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Sherlock
02-04-2023, 08:04 AM
This is my first post and I'm entirely new to snakes.
I plan to get either Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis or Thamnophis radix.

I'm trying to learn as much as I can before I make any decisions.
First up is diet and sourcing foods.

Please tell me which of the following are safe to feed.

Fish:


Basa-basa filets
Great Lake smelts whole
Salmon ground with bone
Sardines whole
Small mackeral
Trout ground with bone
San Fransisco Silversides


Bird items

Chicken hearts
Whole chicken ground (bones, organs, everything)
Quail whole
Quail eggs
Whole quail ground (bones, organs, everything)


Other

Whole rabbit ground (bones, organs, everything)
Earthworms

DaBaum
02-14-2023, 09:58 AM
I just replied to your other post.
I have a Radix who is a great eater. Bubbie eats large sized pinkys, earthworm/nightcrawlers, chicken hearts/gizzards and occasionally a little salmon.
My eastern garters (T. sirtalis sirtalis) won't eat earthworms at all but gobble everything else up and look for more although they are not super excited about the silversides. I bought some tilapia but have never used it after reading about the preservative some packers put on it. I'll just eat it myself at some point.