In the expectation of my checkered albino arriving soon I was wondering how best to prepare garden earth worms, I already know to watch out for the red wigglers which are toxic, what I'm concerned about are parasites. Would pre freezing them before feeding them to the snake be sufficient, or should I take a different approach altogether? Also if I do freeze them, should I thaw them out or just toss them right in the water dish? Not sure whether it would matter or not.

Also any first time feeding tips you could offer would be great. I remember when I was young I could never get wild caught snakes to eat so I don't want to take any chances.