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Quote Originally Posted by janettesuzy View Post
I would rather not use mice if I can help it. My snakes are very small so we bought really small crickets. Should I just wait and see if they eat?

Ditto the above comments, (James and Anji) Insects are not garter food.

Luckily there are frozen pinky mice that you simply thaw and serve, No one here gives live mice to their snakes. However it will be a lot easier for you to start with some cut up Salmon or Tilapia from the grocery store or some cut up night crawler.

Sounds a little gross, but since garter babies are so little, night crawlers have to be cut into pieces with scissors.

Another alternative is to buy some feeder guppies (NO rosy reds or goldfish, They are bad for snakes to eat) and put them in the water bowl so the snake can "hunt" for them.

Best wishes and good luck.

Do you have any pictures to share? We love pictures.