Are there any kinds of pet snakes which don't eat rodents?

Answer 1

gardner snakes actually eat fish.. you can buy the snake and the fish at the petstore. They dont get very big at all though.

Answer 2

I wanted to comment on the garters that eat the fish.

We had a lovely garter for my daughters first snake, it was really a neat creature.

The store we got it from, naturally told us everything about how to care for it, except just how hard it actually was.

We did the whole fish thing and it was good for a while but somewhere along the line we either bought bad fish or the water went bad or something and the snake ended up spending a hour or so choking (or looking like it was choking) while I'm calling the store to find a vet and they said there wasn't one so I looked online and there was a bet that would see us the next day that was over an hour drive away but the poor little thing died that night.

The store replaced it but that one died too and even more quickly so we decided that store and garters weren't for us. We still aren't very certain what we did wrong but we have been told a number of times just how hard water feeding snakes are to keep.

We now have a red tail that we have had for two and half years and just recently added at ball that we have had for about five months and they are both absolutely wonderful!!

And the feeding really isn't that bad. Since my daughter is ten I do the feeding - not that she is squeamish but that she is still young to have the patience to hold a mouse and I rat by the tail while the snake orients on the prey. We hold the food so they never really learn to hunt - theory goes this will help them to stay more docile later on.

Do lots of research.

Answer 3

If you don't like the idea of feeding them a rodent you are almost guaranteed to have trouble finding one.

Like someone else has already mentioned some snakes don't eat rodents but it is easier for them to feed them rodents.

The best thing to do is get a turtle or maybe if a bearded dragon, they both eat veggies, some geckos eat crickets and meal worms.

If you really want a snake bad enough you will have to get over the fact of giving them rodents. But the can be pre-killed when you buy them.

Good Luck with hopefully finding a snake that is right for you...

Krstl

Answer 4

There are actually several species of snake that eat other food sources than rodents. The Garter snake has already been listed which feeds on fish tossed into a large bowl of water in thier tank. There are also green snakes sometimes called green whip snakes by pet shops that eat crickets and other small insects. There are several species of shovel nosed snake that also eat insects. Then there is the alternative foods for common snakes such as boas they will eat small chicks and then graduate to larger chickens as they grow. This however can get spendy if you are not raising your own feeder chickens. Then there are the king snakes they will feed on other snakes lizards and just about any reptile or amphibian that it can get its mouth around. What ever you decide to do please just make sure you do the research and are prepared to take care of whatever animal you are wanting. As a breeder of exotics boas and various lizards I hate to see people jump into reptile because they think its cool then they realize the work involved and the animal ends up suffering because of that. Just do your home work and you will find some good stuff out there. I recommend a website called www.kingsnake.com Just go to the classifieds and you will find whatever you need.
Good Luck

Answer 5

I really don't think there are.

If you're not into the idea of a pet that eats rodents, maybe frozen feeders would be less disturbing. If you get a long pair of tweezers, you don't even have to touch them.

If that's still too much, maybe you'd be more comfortable with a lizard. Bearded dragons and leopard geckos are very nice, docile, and easy to care for. And they eat vegetables and crickets.

Answer 6

Many snakes will eat fish, other snakes, lizards, etc.- but most of them either make terrible pets, or are still fed rodents in cpativity because they are easier and cheaper.

Snakes are not good pets for everyone. Maybe you should think about other options?

Answer 7

I had a ringneck once that ate earth worms.

If the whole mouse thing bothers you maybe you could get another type of reptile.

A Uromastyx only eats greens. No bugs, no rodents.

read about them at deerfernfarms.com

Buy a captive bred one if you do!!

Answer 8

well i do not believe so. unless you go for a anoconda they eat little kids and monkeys and stuff thats not rodents lol

Answer 9

This is a really good question

Answer 10

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