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    Re: Two Questions Related to Pinkys

    Quote Originally Posted by dashnu View Post
    I guess what Im leading to is pinkys are probably not a good all around source for food or are they? I guess this could be argued either way since most snakes thrive off only rodents.
    most snakes eat mainly rodents and birds in the wild. Those snakes thrive very well off only rodents. I do not believe that garters should be fed a diet purely of mice, it makes them too fat, but that's just me. I also do limit the intake of my snakes mainly because I've seen regurges occur from over eating.... some of mine just will not stop at full capacity. They eat mostly fish and worms and amphibs normally, and since learning that eastern hognose can often develop problems from a rodent diet, I see an all rodent diet as a potentially too-rich diet for thamnophis. It's convenient for most, and that's not necessarily a bad thing, unless it does unseen harm on the snakes. unfortunately I am one of those weirdos that has developed a high dislike for today's modern world and the "convenience" trend... individually packaged servings of applesauce... ready-to-eat lunches and yogurt in a tube... not for me!
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    Re: Two Questions Related to Pinkys

    I have no strong opinion either way
    I try to offer variety, but I do have garters that are only interested in one type of food, and if that food is rodent, it doesn't bother me anywhere near as much as when it's live minnow
    what I mean to say is that it doesn't occur to me to go through any trouble to get them to take fish or worms
    the thing is that one ought to be more restrained when feeding rodents
    my adult garters who are on a rodent diet don't even always get fed weekly - I don't worry much about them missing a meal or two - and it's no longer "all you can eat" either
    fish is fatty too
    there really isn't much in the way of "fat free" in the world of carnivores, nor would I think of it as desirable, being that fats provide fantastic compact fuel
    but if a snake has to hunt her own food, there's probably some point where being stuffed like a sausage will get in the way of actually catching something
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