrawlers (although I've never really looked).

[CrazyHedgehog]

Otherwise, the next time you're having steak for dinner, try cutting off a thin strip before you cook it. Then try introducing the meat to your snake.

Can you really feed beef to garters? I can get that cheaper than trout or mice!!

[sschind]

Hey Steve,
The moving/flopping fish sounds like a good idea. If it's sense of smell is impaired, then maybe the visual stimulus will help. Does the snake come over to investigate the smell?

Otherwise, the next time you're having steak for dinner, try cutting off a thin strip before you cook it. Then try introducing the meat to your snake. Put a bit of calcium powder on one end, and see if your snake will swallow that, like it does to the guppies. The meat is more nutritious, and will last in it's stomach a bit longer. It may help your snake grow faster, as well, without having to feed it as often. A bit of variation is always a good idea, too. Maybe when it's larger, it will eat better. It's also possible that due to the intense inbreeding among flames that you've just been given an unfit snake that'll take a lot of pampering.
Rick

Steak, what's steak? Will Ramen Noodles work?.

Like I said, at least I think I said, this is a sibling to the melanistic easterns I have and they are pounding scented fuzzys twice a week. They are supposed to be het for flame, I am not down with the genetics of the different garter snake morphs. Do you know if melanism is a reccesive trait, how about the flame?

Thanks for the tips though, I'll keep trying.