New snake owner

[Snakers]

yes i have susccsefully raised beautifull baby browns in the past and now have more

[mustang]

But that's still counter-productive. To toxicity of the red wigglers will make them not want to eat, rather than entice them to eat. If they taste the red wiggler, they will associate that with the pinky, and decide not to eat it ever again.

It's like with humans: if you eat something that makes you feel sick, you tend not to want to eat whatever it is for a long time afterward. The same with red wigglers: it might entice them to eat once, but will also make them not want to eat it ever again.

...well i had a flathead and all he ate was red wrigglers...he was allready at adult length when i caught him....and it was during winter when very cold...i believe i kept him here longer than he would have lasted if i hadnt found him

[jitami]

Robert, just because we've done something in the past doesn't make it the best advice. Red wigglers are known to be toxic. There are other choices out there, so why not stick with things we know are safe?

Reptilegirl, the only thing I know that works are tiny baby slugs. Some have had sucess getting them to take cut up worms and even cut up pinky parts, but they really do prefer slugs. If you can't find slugs it's probably best to release them very near to where you found the mom.

[mustang]

Robert, just because we've done something in the past doesn't make it the best advice. Red wigglers are known to be toxic. There are other choices out there, so why not stick with things we know are safe?

Reptilegirl, the only thing I know that works are tiny baby slugs. Some have had sucess getting them to take cut up worms and even cut up pinky parts, but they really do prefer slugs. If you can't find slugs it's probably best to release them very near to where you found the mom.

ya listen to him... he probably(we does) know best

[reptilegirl]

ok, well I will stop buying the red ones then, the mother was the only one that liked them anyway. For the mother are night crawlers too big? I will try to look for baby slugs outside.
I cant put the babies back where i found the mother, I found the mother in the garden center where i work. She came off a plant truck in one of the plants and the other workers were going to kill it (they kill anything that wanders in there, i've saved other stuff from there before) so i took it home.
I tried to give her away at first because I thought that snakes only ate mice and I couldn't handle that, but after i found out she ate bugs I was soooooo happy.
I really hope the babies survive.

[jitami]

I cant put the babies back where i found the mother, I found the mother in the garden center where i work. She came off a plant truck in one of the plants and the other workers were going to kill it (they kill anything that wanders in there, i've saved other stuff from there before)

Sorry. I missed this part before Nightcrawlers are fine. You'll just have to cut them up. It's not a fun process, but Shannon (aSnakeLovinBabe) has a technique that makes it a little easier. Hold the worm under hot running water for a couple of seconds. This kills the worm and makes it a little easier to cut either with scissors or a knife. The babies can eat this too if you cut the pieces small enough. Your best bet is to find some slugs, though. You can cut them to size, too. I can only guess what a slimy process that may be, but we do what we have to for the little ones, right? If this doesn't work would you be willing to ship them to someone who has experience with them? Shannon, Steve, or a former member who has had good results raising baby dekays?

[Didymus20X6]

I'm telling you: A Damascus steel santoku and a nice big cutting board.