My wild baby water snake struggles to eat. What should I feed it?

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So I found a snake near a river by my house, it's a water snake completely harmless anyway I wanted to feed it food from around the area to keep to the diet it had before I found him however hes having trouble catching the food I catch for him he likes eating it but it takes him a while to catch it should I switch to frozen mice or continue with the small fish and salamanders hes been eating? If it helps at all yes still a baby about 11 to 11.5 inches long. Pet's info: Reptile | Other Snake | 2 months and 26 days old

Angel Alvarado, LVT · Accepted Answer

First, you should check with local, state and federal laws to make sure you can keep a wild caught snake. Even if legal, it isn't recommended since wild caught animals do not transition well to captivity. Feed it what he would eat in the wild. That would be fish, salamanders and other aquatic species. Feeder fish would be easiest and most convenient. Place them in a shallow bowl on feeding days. It may not see frozen/thawed mice as food, so may not eat.

My wild baby water snake struggles to eat. What should I feed it?

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