Cuddles!

[acovert]

Alright. So, all of my night crawlers died so I went out to our backyard and dug up some worms.
Are those safe to feed Cuddles? They look just like the night crawlers I had, so that's what I'm assuming they are. There shouldn't be any chemicals in our back yard as far as I know, so they shouldn't be contaminated. But I don't want to feed them to him without being pretty sure that they are safe.
The only thing I can think of that might be a problem is that my stepfather spread some mole repellent through the backyard like a month ago. But I found these worms in the garden area, which is separate from the actual backyard, so none of the repellent was spread around there. It wasn't a liquid repellent of any sort.

[guidofatherof5]

If they were found in the soil I think they are probably safe.
Any chance you can post a photo or two?

[acovert]

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They're really small - it's a bad season for worm hunting right now.
I just can't tell what kind of worm they are. They're too small for me.
I probably won't feed them to him any time soon. More or less thinking about raising them if they're safe.

[EasternGirl]

Those are nightcrawlers. I would double check and ask your stepdad...make sure he didn't put any of the mole repellent where the worms were.

[acovert]

I was watching him put the mole repellent down. Mom and I were amazed because he was actually doing something other than watching TV, so we watched. He used it all up then, and not in the garden part - we haven't gotten any moles there, but the opposite side of the yard had a major problem with it.

[EasternGirl]

Well...those are the right kind of worms...look just like the nightcrawlers I have.

[acovert]

Awesome.
Anyways, checked on the mole repellent. Genius stepdad doesn't remember a thing. But I looked up the brand I remember it being - I read the bag, so I remember - and it says that it's safe and there's no poisons in it.

[EasternGirl]

Cool...guess you're good to go then.

[acovert]

This is mostly for curiosity's sake...

I know garters can eat slugs. Can they eat snails as well? I read somewhere that they could, but I wanted to ask to find out if that was true.
We don't get snails around here, so it's not an option, but I'm still curious xD

[kibakiba]

If you peel the shells, they can. Mine get them as a treat a couple times a year.