milksnake not eating!!!!!!!! - Page 3

**Aaron_S** · 07-27-13, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mygabriella

I sent u a message but the crickets ate it. The snake will swallow the whole thing. The snake can't grow without shedding. Has it shed?

Are you...are you for real?

To the OP, make sure it's legal to keep native species where you live. It isn't for everyone and if you're not supposed, then yes, the one you have is hurting the ecosystem.

**Aaron_S** · 07-27-13, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Starbuck

Make sure you are gettinf your grasshopper from an area where no herbicides or pesticides are used......
I agree with everyone who has said release it.

I had higher hopes for you...

mygabriella · 07-28-13, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

Insects are NOT part of any lampropeltis diet I know of.

Cease with the insects, these animals are not insectivores.

Actually, wild young eastern milk snakes eat slugs, crickets, grass hoppers, frogs, eggs, mice

mygabriella · 07-28-13, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by marvelfreak

That's what i was wondering. I have never heard of feeding a king snake grasshoppers WTF.

Turn the poor thing lose. Then read up and study all the info you can find on them. After all that go by a Captive Bred snake from a breeder.

Look it up. I live where there are a lot of wild eastern milk snakes and I am very well aware of what they are eating. Look it up.

mygabriella · 07-28-13, 06:50 AM

But with all this being said. I do agree you should let It go. Hasn't it been like a month or more?

mygabriella · 07-28-13, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Are you...are you for real?

To the OP, make sure it's legal to keep native species where you live. It isn't for everyone and if you're not supposed, then yes, the one you have is hurting the ecosystem.

I'm very for real, do you have an issue?

mygabriella · 07-28-13, 07:19 AM

First article that pops up in google
"have been known to consume a variety of animals including rodents, eggs, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates. Nevertheless the diet of an adult milk snake still primarily consists of rodents."
"Young milk snakes typically eat slugs, insects, crickets, and earthworms.[5] Adult diet frequently includes lizards (especially skinks), and small mammals.[1] They are also known to eat birds and their eggs, frogs, fish, and other snakes.[5]"

Not saying all the responses have been rude, but a lot of them have. I live where the wild species of this snake lives. I see them often. I don't understand why it's so hard to be helpful instead of rude.

StudentoReptile · 07-28-13, 07:38 AM

Can you reference that article? In my experience, google is the bane of education. Just because it is the first "hit" in a search, does not mean it is the most accurate. Especially if its a wikipedia article.

**Aaron_S** · 07-28-13, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by mygabriella

I'm very for real, do you have an issue?

I do. You have poor sources and passing them off as truth.

I googled "eastern milksnake diet". Want to know the first thing that popped up saying they ate bugs? Wikipedia. Poor source.

Another example is that snake's don't grow if they don't shed. That's simply not true. Snakes are growing all the time, regardless of how frequent they shed.

Kimmie · 07-28-13, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

I do. You have poor sources and passing them off as truth.

I googled "eastern milksnake diet". Want to know the first thing that popped up saying they ate bugs? Wikipedia. Poor source.

Another example is that snake's don't grow if they don't shed. That's simply not true. Snakes are growing all the time, regardless of how frequent they shed.

true, snakes should grow all their life just slower.

mygabriella · 07-28-13, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Kimmie

true, snakes should grow all their life just slower.

I was saying that a snake that is a baby isn't going to grow 2 inches with out shedding. And you can do all the research you want on eastern milksnakes. I don't need to. I already know what they eat. They live in my backyard.

mygabriella · 07-28-13, 09:27 AM

Oops meant to quote Aaron. I wasn't getting my knowledge from wiki. I just clicke the first thing that popped up google and said what I agree with. I already know what they eat.

mygabriella · 07-28-13, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

I do. You have poor sources and passing them off as truth.

I googled "eastern milksnake diet". Want to know the first thing that popped up saying they ate bugs? Wikipedia. Poor source.

Another example is that snake's don't grow if they don't shed. That's simply not true. Snakes are growing all the time, regardless of how frequent they shed.

But anyways. I'm not going to spend my time arguing with you anymore. Your welcome to do research and find articles/books/info on an eastern milksnake.
If you think they only eat mice that's silly. I've seen them eat. Especially frogs. They love the frogs, so do the garters

KORBIN5895 · 07-28-13, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mygabriella

But anyways. I'm not going to spend my time arguing with you anymore. Your welcome to do research and find articles/books/info on an eastern milksnake.
If you think they only eat mice that's silly. I've seen them eat. Especially frogs. They love the frogs, so do the garters

You do realize a frog isn't a slug or a cricket, right?

farmboy · 07-28-13, 03:03 PM

Hi everybody I would just like to say thank you for your support and being with me the whole time but sadly the snake died yesterday

i checked on him at like 8-9:00am he was fine. I checked on him a hour later and still fine, i checked on him about 3-5 hours later cause i had to go out and i went to see him and i saw he was as stiff as a board and Half his head was bitten off by the crickets......... I just should have listen to you guys about letting him go and maybe he would be alive??? So again thank you everybody for your comments