Worm colonies?

[KephrenJorgensen]

I live in the North West, and we DO have monster slugs. !2 inch banana slugs crossing the road everywhere. Ive been thinking of using these slugs and just using the younger ones after they breed. I suppose having a few different species could be beneficial to the snakes. There are so many slugs around here that I honestly dont need a colony, it would just be more convenient if I didnt have to go out and obtain so many slugs from somewhere other than my fridge :P I'm feeding an adult female ordinoides, she readily eats anything I give her (pinkies, safe fish, worms, slugs, snails, frogs/tadpoles). Her 3 remaining babies are feeding on fish and worms with a little calcium and multivitamin supplement right now.

[guidofatherof5]

If the diet is so varied I would drop off the frogs/tadpoles to reduce the chance of parasites plus it helps the frog population. They can use all the help they can get. You can still use them for scenting purposes if needed.

[KephrenJorgensen]

I've honestly only used the frogs a few times in 2 years. She just has so much fun catching them, and I hate to take away her fun. When I did use them they were young tree frogs that I had kept for a few weeks and fed gutloaded crickets. Her staple foods are fish and worms and slugs, but she gets a couple pinkies every once in a while. She gains a lot of weight from snails, so I only use them as treats. I was using the frogs as treats I guess too. She would try to eat tadpoles, but could never catch them. I think she successfully ate 3 frogs, 0 tadpoles, it may have been more or less on the frogs, and the rest were just too fast for her and were let go.