Is this a good deal for chekerd garters?

[Dibzy-Time]

On Friday me and my partner went into Cold Blooded in Rainham and I noticed 2 checkerd Garters for £25 each. We managed to get them both for 60 plus and that includes first feed and the place holiding them for us until the end of the month.
Is this a good deal?

[gregmonsta]

I'd say that's a fair deal from a shop ;)

[Dibzy-Time]

kool is it true that garters eat dog and cat food?

[gregmonsta]

Do not feed them dog or cat food!!! It doesn't say snake food on the tin!!! That type of food is formulated with protein/vitamin/mineral balance for that animal ... not for snakes.
Feed trout/salmon fillet and scented pinkies/fluffs. Also supplement vitamins and calcium on a regular basis.

[Dibzy-Time]

ok ithought id ak as i thought it sounded funni.......

[gregmonsta]

ok ithought id ak as i thought it sounded funni.......

Don't worry mate, it's been debated here several times. ;) thanks for asking :D

[Dibzy-Time]

Its kool. I read aswell that when I feed them I have to sprinkle some stuff on there foord. is this true.
How much of what and when do i feed them?

[mustang]

Its kool. I read aswell that when I feed them I have to sprinkle some stuff on there foord. is this true.
How much of what and when do i feed them?
only on certain fish and that would be B1 u sprinkle on...save urself the trouble and feed it pinkys if the snakes are to small the cut it in half and feed half a pinky to each snake!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

b1 would only be used if you were feeding junk fish that contain thiaminase. There are lots of options out there that don't contain thiaminase and therefore you would not need to sprinkle on powdered b1. Adding b1 to fish to counteract thiaminase is, to me, a terrible idea as we don't know how much you would need to counteract the thiaminase as well as how much would be toxic to your snake. There are safer, easier options out there. The stuff you probably are thinking about would be a calcium or vitamin supplement. If you feed an item such as filets of salmon, trout, or tilapia it would be a good idea to supplement calcium since there's not really any bone in that type of meal. it's always a good idea to add some reptile vitamin powder (which, many of them contain b1) to the occasional meal for an extra boost! Your snakes should not be eating anything out of a can, whether it's for people, cats, or dogs, and anything you feed them should be totally raw and not salted or anything like that. They do very well on a diet of feeder guppies, nightcrawlers, and pinky mice!

[gregmonsta]

I use Reptasol (water soluble reptile multivitamin) and Calcimise (or any other suitable liquid calcium) at a quarter of the recommended dose at every water change.
I tend to make large quantities of this and store it in the fridge (2litre bottle with 2 drops Reptasol and 30drops calcium)