Just curious are red worms ok to feed to my WC Dekay's snakes? thanks
Demon
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Red worms ok?
DemonFrog
Nov 13, 2003 04:14 PM
Replies (4)
HerpHelmz
Nov 14, 2003 12:48 PM
They would be completely ok, but I just don't know if a wild caught Brown Snake would eat them. I'd try worms. But you could try red worms, no harm.
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Michael Fedzen
thurockk
Nov 19, 2003 12:01 PM
I buy worms from bait stores for my wc dekay. Some of them are rather large so I cut them into halves. He loves them.
b1eagar
Dec 02, 2003 09:11 AM
>>Just curious are red worms ok to feed to my WC Dekay's snakes? thanks
>>Demon
If you are talking about the red worms used for composting or that are found in manure piles their toxicity may be to much for your snake. You are what you eat so to speak and worms that eat manure and like organic matter, have high toxicity levels. You could try it but night crawlers or regular garden worms are a much safer food source.
DemonFrog
Dec 06, 2003 06:17 PM
They are eating the red wrigglers which are used for composting, however i have seen no ill effects and it is winter so i can't get many other kinds of worms, they are also not that big so i'm not shure they could handle the worms used for bait around here (Ontario)
Laterz.
Demon
And they seem to be healthy
