Hello!
I'm new to the forum. I have found a couple of very small (4") baby gaters. I have cut up some earthworms I found to try and feed them, but they won't eat them and I have had them for 2 weeks? I have them both housed together in a 5 gallon bucket right now.
Any advice?
Thanks!
Jack
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07-01-2008, 01:45 PM #1"First shed, A Success"
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Hi Jack, and welcome to the forum.
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07-01-2008, 01:48 PM #3Moderator
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The housing may be the problem... 'bucket' doesn't sound like you have created a habitat for them. Do you know the species you have? Where in the US are you, Jack?
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07-01-2008, 01:56 PM #4"First shed, A Success"
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Please don't misunderstand. I have an aquarium that I have a deecent set-up with several garters that I have caught near Rittman/ Wadsworth, OH and also 2 Garter's from near Plymouth Michagan.
Originally Posted by adamanteus
I put these 2 young garter's in a seperate 5 gallon bucket becuase they do not appear to be eating the earthworms I caught for them...?
My thinking was seperating them from the other may help them eat the worms which would be always located near them?
Thoughts?
Thanks again! This is a great forum!
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07-01-2008, 01:50 PM #5The Golden Snake
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welcome to the forum jack and i agree the james a bucket is not a good habitat for a snake
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Welcome aboard, Jack.
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07-01-2008, 01:51 PM #7In Hog Heaven
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An empty 5 gallon bucket but for the snakes? If so they're probably very stressed with no hides and staring at each other 24/7 and unable to soak. Two weeks in a 5 gallon bucket is a very long time in a 5 gallon bucket...
And welcome!
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07-01-2008, 01:58 PM #8It's all about the Fuzzies
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Welcome Jack! If you decide to keep these little guys I'd work on the housing a bit and then try some live guppies in a dish. The idea for now is to get them to eat something. You can, and probably should, switch them to different food once they're reliably eating for you. Good luck.
TamiOh. Because you know, it seems to me that, aside
from being a little mentally ill, she's pretty normal.
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07-01-2008, 01:59 PM #9The Golden Snake
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well my snake george wont eat an earthworm that is placed in front of her
for some reason she only eats them from my hand
any thoughts on that to?
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Re: Baby Garter's Not Eating?
it's called "tease feeding" Originally Posted by crzy_kevo
Garters love it.
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