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[Odie]

Hi, from Oregon, Gelshark

[Garter_Gertie]

Gel, I'm confused myself. I don't know what I feed! LOL!!!

I don't do live, but my one garter just ate 1/2 (length-wise) of a f/t pinkie for the first time ever.

Things are a bit up in the air here. I've two stubborn children that will not go onto f/t pinkies to save MY life. And sometimes even turn their noses up at salmon and tilapia. They're pretty picky eaters, but one's starting to come along.

The other is the most stubborn creature I've ever come across. But... someday I think he'll be taking pinkies.

I've tried everything I've read here. What's funny... They - my two garters Peepers and Jeepers - have four guppies living in their 'swimming pool' and those guppies have been there like 4+ weeks and it's to where I'm feeding the guppies!

I can't do live. I just can't. I just did Friday for my one Hoggy, and I pray I never have to again. To hard on me.

[gelshark]

with my other snakes i have never done live - not that it'd be too hard on me - just don't want to take any risks and they are doing fine on F/T

[infernalis]

F/T is best for garters for a few reasons, One being that Garters do not constrict or otherwise kill prey, so they will swallow the pinky live, and the pinky will live for a short while longer in the snakes belly.

Not necessarily harmful to the snake, just depends on how humane you want to be to the pinky.

F/T are pre killed, and if handled correctly safer to feed.