Posted by DAVIS on September 11, 2000 at 21:03:50:
I WENT SNAKE HUNTING LAST NITE. I CAUGHT A 3 FOOT TEXAS INDIGO. HE PUT UP A HELLUVA FIGHT. RIGHT NOW I HAVE HIM IN A NATURALISTIC 105 GALLON TERRARIUM. I KNOW THEY EAT RODENTS, BUT WHAT ELSE CAN I FEED HIM. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF LIZARDS, SNAKES, FROGS, TOADS, WILD MICE, OTHER SNAKES, AND EVEN A CREEK WITH FIH IN IT BY MY HOUSE. I WAS WONDERING WHICH OF THESE COULD I FEED. ALSO SINCE HE IS WILD CAUGHT I ASSUME HE HAS ENDO/ECTOPARASITES. AS OF NOW I DONT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE VET BILL SO I WAS WONDERING IF HE ALREADY HAD PARASITES WOULD IT BE ABLE TO FEED HIM THESE FOOD ITEMS FRESH, OR SHOULD I STILL FREZZE THEM FOR AWHILE BEFORE I FEED HIM. THE LIZARDS AROUND MY HOUSE ARE SKINKS, ANOLES, SPINY LIZARDS. THE SNAKES ARE RIBBON, GARTER, RAT, AND OTHERS. THE FROGS ARE TREE FROGS. THE TOADS ARE WOODHOUSE, GULF COAST, TEXAS, RED SPOTTED, GREEN. WHICH OF THESE ARE SUITABLE TO FEED HIM. THANKS.