I got some babies that were started on pinky parts, and the boys decided to starve themselves after they arrived at my home. After four weeks, I gave in and started feeding them earthworms because at that point I figured it was better to give in and let them have worms and wait until they get to be larger before trying to get them back on pinkies. My adult garters have learned to eat pinkies scented with earthworms, except JC prefers her pinky served with an earthworm wrapped around it. Then she eats the PINKY first and the worm for dessert!