Will garters eat other snake species?

[Light of Dae]

Who's bright idea is it to cook pinkies? There's no reason to do that. And you have it backwards.

He mentioned boiling the mouse...
I am terribly Dyslexic so Backwards lol sounds about right.

But still, "braining" is usually enough. But don't thaw pinkies directly in water. It's better to thaw them in a bag and not dilute the smell with water. "marinating" them in their own fluids/blood has always did the trick for me, for snakes that resisted eating them.

Still, I don't think that garters will eat baby corns. Maybe you can freeze them and find a better use later, for another creature.

Marinating sounds like an awesome idea.

Maybe Scorpions would eat baby corns? My kingsnake would love them lol

[ConcinusMan]

Yes, I'm sure some large arachnids, scorpions, and certainly kingsnakes would adore them.

[katach]

Or you could keep trying to get them to eat and then find loving homes for them....

[norcalj]

Garters don't typically eat other snakes although I have heard that wandering can be cannibalistic.

I don't think that it's just wandering garters that can be cannibalistic. I think that the entire 'western terrestrial' complex has a tendency towards being ophiophagous. A couple of years ago, I had a coast garter that attempted to make a meal out of one of my blue-striped garters.

[EasternGirl]

Yeah...I don't like the idea of feeding baby snakes to another animal. I would keep trying to get them to eat...if they die, they die...at least you tried your best.

[thamneil]

Doesn't look like you've got many options on this one. I would just keep trying to feed the corns. Or you could give them to somebody with a kingsnake...

[snake man]

I dont know if feeding them to something else is really the most humane thing...

[ProXimuS]

I would try to get them eating, and if not I guess it's not a bad idea to "not let them go to waste," and feed them to something else...Not saying that would be my # 1 idea, and not trying to take any sides, but think about the little baby mice that we feed to our snakes....Those little guys weren't even given a chance. I would at least give these babies a fighting chance, and if they pass, I guess that would be up to you on what happens then(but I guess not a good idea to give to your garter as previously stated...)

[EasternGirl]

So..we are talking about feeding the cornsnakes to another snake after they pass or before?

[ProXimuS]

Oh, I guess I thought they would do it that way...I didn't even take giving them to something while they were still alive into consideration....I wouldn't do it if they were still living..