'Houdini' boycotts panfish worms...

[Zephyr]

Ya know, I have a theory. In the spring I bought a culture of african nightcrawlers, a relative of the red wiggler. I dumped them into my pen and they've become established in the substrate. Occasionally I'll see one of my snakes eating them, usually Fatty, Lime, or Lemon when she was still with me *With Don now, not dead. XD*. The other thing I noticed is that both of the snakes who I've seen eat the worms have a bit of swelling near the base of their heads. I know that one snake species that's related to garter stores toxins from toads it eats, so perhaps garters can store toxic materials in specialized glands?

[Lori P]

ROFL Yup, must be panfish worms then...

[Zephyr]

Ya know, Kat's right! My neighbors are vegans type things and they do vermicomposting; when picked up, red wigglers squirt out this nasty yellow stuff. These "panfish worms" don't.

[LyrisFlame]

WOW! The snake is just CHOWING DOWN all of that fish!! Sweet!!!

[adamanteus]

Excellent result, Freya!

[anji1971]

Glad to hear he likes the fish! He must be starving after playing such a long game of hide-and-seek.........

[Snake lover 3-25]

i just got some "trout" worms for fishing bait ..... and they have stripes too???? how many names can one worm have!!!!!!!!