I lost a snake...

Originally Posted by smokeyandthebandit05

I have a question about feeding. When I buy pinkies Im assuming they are just mice right? I know a guy whos daughter has gerbils and they are reproducing like crazy and Im curious if I can feed the baby gerbils to the snake?

The problem with feeding it gerbil pinkies is that they can associate the smell of gerbils and not mice with food, and refuse to eat mice, in which case, scenting would be needed to get it to eat mice again. That being said, in general, corns are not considered to be picky eaters, but unless you have a constant supply of gerbils, I'd recommend against it, just in case.

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Originally Posted by Wanger

The problem with feeding it gerbil pinkies is that they can associate the smell of gerbils and not mice with food, and refuse to eat mice, in which case, scenting would be needed to get it to eat mice again. That being said, in general, corns are not considered to be picky eaters, but unless you have a constant supply of gerbils, I'd recommend against it, just in case.

I hear there are plenty of gerbils to be found in Fire Island.

Originally Posted by Wanger

The problem with feeding it gerbil pinkies is that they can associate the smell of gerbils and not mice with food, and refuse to eat mice, in which case, scenting would be needed to get it to eat mice again. That being said, in general, corns are not considered to be picky eaters, but unless you have a constant supply of gerbils, I'd recommend against it, just in case.

corns will eat any rodent really lol there not pickie some snakes are i dont think i have ever seen a pickie corn lol