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OK...thanks to a couple of chainsmoked cowboykillers I can type without being a meanymushroom head now.
There is not a nastier (bacteriawise) snake native to the US than any given ssp of watersnake. Neither snake has any natural immunity to eachother's bacteria presence. Nor do these snakes share anything close to the same heating/humidity requirements.
Neither of these snakes are on anything close to a healthy diet. BW mentioned one large rat a week...actually at this size a 10 day feeding schedule would probably be better....and then by next year a 14 day schedule. And please prekill or preferably feed frozen/thawed/warmed rats....not mice. Feeding smal prey very often does not allow a snake to replentish gut flora...they have a very slow metabolism and can't handle this type of feeding for very long.
A diet of goldfish will kill your watersnake eventually...too much slimecoat. To save yourself a good deal of money and trips to a petstore...your watersnake will gladly feed on slices of fish from your freezer. Whiting or perch is fine and cheap too!
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