A visit to the NY reptile expo!

[guidofatherof5]

HAHAHA!!! I got the baby checkered to eat 1/3 a pinky! now to get the corn to eat...

That's great news.

[Snakers]

Awesome looking snakes

[Steven@HumboldtHerps]

I have 11 species of snakes, and all of them are in separate enclosures. I have tried the "roommate" situation," and, whether different species or the same species (such as my corns), eventually either food competition or territorial intimidation or aggression becomes a problem. We can't anthropomorphize how our snakes feel rooming with one another. What looks like 2 species getting along, may be a slow drive towards one individual eventually becoming the submissive (submissives often stop eating.) And, yes, there's always the risk of ophiophagy.

[Ironpriest88]

So, the corn was separated from the others, and everyone seems to be pretty happy about this. The corn usually moves around at night and I can see him climbing on the branch every now and then. The lil albino is all over the place, and the browns seem to love him. There is no real issue between them all.

Now as far as feeding, I have gotten the albino to eat some pinky parts. Granted they were cut up really small, but hey, he is eatin. The corn however... I don't think he is truly settled in like I had thought he was. He still hasn't eaten, but other than that, he seems to be in good health. Oh, how often should I feed the albino? So far I have fed him a few small pieces of pinky (a third of a pinky cut up into 3-4 parts) twice in just as many days. Is this too much food? He doesn't seem to mind it, and eats it like nothing!

[guidofatherof5]

He doesn't seem to mind it, and eats it like nothing!

Garter snakes never turn food down. When your snakes return to their slim appearance after a feeding they could use some more food.
When they are younger they eat more as they are trying to get out of that "Happy Meal" size. The bigger they get the higher up the food chain they climb.
Granted, it's not much of a move but it is a move.

[Ironpriest88]

Haha, "happy meal size". Ok, when he looks slim, he gets food gotcha! Thanks once again for the tip

[guidofatherof5]

Haha, "happy meal size". Ok, when he looks slim, he gets food gotcha! Thanks once again for the tip

Some foods digest and move through the systems slower than others.
Worms move through very fast.
Pinkies move the slowest, as a rule.

[ConcinusMan]

I broke away from the usual fish and worms the other day with my litters and fed them all pinky parts. I was very pleased that all the concinnus and even the ordinoides took right to the pinkies. However, I offered them food 2 days in a row after that, and they didn't want to eat so I guess the pinkies held them over pretty well.

Today, after 2 days of not eating, they finally attacked and stuffed themselves on night crawlers and tilapia.