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Mrs N1ntndo
08-26-2011, 06:40 PM
Today I went to the store and like everyone said ... try to look in the seafood section of the grocery store and see if they have the fish. I picked up Salmon and Tilapia and this is may question. Neither has skin and has no seasoning. I am just wondering if I just take small pieces and defrost them and then feed them to Pheobe and the babies raw.
I havent heard anything from Shannon about Pheobe so what I am going to do is give her a nice big meal tonight and then when I go into town tomorrow I am releasing her where I had found her. That means that the babies will be transfered into the 20gal tank from the 10 gallon tank. They are about a month old and I am wondering if they can have the coco-fiber as there bedding or should I continue to use paper towels. I feed them in there encloser now but I dont have to if they are in the one with coco-fiber. I can take them out to feed them. I will just use the 10 gallon as a feeding spot. Please help me cause I would like to know cause I would like to feed the babies the fish tonight and Im hoping that the ones that are iffy about the worms that maybe they will take the fish better.

Mommy2many
08-26-2011, 08:11 PM
They may take to the fish quite nicely. Worth a try. Everything in your arsenal is worth a try. Worms, fish, silversides, pinkies...whatever you can get them to eat. Good luck!

RedSidedSPR
08-26-2011, 09:12 PM
Mine LOVE fish. Wouldnt be surprised.


fish, silversides,

I was under the impression silversides were fish.:D

Mrs N1ntndo
08-27-2011, 01:00 AM
I talked to Steve earlier and he explined a lot to me and I thank you again very much Steve. I will be feeding them tomorrow before I go to town. I may be spending the night at my moms again to hang out and stuff. Also I am going to be letting go of Pheobe then also and I will be putting her in the same spot that I had found her so that she can go back home as well. She will be fed before I let her go so that shell have a full belly to help her start her journey weither it be a block away or 2 days away. I will miss her but I know she will be happy to be able to roam again and have a lot more room then I can prvide for her. I will always remember he cause like I said I will still have some of her babies and tons ans tons of pics of her.
Thank you all and I will let you know how it will work out tomorrow.

Mrs N1ntndo
08-28-2011, 05:24 PM
well Pheobe is gone and yes we did let her go where we found her. She seemed happy. So when I came home that night i cleaned out her tank and set it up for the babies. Ealier that morning before letting Pheobe go I tried fish. Tilapia.... OMG pheobe had hers first and she chowed down. I gave her a couple worms also. She loved it. I didnt want her going away without food in her tummy so she had a good size meal. Then it was to the babies. Wow it was awesome. Even my problem eaters didnt have any problem. They all love it. They each had a piece of fish and a piece of worm. They love it.
Also when I was switching them to the other tank I noticed that a few of them had foggy eyes so I know tht in a few days I will see some shedding going on. I cant wait to see how they look after cause they look kinda dull now. I did take pictures and when Im not on my phone and I put the pics from camera on computer. I will post them too. Ill do it but itll be earlier am.

RedSidedSPR
08-28-2011, 05:38 PM
Tilapia has that affect on my garters too... They love it.

guidofatherof5
08-28-2011, 05:49 PM
Glad to hear things went well with Pheobe.
Giving her a full belly and releasing her where she was caught was a good thing.;)

RedSidedSPR
08-28-2011, 05:51 PM
Oh yeah, forgot that.. what Steve said.:rolleyes:

ConcinusMan
08-30-2011, 01:46 PM
Personally, I wouldn't release her with a full belly. Snakes tend to stay hidden and not move around when they're full. It makes them vulnerable to predators by slowing them down.

I would let her digest a large meal, and once that is all but completed, then release her. Also, don't release if their eyes are cloudy from being in shed.

Personally I think it's best to release when they could use a meal and are as far from needing to shed as possible (such as right after shedding)

kibakiba
08-30-2011, 01:49 PM
She already released her.

ConcinusMan
08-30-2011, 01:50 PM
Lets hope she found a comfortable hiding place fairly quickly. When you're dragging around an undigested meal and/or have cloudy eyes, is not the time to be out and about.

kibakiba
08-30-2011, 02:02 PM
Indeed, that is why I don't leave the house after eating... Which is pretty often.

Mrs N1ntndo
08-30-2011, 04:07 PM
i already let her go but she scooted off and stopped . I dont remember seeing her when I checked again.

Mrs N1ntndo
09-01-2011, 11:45 PM
Just so you all kow I had 2 of the babies shed yesturday and that was so awesome. I left for a bit and came back and they already had them off in one piece. I have 1 that I am naming Furbie( daughter chose it....cute) is one that had shed and I believe its a girl but anyway she is still a lot of grey. Shes big too. I will take some pics in the next couple days and show you all.