Quote Originally Posted by Lori P View Post
So... just thinking here. In the wild, our snakes eat worms without them being "cleaned out" (obviously). Is it conceivable that they make use of the partially digested dirt that the worms contain? This worm "dirt" would contain minerals, beneficial bacteria, and enzymes... that perhaps the snakes need, or, at the least, benefit from. True, cleaning the worms out makes it less messy for us; but is it beneficial for the snakes to take away something that they would normally ingest??
I had actually considered this and for a worm that I'm not cutting into I wouldn't bother cleaning, but since worms aren't the sole source of nutrition for my guys I'm getting rid of as much goo as possible before cutting into them... remember my squirting story?