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Old 08-07-12, 01:09 PM   #16
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My first ever captive snake was a brown snake my daughter found out in the meadow, I would not even be here right now if not for that.

I always went out into my yard in the wee hours of the morning when the dew was still wet on the grass, little slugs would always be nibbling on the grass so gathering bunches of them was easy.

For baby worms, just flip rocks or roll over logs.

During the winter I kept a broken chest freezer with about a foot of compost in the bottom, I caught a few hundred slugs in the autumn and put them in there with the compost, I fed them lettuce from the grocery store.

It's a ton of work, but it was worth it.

I'm glad you mentioned that. I was wondering if you'd need slugs through the winter. I wonder if I caught and released one of those in my garden if it would keep the slugs off my flowers
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I'm glad you mentioned that. I was wondering if you'd need slugs through the winter. I wonder if I caught and released one of those in my garden if it would keep the slugs off my flowers
Yes, if there is a lot of food, some water and a secure hide, the snake would very likely stay put.
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Old 08-07-12, 01:20 PM   #18
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Yes, if there is a lot of food, some water and a secure hide, the snake would very likely stay put.
I don't know if we have those in this area though
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Old 08-07-12, 01:42 PM   #19
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I don't know if we have those in this area though
Yes they do live around you.
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Old 08-07-12, 01:44 PM   #20
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That's awesome.. I need to remember that since I work for Abbott and get that stuff on discount.. I know it helps with the normal dehydration stemming from a night of heavy drinking...
No problem, it needs to be diluted with water maybe someone can chime in with the exact ratio
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Re: Is my snake dehydrated or starving?

My snake seems to have snapped out of what ever it was going through pretty good.
I don't know why this happened. But thanks for all the tips.
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Yes they do live around you.
Great! That'll be so much easier than my current method of grinding up eggshells and putting them at the flower bases.
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