Clumsy baby

[guidofatherof5]

Indeed, he napped on one hand while I fed the others with my other hand. I'm so happy he's eating. I'd be crushed if I lost him, he's such a little love.

I know how you feel.
I got my smallest Thamnophis ordinoides (Northwestern Garter Snake) to eat tonight. I was able to find one slug in my backyard. I had offered cutup night crawler and she refused it.
When I offered the slug it was gone in the blink of an eye.
It feels so good to get a non-eater eating. I think I will go look for a few more slugs.

[kibakiba]

yeah, I offered the live tiny night crawlers, a slug and some salmon. Tiny got a bit feisty with the feeding container haha. I scented the worms with salmon and I guess the salmon touched the side of the container. Tiny was attacking it for a while before realizing there were no worms or salmon there.

[RedSidedSPR]

My self caught garter didnt eat for two weeks after I caught him, but when I offered him fish, he ate them with little hesitation. I can relate to not being able to afford guppies, but you could try supplementing rosy red minnows as long as they are not in too much water or it will wash off. Even if you dont supplement, it might get hem/her eating.

[RedSidedSPR]

Oh.. you already got him eating. Sorry

[kibakiba]

Yeah, he's a big piggy now
I have another non-eater but I'm working on different methods of feeding. He just may have eaten the worm I left in with him last night. He really doesn't like me, but he'll get used to me after I get him eating

[ConcinusMan]

Oh.. you already got him eating. Sorry

Also, these are "land locked" northwesterns. Not a creek, stream, lake, or pond for miles. These guys are definitely slug/worm eaters.

Real tough to get northwesterns to change food types, in spite of all the tricks we have up our sleeves, especially with the one's that only want to eat slugs. I could bury a small piece of night crawler in slug slime and guts and they will eat around it if they don't want worms.

Good luck Steve!

I am very fortunate in that the litter born this year to my red stripe girl take anything. Worms, fish, pinkies, anything. Very lucky. I fully expected worm/slug eaters only. Mom is WC and won't touch anything but worms, occasionally slugs, no matter how hungry she gets.

[kibakiba]

I got squirt to eat a while ago, but I've been too busy to post. He'll only take live tiny night crawlers in his water dish. If I put them in a food dish, he wont take them, and, he wont take them if I'm anywhere near him. He's a shy little one.

[guidofatherof5]

Shy or not. Eating is a good thing. Way to go Squirt.

[kibakiba]

Indeed, I had got a picture of him eating once... He tried wolfing down two worms at once. He's a silly little guy.

On the topic of food, I cant find the safe fish list for garters, but is sockeye salmon okay to feed them? We got a pound and a half of it the other day (for human consumption) and I'm running low on fish for my babies. I was thinking of cutting a little slab of it off to keep for them, but I don't know if it's safe.

[guidofatherof5]

Here you go:
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/husb...fish-list.html