I've got a baby common garter, about 12-15 inches long.. What would be best to feed him?
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What to feed baby garter
glitterlust
Mar 13, 2005 12:01 AM
Replies (5)
aliceinwl
Mar 13, 2005 01:41 AM
Most T. sirtalis will take small fish readily. Once you get him eating these, you can use them to scent pinkies. If he won't take fish, try scenting a washed pinki with frog.
-Alice
duffy
Mar 13, 2005 10:45 AM
Yup, small fish is a good thing to try. I found bait store minnows to be very cost-effective. My garters were so tiny when I got them that I had to cut one crappie minnow up into tiny chunks. They eventually got big enough to swallow one whole and then moved on to pinkies. Yesterday they each ate two pinks.
Duffy
glitterlust
Mar 13, 2005 02:47 PM
how often do you need to feed them? Are they any differant than other snakes, or do they need to be fed often?
duffy
Mar 13, 2005 03:12 PM
Actually, baby garters should be fed much more often than most other snakes of the same size. Especially while they are still eating fish. Every day or two would be good. If and when they switch over to rodents, you can feed them much less often. 
Steve-o420
May 09, 2005 07:24 PM
how many bait store minnows should u feed them at a time?
