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#1777179
Matt Chandler
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Feeding babies 
hey guys, I came home to find that my supposed to be male wandering garter snake had young ones, all 9 of them. I didnt know that garters did live birth! no eggshells anywhere guys and girls. Her name was DANTE, but now I don’t know. What should I feed these little crawlers? Small crickets? small fish? These little ones are skinnier than my shoe laces. To think I found their mom starving and half dead by the side of the creek and I stuffed her full of fish, mice and rats.
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06/28/08 11:30pm
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#1777189
Elsinore Rider
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Message To: Matt Chandler In reference to Message Id: 1777179
Feeding babies
Definately do not feed crickets. Small rosy red minnows would work, but you may also be able to get them to eat cut up trout pieces (no thiaminase). Small earthworms (not red wrigglers or whatever they’re called) and cut up pinky parts may also work. One thing about the babies is that they usually don’t eat until they have shed for their first time (maybe a week or so) so you might have to wait a while to get started.
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06/28/08 11:38pm
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#1778239
Matt Chandler
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Message To: Elsinore Rider In reference to Message Id: 1777189
Feeding babies
To late for the cricket advice. I poured them all in there and that sucked, they just stressed out the babies so I had to iradicate hanually. Tried the red wrigglers as well, they nevr sniffed them. Got twenty minnows and half of them ate. They already shed on their first day so I know they where ready to eat. The ones that ate ate 2 fish. mice next week, but I dont want to cut them up, its not pretty.....o wait frozen huh, that should make it easier.
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06/30/08 12:17am
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#1779032
Reptililian Boy
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Message To: Matt Chandler In reference to Message Id: 1778239
Feeding babies
Quote: mice next week, but I dont want to cut them up, its not pretty.....o wait frozen huh, that should make it easier.
lol that would not be very pretty...inhumane too
Alec
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06/30/08 08:55pm
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#1779466
Matt Chandler
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Message To: Reptililian Boy In reference to Message Id: 1779032
Feeding babies
I had trouble just cutting up the fish when they died. I dont know how some people do it
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07/01/08 09:02am
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#1781985
R_A_TSNAKE
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Message To: Matt Chandler In reference to Message Id: 1779466
Feeding babies
they shed right when thier born.
feed them earthworms.
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07/03/08 05:56pm
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#1783957
Matt Chandler
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Message To: R_A_TSNAKE In reference to Message Id: 1781985
Feeding babies
Well to bring you guys up to date...... They have gotten a little bigger now, almost as wide as the shoe laces and longer than the palm of your hand. They eat at least 2 to 3 rosey minnows each and they fight over food. I will split them up in 2 groups soon. I am always there watching them like an eagle checking for food fights and one experience I had with one of them swallowing substrate. I had to grab him by the neck and squeeze and work it back out of his neck, finally to the mouth and out. That was scarey. I am not loosing any of these little guys. Everyone if eating. I just need to find people that would want a garter snake like you guys.
Anyone looking for wandering garter snakes. They eat anything and their mom only grew to 18", I guess poor supplements and lack of food in the wild. They aclimate to their new tank in seconds , but not handlable once they have tasted food and their saliva is said to be mildly toxic. Thank you for reading! Denver Colorado
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07/05/08 09:18pm
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#1789172
Ribbonsnakeyy
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Message To: Matt Chandler In reference to Message Id: 1783957
Feeding babies
earth worms, small rosys and pinkie parts are great. good luck
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07/09/08 10:53pm
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#1794300
Matt Chandler
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Message To: Ribbonsnakeyy In reference to Message Id: 1789172
Feeding babies
Another update!Still have 9 of the little buggers, no casualties. Petsmart had some fairly larger minnows that seem to look like the base green variety and bigger. One of those fish fills one of them. I haven’t separated them yet but they are in a bigger aquarium so they are further apart when they eat. Thats all for now. Soon tine for mice.
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07/13/08 11:18pm
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#1794306
R_A_TSNAKE
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Message To: Matt Chandler In reference to Message Id: 1794300
Feeding babies
im going to denver on vacation this friday.......
if your willing to give one up.
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07/13/08 11:25pm
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#1805186
Matt Chandler
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Message To: R_A_TSNAKE In reference to Message Id: 1794306
Feeding babies
I might be too late for this post huh? Just seen it! I would be most willing, for free!
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07/22/08 02:48pm
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