Found a brown snake!

[infernalis]

Hello and welcome!
I'm from Michigan and we still have slugs here under rocks and such- I'd agree with Stefan about trying a nearby park.

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Are you really sure Stefan said that??

[Selkielass]

Oops! Sorry about the misquote!!

[booyabazooka]

Well, I have some red worms. He's interested, but I think they're still too big for him. I'd say the worms are about the same diameter as the snake, and about half his length.

I put one in last night, and he bit into it - then the worm kind of wrapped itself around the snake (I really need to name this thing), and the snake then backed off.

Just now, though, I tried cutting one up, and I got him to eat a fourth of one! So, that's some progress, I guess.

[infernalis]

Just now, though, I tried cutting one up, and I got him to eat a fourth of one! So, that's some progress, I guess.

Great news....

[guidofatherof5]

Red worms are toxic to garter snakes.
Night crawlers and earthworms are the safe worms for garter snakes.

[booyabazooka]

Red worms are toxic to garter snakes.
Night crawlers and earthworms are the safe worms for garter snakes.

It's a good thing this isn't a garter, then?

[infernalis]

My Dekayi have eaten red worms with no ill affects in the past

Baby night crawlers are a great choice if you can get them.

[kibakiba]

I'd stay on the safe side and not feed them red worms, ever. I don't know much of anything about them, but I cant imagine those being good for it. Night crawlers would be best, many bait shops sell them and they are easy to keep. I have about 60 night crawlers and I breed them, my snakes love them and eat them every few days with salmon and tilapia.

[booyabazooka]

The only night crawlers I saw at the pet store were huge - do you have any small snakes that you feed these to? Do you have baby nightcrawlers, or feed them pieces?

[infernalis]

The only night crawlers I saw at the pet store were huge - do you have any small snakes that you feed these to? Do you have baby nightcrawlers, or feed them pieces?

Sometimes pieces work, but some snakes need to see movement to to get them to take interest in the worm.

I'd say it's worth it to try cutting up a night crawler and offering the pieces.