What do they eat?

Ordinary is already - a non-venomous snake, spread throughout Europe. In Russia, in addition to the European part, they are found in the south of the Far East and southern Siberia.

Natural diet

In the list of what he eats, enter, inmostly small frogs and rodents. These snakes are excellent swimmers, able to submerge under water for time intervals exceeding half an hour. Therefore, sometimes small fish become their victims. The prey is swallowed by the snake completely, without preliminary dismemberment or chewing.

What to feed your home horror?

The natural diet, the ease of domestication andsafety for human snakes served as the reasons that in Ukraine and Belarus they were sometimes used as pets for fighting mice. In addition, sometimes the snakes are bred for decorative purposes. The owner of such a snake should know that in most cases only live food is eaten.

Therefore, to feed such a pet, it follows thatbuy (or catch) him small mice and tree frogs. Sometimes you can "pamper" the pet with a small aquarium fish. It is also useful to know that small snakes eat more often than adults. Therefore, feed snake should be at least 2 times a week. Large snakes can be fed 1-2 times each week.

To maintain a balance of minerals,monthly give the pet feeding. To do this, you can use a pounded egg shell or a special mineral mixture for snakes. Also, you can sometimes add mineral water to the snake's drinking bowl.

Some domesticated species of the species withpleasure swallow worms, insects and snails. There are cases when the owners of the snakes managed to accustom their animal to absorb the killed food.