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Cursed_Witch

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I havent logged in on this site forever
but i am writing because just about 30 min ago.. we were moving stuff in the backyard and we actualy squished a garter snake... poor thing is twisted and bended and can only move his head and upper part a little..

I dont know what to do, it is definetly dying. keeps opening his mouth as in a cry for help... and he is laying there with his mouth open...

can anyone please tell me what i can do?!?! any meds? any treatment ???anything??????? im afraid he wont survive the night!!!!
 
From what you posted it sounds as if you broke his spine causing him to be paralyzed from the break down....in that situation there wasn't anything to be done except to ease the suffering......

I hate it when stuff like that happens.....

A friend and i stopped one night to try and get a snake off the road and in the effort to catch him or shoo him off the road my buddy stepped on him (it was a copperhead and when he tried to bite he lifted his foot and when he went to set it down it moved that direction and he came down on its head) crap happens sorry to hear it!

MCHouse
www.Nightbreedreptiles.com
 
I come across this from time to time because of diffrent reasons. Lawn mower, car or someone tried to kill it. I hate doing it but if it is hurt and I know it will die, I go ahead and finish killing the snake. I can't stand seeing them in pain. I hate doing it but it's quick and I hope quick enough that it doesn't feel the pain.
 
Big squishy group hug everyone. It is very sad when it happens but it happens a lot... I've seen a couple hampsters get dropped and their backs break. It's a very painful sight to see, and more painful knowing you can't fix it.
 
dragonfly said:
Big squishy group hug everyone. It is very sad when it happens but it happens a lot... I've seen a couple hampsters get dropped and their backs break. It's a very painful sight to see, and more painful knowing you can't fix it.
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thank you. that is nice of you to say and so true btw


i have news..
i caught another snake today.
Is a baby one maybe about 5 or 6 inches... its tail seems cut off but healed.
Now i need to know from you people *and yes i am searching*
how to take care of it as in terms of food..
I know i read it eats crickets.. but how often and should i leave the crickets in the tank wiht him all the time??
 
Hmm what kind of snake have you found?
Could you please post pictures.

As far as i know, most species of snakes live on a diet of meat eg prodominantly rodents, toads, lizards.

Cant imagine what snake you would feed crickets?
 
Cursed_Witch said:
thank you. that is nice of you to say and so true btw


i have news..
i caught another snake today.
Is a baby one maybe about 5 or 6 inches... its tail seems cut off but healed.
Now i need to know from you people *and yes i am searching*
how to take care of it as in terms of food..
I know i read it eats crickets.. but how often and should i leave the crickets in the tank wiht him all the time??
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Well you're very welcome.

Agreed, interested as to what kind of snake it is... But if he/she is eating the crickets I'm thinking you could put one in there every 4 or so days... Sort of like feeding pinkies to a baby corn???

(I'm trying to be helpful, I'm no expert haha...But we'll see what others say).

Methinks crickets bite though... So perhaps watch when you feed them to him/her!

Oh, I found this:
Do not leave invertebrate prey, especially mealworms, kingworms, or crickets, in the enclosure with a reptile without also leaving food for the prey. If the reptile does not eat the invertebrates right away, they will soon get hungry and start feeding on whatever is available, which is usually the reptile. Many reptiles become so severely chewed up and stressed out by their prey that they require veterinary care; such reptiles, like snakes who have been attacked by rodents, can be very difficult to get self-feeding again. Another scenting trick is pithing. This involves piercing the braincase of the killed prey with a pin or nail before offering it to the reptile. Never leave live rodents in an enclosure with the reptile. Too many big boids have died or been permanently disfigured by rodent attacks.
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http://www.anapsid.org/feedingtips.html

Good luck!
 
Tula_Montage said:
Hmm what kind of snake have you found?
Could you please post pictures.

As far as i know, most species of snakes live on a diet of meat eg prodominantly rodents, toads, lizards.

Cant imagine what snake you would feed crickets?
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its another garter snake
 
Cursed_Witch said:
yes it is a garter snake
does anyone have one?

id like to know how its done
and fish?!?! how weird is that
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I have never known anyone to feed a garter crickets or any other insect for that matter. They may eat thouse things in the wild but it makes for a very bad captive diet.

Most people feed them fish by putting live fish in the water bowl.

It is sill recommended that you try to get them feeding on mice though.
 
Billybobob said:
I have never known anyone to feed a garter crickets or any other insect for that matter. They may eat thouse things in the wild but it makes for a very bad captive diet.

Most people feed them fish by putting live fish in the water bowl.

It is sill recommended that you try to get them feeding on mice though.
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i never hread about the fish before.
I caught it from the wild so i assume i should keep him on crickets or wahtever it eats..
SO if i were to feed him fish.. what type should it be?

and btw.. the snake is about 5inches! baby..no pinkie will be small enough
 
Most people feed them fish by putting live fish in the water bowl.
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On occasion we have caught a garter snake kept it for a week or two. We would buy feeder fish put two or three is a clear glass bowl and put it the tank and watch them eat, very fascinating. susan
 
Cursed_Witch said:
i never hread about the fish before.
I caught it from the wild so i assume i should keep him on crickets or wahtever it eats..
SO if i were to feed him fish.. what type should it be?

and btw.. the snake is about 5inches! baby..no pinkie will be small enough
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In the wild they would be able to get a larger variety of insects so they might be able to get a compleat diet from insects alone. But in captivity I would say to not feed a diet of just crickets (infact I would not offer any insects).

For a garter that small I would recommend guppies or minnows. And that you try to get it on pinkys as soon as possible.
 
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