I have a 2.5 foot garter snake we rescued from my cat a couple weeks ago. Like so many others, he seems to love fish. Of course, I fed him minnows that were NOT thiaminase-free the first week...I have yet to get him to eat a nightcrawler or a pinkie.

I'm aggravated to no end that Petco sells thousands of feeder fish--all of them on the thiaminase list. Of course, they don't sell common guppies. I haven't seen a common guppy in ages.

Our corn snake eats pinkies with no problem, I just wish I could work the same magic with the garter.

Suggestions? Other than this problem, Stanley is the nicest fish!