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    Snake Charmer mustang's Avatar
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    Re: catching wild garters health concerns

    hey fyi i have a w/c and hes fine...god knows hes more active(trying to do more vanishing/escape acts...if you dont want to buy one and you end up catching one...( find a young one) youll face a lot of challenges like changing food ect. but theyll get used to it..as for parisites i cant say, i dont think checker has any iv had him for almost a year (less than 3 weeks from today)
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    Re: catching wild garters health concerns

    Quote Originally Posted by mustang View Post
    hey fyi i have a w/c and hes fine...god knows hes more active(trying to do more vanishing/escape acts...if you dont want to buy one and you end up catching one...( find a young one) youll face a lot of challenges like changing food ect. but theyll get used to it..as for parisites i cant say, i dont think checker has any iv had him for almost a year (less than 3 weeks from today)
    they all have parasites just wild caught would have a bigger parasite load and could upset my corns parasite load

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    Re: catching wild garters health concerns

    Quote Originally Posted by toad772 View Post
    they all have parasites just wild caught would have a bigger parasite load and could upset my corns parasite load
    beg to differ
    captive bred snakes from a conscientious breeder or hobbyist don't have parasites
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    Re: catching wild garters health concerns

    Quote Originally Posted by drache View Post
    beg to differ
    captive bred snakes from a conscientious breeder or hobbyist don't have parasites
    yeah I got bacteria mixed up with parasites

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