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were can i by feeder toads for my garter?
cillie
May 21, 2004 06:35 PM
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mariasman
May 22, 2004 03:18 AM
How 'bout offer appropriately sized frozen/thawed mice made to smell like fish?.... worked well for my garters.... and I'd wager that it's safer, more nutritious, cheaper, and more convenient to obtain.
cillie
May 22, 2004 11:31 AM
i rubbed a pacific treefrog one a pinky and the garter refused, all it eats is frogs.
snakeguy88
May 22, 2004 12:05 PM
Try fish. If you feed frogs to the snake it will have a large quantity of internal parasites.
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Sonya
May 23, 2004 08:01 PM
>>i rubbed a pacific treefrog one a pinky and the garter refused, all it eats is frogs.
Maybe it is a locality garter thing. All the easterns I have met eat earthworms with relish. I have had them eat minnows well too.
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sullman
May 25, 2004 05:53 PM
Every garter snake I had ate goldfish/guppies. I would also feed them American toads that I would go collect(Of course NOW I wouldn't do that since I know better but I was a teenager with limited funds..lol). Try using earth worms! My garters would eat em no problems.
Most adult garters will accept pinkie mice. Might I suggest trying live pinkies. The movement will should stimulate a hungry garter snake and pinkies pose no threat of biting the snake as you know. You could always use a prekilled pinkie with an exposed brain..you would have to expose the brain yourself which can be a little gross.
