frozen fish

[guidofatherof5]

Marnie, I can't see you with a corn snake.
Not after your start with Garters.
It's like requesting coach after you've been seated in first class and paid for first class. (No offense intended towards anyone corn owners)

[EasternGirl]

I actually like corns. I kind of fell in love with this really big cornsnake at my pet store. She is so sweet...she slithers up my arm and curls around my neck and just sits on my shoulder. She is so sweet. I know they aren't garters and never could be...they don't have the personality or curiosity. I think as long as I could appreciate the corn for the corn...and as long as I had my garters...I'd be fine. I would never replace garters with any other snake though!!

[acovert]

If I asked for a python I think my mom might explode. She never let me have snakes because she thought I wanted one of those xD But I always wanted garters. As for a tarantula....I would move out if I knew one of those was living in this house! I don't mind the daddy long-leg spider that lives in my closet, but anything else is a no-no. I'll kill it on the spot, no questions asked (that's a step up from my mom, who can't even kill them!).

I'll look into the supplements once I've gotten a job. In the meantime, I will keep pushing the frozen fish and I will continue to try and find safe live fish that he can eat occasionally.

[kibakiba]

We have an infestation of Giant house spiders (Tegenaria duellica), those are KOS, and so are most other spiders except jumping spiders. Those little guys make me laugh.
I have bad reactions to spider bites, though.

[acovert]

Any spider that looks like it might be willing to crawl in bed with me dies. I don't mind spiders, but they do freak me out a bit. Daddy long-legs not so much.

Cuddles just took a worm. But he didn't take anything last night. I'll try the worm/fish mixture again Saturday or Sunday.

[EasternGirl]

Okay...normally I would say I respect all living creatures...but spiders must die. As far as the daddy long legs in your closet...um, sorry..no. It would die. Chantel...I don't care how poor I am...I would sleep in the street if my house was infested with any kind of spider. Do you remember last year when I was posting about the spiders that started flying in my air conditioner and landing on my bed?? I slept on the couch for weeks until pest control could get rid of those suckers. I use what little money I have to have pest control come and spray for spiders every couple of months at my house because we get them in my basement and I do not want them coming up in the house.

Ashley..I'm glad he ate another worm. Yeah...just try the fish again. You picked the best snakes with garters.

[acovert]

The only reason I let the daddy long-legs stay is because he never leaves the closet, he doesn't hide in my stuff, and I tried to kill him twice and he still survived. Also, it's impossible for him to bite me, so that's not a problem.

Do you think he might take quicker to f/t mice than fish? I have two pinkies in the freezer and I could try one chopped up with the worms. I was thinking he would take to f/t fish because he started out on live fish.

[EasternGirl]

You never know. It's hard to know what they will like. One of my snakes prefers pinkies and one prefers fish and both lived on worms in the wild. So it wouldn't hurt to try the pinky...since you are having such a hard time finding live fish he can eat and you want him to have something beyond worms. Give it a try.

I would be afraid I would put a sweater on and the daddy long legs would be in it....but you said he doesn't hide in your stuff. I don't think I could sleep knowing he was in there though...I would think he was crawling in bed with me all night...lol.

[acovert]

I'll try a pinky mouse this weekend. Maybe that will change his mind about frozen food.

The daddy long-legs spiders usually don't hide in stuff like that. At least not around here. Their webs might touch stuff, but the webs are small and easily broken. I've also never found one in my bed. I've found some nasty spiders there, though.

This particular daddy long-leg survived two attempts on his life, so I gave him the benefit of living.

[EasternGirl]

Right...I understand you letting him live. Okay...if I found spiders in my bed...I'd be sleeping on the floor!