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How to get a neonate started

tgp May 20, 2007 05:15 PM

I have a rescue garter from a garage next door. It seems to be a checkered garter neonate. About 5-6" long and double the thickness of a match stick. Ive tryed offering nightcrawler parts and live red worms also feeder guppie no interest in any of that. Any suggestions?

Thanks Tom

Replies (2)

ssssnakeluver May 20, 2007 06:48 PM

If this is a new wild caught snake, it could take a week or 2 for them to acclimate to captivity. Put a couple feeder guppies or rosies in a water bowl and leave them. The snake will take them when it get used to captivity and gets hungry.

tgp May 22, 2007 06:25 AM

Thanks I will do that. So for it hasn't eaten.

Thanks Tom

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