Why wont she eat her pinkies?

[jeanette]

ok now im confused, so many different opinions

[adamanteus]

Jennifer, I hear you, but the net isn't always the best source of information... you need to sort out the rubbish from the facts....
A quote from a piece I read on the internet..."All snakes are poisonous, the danger is in their forked tongue". Okay...right! Not relevant to the current discussion, I know, but it goes to show how misleading the internet can be.
I don't 'Google', I only speak from knowledge I have gained through experience.... 40 years of it. Other people will have different experiences and different opinions.
If you ask an open forum for opinion, you're going to get a lot of conflicting answers, all you can do is use your own judgement and experience to decide which advice is right for you.

[Jenlang_79]

Ok I understand you..and I do not get my information from the net...I was just trying to figure out where you get yours. I have raised and kept many garter snakes over the years and I speak with experience. I understand that you prefer to believe the other way..and that is your personal choice..I do what I think is best for my snakes. I prefer not to risk any diseases from fish and worms. But I am not trying to fight with you, people feel very strongly your way too I guess...I just have never had a problem and many people will agree with me that this is the best diet..as I am sure many people will argue. Thanks

[adamanteus]

I know that rodents are a good diet... I use them all the time, but not exclusively.
Long, long ago I started a thread that made me most unpopular for a while...... I posted it 'for the sake of argument', just to make people think a little more...
Have a read through it, Jenny, then you'll see how my opinions are often not those of the snake keeping community as a whole.

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/husb...ht=Rodent+Diet

[infernalis]

Just simply reporting my own experience :-)

I also set up my cages to simulate nature, it's just me and my thing...

Please don't ever take offense to anything I have to say, I'm just a grumpy old man with too much time on my hands..and I love to talk snakes with anyone who will listen (and sometimes even those who dont)

Kind regards,
Wayne A. Harvey

[beaniesmommy]

Wow, I just read this link... And honestly dekaybrown & adamanteus, I will take your years of experience & useful knowledge anyday. I didn't think either one of you were offensive at all. I was really surprised to see that it was interpreted that way. Hum is all I can say...

[Jenlang_79]

Wow, I just read this link... And honestly dekaybrown & adamanteus, I will take your years of experience & useful knowledge anyday. I didn't think either one of you were offensive at all. I was really surprised to see that it was interpreted that way. Hum is all I can say...

I was talking to adamanteus when I said I did not want to argue...so sorry if anyone took it the wrong way. And I did not find anything anyone has said to me offensive. I am confused about what I said that made you think that (Beaniesmommy) Sorry if I came off the wrong way to you guys..I love talking about snakes with people and if your on here...I think your probably pretty awsome. So for the record again...I was only talking to adamanteus not anyone else. I was not saying that he was argueing with me...I was just saying I was not going to go back and forth with him on this issue anymore, I respect his opinion. I prefer to peaceful with other people. I really am a nice person and I am not mad or offended by anyone.

[Jenlang_79]

For adamanteus:

Oh and I forgot...I really do respect you for your experience..you have had more than me..I am only 28 years old and I am sure you know alot about snakes....I have fed mine pinkies for a long time.(about 15 years) without any problems....but I am sure that the way you feed them is very good. And maybe I am wrong and I will look into that. Take care and please people...don't think I am taking things offensivly...I see this as constructive critisism and nothing else...I don't take it personally and there was nothing personal to take...anyways..Have a good day..and sorry if I upset any of you.
(Please forgive my spelling errors)

[Jenlang_79]

Sorry it is me again...just wanted to clear another thing up

...I just have never had a problem and many people will agree with me that this is the best diet..as I am sure many people will argue. Thanks

All I ment is I am sure lots of other people would disagree...was not directing it at anyone..was not saying anyone was arguing with me...just ment that people have other opinons..and that is ok...alright..I will be more careful with my words in the future

[dashnu]

Sorry it is me again...just wanted to clear another thing up


All I ment is I am sure lots of other people would disagree...was not directing it at anyone..was not saying anyone was arguing with me...just ment that people have other opions..and that is ok...alright..I will be more careful with my words in the future

ROFL, Way to clear up a situation Thats a lot of explaining in all those posts