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


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Posted by ed-b on March 23, 2003 at 12:10:32:

In Reply to: Re: hello ,,new here ,,need some help posted by ed-b on February 15, 2003 at 04:38:39:

::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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