Yes or No?

[RedSidedSPR]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/chucknkelly/3987441a.jpg

I think it's this kind:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/chucknkelly/3979a9bb.jpg

Is this slug safe to feed?

Anyone have a picture of what's NOT safe?

[guidofatherof5]

The bottom photo is the same slug I find in my area. Feed them to my Northwesterms and a few radixes that like them.
I feel the parasite risk is the same as feeding wild night crawlers but far less then feeding some other foods.

[RedSidedSPR]

I also four a few tiny ones.. I wanted some variety until I get pimples and thought I'd try slugs...

My concerns were that some choke them, and parasites.

The risk is the same, but how much of a risk is that? The few earhtworms/nightcrawlers I find, I feed, so if it's the same risk i guess I'll do it. I didn't know there was a risk at all. I though worms just didn't carry any parasite risk. Not gonna stop me though

So what slug isnt safe? I wanna know how to ID the "chokers" before feed these and others.

[RedSidedSPR]

WHOA. I went ahead and the tiny ones.. I knew Oscar (my checkered) would eat them, he was everything, but he LOVED THEM!!!

Rooster liked them too! Ran out of slugs before I tried the others

[RedSidedSPR]

What the hell, my checkered just almost choked to death on a chopped slug of the same kind as the bottom picture. I had to get it out as he was choking to death. I did and he drank and seems fine.

Why did that happen it's not the dangerous kind the other two didt hurt him.

I'm never feeding another slug to my snakes since it's obviously not safe to feed any.

[Kantar]

I actually found a slug not too long ago

I was like weeee I'm gonna get to feed a snake a slug!

So then I put the slug in the tank right infront of Sunny, my yearling red sided. She looks at it, tongue is flicking, moves like a couple millimeters closer, tongue flicking even more, and then the staredown happens only for the snake to turn away and put her dead down to rest more, thats when my face went from :D to :(

In the morning the slug was still alive chilling out at the waterdish. After work.. no sign of the slug.. maybe one of the other 2 ate it

[RedSidedSPR]

Well I'm never feeding another damn slug again

[kibakiba]

It could be that he's young, my adults have no trouble with the right kind. All slugs produce a thick slime to protect them, and some snakes that don't eat them naturally in the wild don't know how to handle it. Since slugs are one of the main food items around here, NWs have an easier time swallowing them.

[ConcinusMan]

I feed that same slug to NW's and radixes. It's usually not a problem for the adult snakes if I choose a slug that is small enough for them to swallow quickly. If it takes too long the slug slimes up so much that it blocks breathing. Don't give up on slugs, just adapt a method that works. General rule, keep the slugs about the same size, or smaller than the snake's head and try not to get the slug all irritated and slimed up before you give it to them. Refrigerating the slugs first helps cut down on the slime.

Little brown slugs are safe as a general rule. Avoid black or slugs with orange undersides. If you're unsure, try poking the slug in question. If the slime is orange and very sticky, avoid those.

[Mommy2many]

In the morning the slug was still alive chilling out at the waterdish. After work.. no sign of the slug.. maybe one of the other 2 ate it

Check under the water dish. That's where mine go to hide when they didn't "stay" for dinner. :)

[d_virginiana]

When Houdini was tiny (rescued him from the pet store dog food display at two days old) he would have trouble with even chopped nightcrawlers because they were a bit sticky. If he got a chunk even a little too big, he would kind of choke and end up having to wipe it out of his mouth on the side of the water dish. It's probably just the size and the fact that checkereds aren't as crazy about slugs as NWs.

But better safe than sorry! We have a tree trunk that always has literally HANDFULS of good slugs in it, but nightcrawlers are so cheap and I'm so paranoid I've never bothered :p