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went "flippin" today to find a red milk, and with the help of new friend (a lot of help)found lots of GREAT stuff!! I was directed to flip the very first rock and found a HUGE red milk (that prompty crapped on me). Then it was off to flip a STUNNING osage copperhead, a few more milks, then my target....a juvie red milk.

My question is....
I know that juvies eat mostly small lizards, and snakes, but has anyone here ever had any luck feeding them juvie ringneck snakes or know if I can use this as a food source?
I can get them by them buckets!

Thanks a lot

Don

your snake would probably eat ring necks but be carefull of parisites I would try feeding it pinkys, start with live then try and switch it to frozen thawed pinkys
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Try not to feed him ringnecks. In the wild ringnecks eat other snakes and have a mild venom which seems to be effective against coral and king snakes. Also there is the whole parasite and disease exposure issue. I would try lizard scented pinkies. Hope this helps.

and I agree about the risk of parasites! I just caught this guy yesterday in the wild, so it's not "AS" big a deal as it would be if it were a fancy captive bred. My only reason for wanting to try ringneck is that my juvie milk is TINY!!!! anything I can get into him at this point will be great! I know once I get some size on him I'll get him onto F/T pinkies.

Thanks again fellas!!!!

Don