Snake Update

[abcat1993]

Well, according to the snake measuring program my snake is roughly 13.9-14.5 inches long. The 13.9 was the first measurment and the 14.5 was the second (just goes to show that the software isn't perfect; that is unless you have a PERFECT picture that is completely flat and not taken at an angle) and last month it was roughly 11.7 (it actually went down somehow from 11.9)
So, in summary, it's grown at leat 2 inches in one month (I've taken the pictures every fifth of each month)

[Elliot]

Wow, you feed it pinkies right? (just asking because that may be the reason)

[abcat1993]

No, actually it's only eaten one at the most in the past month. I feed it worms on tuesday and friday. I also occasionally dust them with powder too, since I'm not feeding pinkies.

[Elliot]

Oh, cool. I tried to get my ribbon to eat worms but he'll only eat fish and pinkies (not that I should complain).

[abcat1993]

Lucky, mine won't even go near fish (but I haven't tried recently)

[Elliot]

That's kinda weird it's usually getting them to eat pinkies thats hard.

[abcat1993]

I'm congratulating myself for feeding my garter what was possibly it's first fish, and definitely it's first rosy red (unless they are wild and in Wisconsin)

[Sid]

Don't feel alone over the pickie eaters. I have two female T.s.sirtalis than I never managed to get to eat anything but frogs prior to burmation . Hoping as I bring them out in a couple of weeks they are hungry enough to eat something else!! I've tried scenting and every other trick that has been posted on the forum.

Sid

[zirliz]

I just feed mine live fish minnows and goldfish they eat some dead thawed stickleback I got from college also

[Snaky]

For very poor eaters, I'd certainly try some worms. I've noticed every garter has a very high response to their smell. Except for cyrtopsis, I've yet to see a cyrtopsis eat a worm...

If they eat that, you can always cut them open and rub it on the pinkies... this has never failed me.