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Re: hello ,,new here ,,need some help


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Posted by ed-b on February 15, 2003 at 04:38:39:

In Reply to: hello ,,new here ,,need some help posted by Wa$ted on February 14, 2003 at 04:41:22:

:hello,,first time here.im thinking of buying a garter.it wont be my first snake so i know a little bout snakes ,but i want to know what should the temp be
:and some people say they have to eat frogs every now and then and some people say you dont have to.

:personnally id like to feed it fish such as gold fish .
:(btw do they eat mollies,excuse the spelling)
:if i want to feed it fish ,is it enough cause ?i heard it should eat mice cause it has alot of nutrients.

:and what is the best substrate ,,is astroturf good

:thanks in advance


Hi there,

you don't have to give them mice or frogs. I give my snakes fish and catfood for years now and they do fine! See some pics on my homepage: www.thamnophis.nl

Ed



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