My new eastern Black Necks have arrived!

[brain]

Mine came from Joanna Duby, but they all eat chopped up trout just fine.

Trout, I just got one today and need to cut it up and try it.

My source of guppies just isn't making it and the fish tank I set up for mollies won't be producing for at least 6 months.

I have tried NC , salmon and guppies and the only thing so for is the guppies. I was talking with a good friend who knows nothing of snakes and suggested catfish. Anyone tried this with any success?

[guidofatherof5]

I was talking with a good friend who knows nothing of snakes and suggested catfish. Anyone tried this with any success?

Catfish and Bullhead are both on the unsafe list:
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/husb...fish-list.html

[brain]

[QUOTE=guidofatherof5;146469]Catfish and Bullhead are both on the unsafe list:


Oh yea I remember that list, read sometime ago .. TY Steve

[amattel]

One of mine took a guppy this morning. YES!

Now if I can just get the other one on them I will be a happy camper.

I just weighed them.. one was 4 grams and the other 6 grams. I am used to my Boas which start around 50-100 grams.

I no longer know which is the female (perhaps the larger one?) but I will have plenty of time to figure that out as they grow.

I have set up a 20 gallon with 20 guppies. I am feeding off and replacing the males for now until the fry get large enough to feed off.. I figure in a 2-3 months I will have enough to supply the needs of my pair until they are ready to convert to pinkies.

[guidofatherof5]

That's great news, Adam.
I wish I had a guppy setup but they don't last long enough for me to breed them. I use about 50 a week.
Too many little mouths to feed.

[amattel]

That's great news, Adam.
I wish I had a guppy setup but they don't last long enough for me to breed them. I use about 50 a week.
Too many little mouths to feed.

Wow! 50 a week! Have you found a bulk source to be able to source that many?

If you lived in southern FL you could have several ponds in your backyard, I guess.

[guidofatherof5]

A local small pet shop stocks them.
As a rule they are always available.

[MoJo]

Congratulations, those are very beautiful babies.

I think most of the ones that I shipped out this season are eating frozen chopped up fish or pinks. I feel really badly but the last pair I shipped out would only eat live fish. I know the pair that I bought last year took me a very long time to get on pinks but they finally did.

I think if you are peristent with them eventually they will switch. You just have to figure out what works. For the pair that I got last year it worked to put the pinky parts in the water with the live fish and eventually they took pinkies floating in the water! My last pair from this year would have none of that though. I am hoping the new owner won't have too much trouble converting them.

[brain]

Great looking snakes. Love that first photo.
That's a happy looking snake.

I can see "maybe" the radix coloring

Still good lookers.

Good luuck with the guppie tank Adam, I too set one up but also like Steve, I just can't keep it stocked

I have 3 Blacknecks, 1 Valley Garter and 1 radix all eating guppies. And the "only" pet store on the island gets $0.20 each no matter the size. So $5.00 in guppies every three days ... man this is killing me.

But then I just spent $1,400.00 on vet bills for our cat. These are like kids to me aso I'll pay the oprice untill my tank gets up and running.

[amattel]

These guys make me laugh!

So one has been converted to guppies and the other is holding out. SO I had the other in a plastic deli cup with a little water and a flopping guppy... after a few hours he didn't take it so I opened the cup and set him and it back in their cage. I come back 20 minutes later and the guppy is gone. of course the one that is taking guppies is growing larger having eaten another, and the other is just clueless

Hopefully he will catch a clue soon so I can relax about it.