Are there any types of snakes that just eat insects? My nephew wants a snake badly and his mom says that would be fine but there is no way she will allow rodents to be fed.
2007-01-30 00:22:34 · 11 answers · asked by KathyS 7 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
The option of dead rodents is not an option. His Mom is a fancy rat breeder and loves rodents.
2007-01-30 01:05:53 · update #1
There are very few species of snakes tha eat only insects and these can be very difficult to keep. BTW, garters will not survive on a fish or insect only diet. I've been raising them for over 40 yrs. & they need substantial amounts of protien once they reach about one year of age. I have two 4 1/2 ft long females that devour 5-6 full sized mice/ week.
2007-01-30 05:16:25 · answer #1 · answered by preacher55 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While many of the answers below are technically right, functionally, there are only a few snakes that the average keeper can keep without using rodents.
Some snakes, as mentioned, will do chicks- which are generally harder to find, more expensive, and even more disgusting to most people to use for food than rodents are!
Kingsnakes can live on other snakes... which is actually not very helpful either.
Some water snakes can live on fish- but few of these are beginner's snakes.
There have been experiments with 'snake sausages', but most people find that these are just plain not very healthy or useful in everyday use.
I'd suggest a Bearded dragon lizard!
2007-01-30 08:14:21 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good choice for a snake that would be a non-rodent eating is the Rough Green snake sometimes they can be difficult to find but they are pretty good on cost for about 60-70$ Can.They can live on a strict diet of insects available crickets and unlike mammal and amphibian snakes they can and will eat every day.
2007-01-30 00:37:28 · answer #3 · answered by Matt 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Okay, the answer before this is great, but the rodents do not have to be alive. My snake is fed a frozen mouse from the freezer every other week. If this helps, tell me!
Seeing your update,
Some snakes only eat eggs and stuff. Call petco, the number is on the website!
2007-01-30 00:57:03 · answer #4 · answered by keℓsey<3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
garter snakes although they do eat insects need rodents as well plus they stink !lol they have a musk odour to repel enemy's its awful. Rough green snakes eat insects and fish but they are very hard to keep they are stressed easily and don't like to be handled of course ther are exceptions and Im sure some of them may calm down. how old is your nephew wil the care of the snake eventually fall to mom as most pets do lol! may be this is why she is reluctant
2007-01-30 03:40:47 · answer #5 · answered by cameron b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i recommend a garter snake as they are very low maintenance and eat insects and fish. i don't recommend a rough green snake for any child as they move very quick and are good at escaping and also can cost a lot of money. i would do some research on some snakes you think would be a good idea and see if you find the right snake for him.
2007-01-31 00:33:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dekay brown snake. I used to have a pink albino, it grew to about 17 inches and it did not require rodents. only insects like worms, slugs, crickets.
2007-02-02 17:46:44 · answer #7 · answered by Astroboy1979 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Solomon Island Boas do fine on frozen chicks. My boa constrictor would eat frozen chicks too, but I'm not so sure how one would do on a steady diet of them--she only got them once in a while as they were kept mainly for the enjoyment of the tegus. My Solomon Island boas often would not eat rodents if there were chicks they could scent, but I hesitate to recommend these as a pet as they tend to be quite snappy.
I had a friend who fed his boa constrictor entirely on snake sausages. Boa constrictors tend to be greedy feeders, so your friend could try these-- http://www.naturalbalanceinc.com/zoological/reptilediet.html
I wouldn't recommend he try keeping the species that's shown in the ad though.
2007-01-30 07:03:55 · answer #8 · answered by Redneck Crow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there became right into a controversy, he might have regurgitated by way of now. even nonetheless, next time, throw the rodents in slightly warm water for a jiffy, not boiling, yet warm faucet, and by no skill microwave. purely positioned him decrease back in his cage and bypass away him on my own for twenty-four hours. he would be fantastic.
2016-12-13 04:21:37 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should talk to someone at a pet store when the snake would be purchased....and your Zebra Finch question intrigued me. Sounds like a bad case of "hypocrit."
2007-02-02 03:37:33 · answer #10 · answered by Addicted To This 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋