My first garter ?

[adamanteus]

only nicotine and alcohol?

I was joking. I eat anything and everything that comes my way.

[adamanteus]

What types of fish are "safe" ?

Good 'safe' fish, which are easily obtainable would include trout, salmon and tilapia. All available for human consumption from the local supermarket/fishmonger.

[Zephyr]

Also, from the reports I've read on butler's garter snakes, their wild diet seems to consist of around 80% worms and 20% leeches... Both NOT vertebrates. :P

[Stefan-A]

I myself live on nothing but nicotine and alcohol (and a little houmous)

"Last time I was sober, man I felt bad
Worst hangover that I ever had
It took six hamburgers and scotch all night
Nicotine for breakfast just to put me right"

Just one of those random things that pop into your head.

[INTREPiiD]

Good 'safe' fish, which are easily obtainable would include trout, salmon and tilapia. All available for human consumption from the local supermarket/fishmonger.

How can I feed these to the garter ? Just lay out thawed-out chunks of fillet ?

[jeanette]

rofl stefan

[Stefan-A]

rofl stefan

Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel

[adamanteus]

How can I feed these to the garter ? Just lay out thawed-out chunks of fillet ?

If you cut the fish into meal sized portions before you freeze it, you can just thaw one portion at feeding time. This is then cut into easy to swallow sized strips, offered either in forceps or on a little dish.

[INTREPiiD]

So I take it that I should buy this trout/salmon/tilapia fresh, not frozen, at the supermarket ?

[Stefan-A]

Oh, no, no no no noo. I didn't mean that I wanted the garter to be vegetarian by any means. He's opposed to feeding it mice, is all. I guess I'm going to have to force him to get over it; I'm the one who is going to be feeding it, anyhow !

Yeah, that's what I was sort of implying. That a person who wants to keep snakes needs to get over things like this.