Snakes!!!!
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yes the substrate is dry it has a water tight divider to keep the water out of the substrate as that would be a muddy mess i will have pics later today
dude i already told you the tank is 1 third water and if all the substrate is wet or MUD the snake will get sores
Disregard the find a new one if it dies. (he'll get flamed soon enough here) The thing doesn't need mud, it needs access to water and dry land. Sounds like you have it set up right for now.
now back to the feeding, mix it up like a couple other commenters have said. and gut load any of the food items that you can. Maybe set up a qt for the minnows so you can make sure they are healthy and well fed.
now back to the feeding, mix it up like a couple other commenters have said. and gut load any of the food items that you can. Maybe set up a qt for the minnows so you can make sure they are healthy and well fed.
Garter snakes do need amphibians as part of their diet. Garters on a mouse diet do not suffer from nutrient deficiency, but not every garters will accept pinkies. The most common one of these deficiency are: Vitamin B (frozen fish, goldfish), vitamin E and calcium (fish does not provide enough, worms don't provide any at all).
Amphibians make about 70% of an adult diet, with fish and worms being the other 30% according to Schmidt and Davis.
A friend of mine have a garter and he bred his own frogs until the snake was big enough to accept a pinkie.
However there is a fix for all this -- vitamin and calcium suppliments on frozen fish.
Amphibians make about 70% of an adult diet, with fish and worms being the other 30% according to Schmidt and Davis.
A friend of mine have a garter and he bred his own frogs until the snake was big enough to accept a pinkie.
However there is a fix for all this -- vitamin and calcium suppliments on frozen fish.
xBandicootx;854691; said:
Now that's a true animal lover...if it dies...just get a new one.
I agree with TheBloodyIrish...frozen fish and supplements are a good alternative if needed. If you keep your garters on live fish, such as feeder goldfish, then you are greatly increasing the chances that your snake is going to get some sort of parasite. If you make sure your foods have been frozen for around 30 days or so, you can be confident that they are free of parasites.
Also, the majority problems with feeding only fish to a garter lies within an enzyme called thiaminase. This is usually found in oily fish, like minnows, and causes vitamin B1 deficiency. If you can get your garter on whitefish or salmon/trout, you can prevent this from happening.
if you're worried about the garter having to eat amphibians then just go to petco and get some tadpoles(i think they're bullfrog tads) don't collect the little black tadpoles or any frogs other than bullfrogs, a lot of populations are under stress right now and it's only getting worse. avoid petco goldfish, if you can then breed your own, mollies seem to breed fairly well and are large enough as babies to be fed to most snakes.
