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Howdy all, I've cared for many herps over the years and I'm no stranger to the boa and python forums but... a baby albino ribbon snake is in my care and I need a tiny bit of help.

I have been feeding it wild collected gambusia minnows and froglets that I catch at the local church pond. Its getting colder and minnows are harder and harder to catch. What else can I feed a ribbon that is 10 inches long and 1/8 inch wide? I have not looked at many caresheets yet, I wanted to first check with my fellow keepers.

Petco and most other pet shops sell frozen silversideds, which is a whole fish that are about the size of a minnow and garters will usually take them with gusto, I would guess a ribbon would do the same, just put them in a small bucket of luke warm water to thaw them, then feed off tongs or leave in a small plastic cup overnight, should be gone in the morning.
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Jeff Benfer
gartersnakemorph.com

feeder guppies...

chopped up trout from the grocery store.
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Regards,
Wayne A. Harvey
Thamnophis US
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