![]() I have had them for about three and a half days now, and as far as I could tell they have not had anything to eat. I’m a little concerned that my snakes will die if I don’t find something they will eat soon. I have not yet tried earthworms the pet store was out of them when I tried to pick some up and pinkies are so expensive I was afraid I would spend money on them and they would be ignored as well. Someone also said they do not eat very often so I thought that may be why I couldn’t get them to eat anything. One of the fish died so I cut it up right away and tried to serve it to them that way and still nothing. One of the snakes poked its head in the water and went right past the fish. I also tried small goldfish (alive in a rock bowl) but there was no reaction to them. Before I read your article my fiancé swore they ate crickets though I know now that is not true. ![]() I read through your articles on caring for garter snakes and it has helped a lot helping me meet the needs of my snakes, although I am having trouble finding food that they will eat. My fiancé and I decided to catch them and take them home. Liz writes with a question about feeding two recently caught garter snakes: I recently found two small garter snakes while hiking in a nearby forest. Note that snakes which eat insects are rare in the reptile market.Q&A: Feeding Recently Wild-Caught Garter Snakes Feeder insects can be purchased from reptile pet shops or you can breed your own. Do not try and keep Centiped Eaters as it is impossible to find centipedes and if you do you will never be able to find enough to satisfy the snakes appetite. Large Pythons and Boas can be fed rabbits or chickens, feed several at a time. Slugs and snails will have to be collected from your garden, just make sure you do not use insecticide. You can buy goldfish or guppies from your local pet shop. ![]() Most breeders tube feed hatchling Egg Eaters until they are large enough to take hens eggs. Egg eaters are capable of eating hens eggs, however hatchlings will need to be fed finch eggs which are not easy to find. You will have to catch your own frogs and lizards which can be difficult if you live in an urban area. Rodents are readily available from reptile pet shops. ![]() Generally the easiest snakes to keep are those which feed on Rodents. Now which species do you choose when it comes to food. Several species of snake specialise in eating fish. There are some snakes which only feed on lizards and frogs. Common Slug Eaters will only eat snails and slugs. Specialized eater such as the Black Headed Centipede Eater will only feed on centipedes and nothing else. Large pythons and boas will however eat smaller birds and rodents if larger prey is unavailable. Large species of Python such as African Rock Pythons, Burmese Pythons and Reticulated Pythons and large boa species such as Green Anacondas will start off eating smaller prey and end up eating antelope and other large mammals and even crocodiles. Garter Snakes eat fish, frogs and earthworms. ![]() King Snakes and Milk Snakes eat almost any vertebrate prey including other snakes. Some snakes will eat a variety of prey for instance Rat Snakes will eat rodents and birds. This is a list of food items that snakes eat There are many more species of snake that do the same. Sometimes juvenile snakes will eat different food than adults of the same species e.g Baby White Lipped Tree Vipers eat mainly lizards and frogs, while adults will eat birds and small mammals as well as frogs and lizards. Different species of snake eat different types of prey. ![]()
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