New Behavior

[ravgez]

Ive noticed a day or two ago my snake has been getting into this new habit. And everyday its been doing it more and more, it paces around the edge of the tank right up against the glass and sticks its nose right on the glass. sometimes it tries climbing up. when its not sleeping or climbing it spends most of its day just pacing back and forth the front of the glass. Does this mean anything other than it just wants to get out? is it normal or anything to worry about?

[CrazyHedgehog]

Mine only do this when they are hungry!

[scott5017]

Garters are normally pretty active little creatures but a noticable amount of movement probably indicates he is looking for food, nothing to worry about, how much / often are you feeding?

[ravgez]

Well i feed him about once a day, if he eats a ton i might skip a day. still havent fed him tho today! (ill go do that now!)

[snake man]

Mine do this occasionally too. I would be too worried.

[scott5017]

Once a day? holy crap! I feed mine once a week but all mine are adults, probably ok if u feed small amounts more often to a smaller animal though.

[ravgez]

i feed him bite sized pieces of either talapia or night crawler everyday. if he eats like 4 pieces or less ill feed him the next day if he eats more than that and looks like hes about to explode ill skip out on a day so i dont over feed it. is this wrong?

[guidofatherof5]

Best not to stuff them.

[CrazyHedgehog]

How old is he?

[Selkielass]

Male?
He might be trying to prowl for a girlfriend.

[d_virginiana]

lol My adult male usually starts 'pacing' like crazy starting around late February or March. I think males will often get the urge to cover a lot of ground in spring time like they would searching for a mate.
With yours being so young though, I imagine he's just curious/active or maybe he just caught on that you bring food. :)

[ravgez]

website i bought from said it was a baby, ive had it for about 3 weeks. its really small.

[guidofatherof5]

Even more of a reason "Do not stuff" Some baby/young snakes can die from too much food.

[ravgez]

Alright thanks for the info! is every other day fine? whats the schedule?

[guidofatherof5]

For a baby every other day with a nice meal would be fine. Their little furnaces are on high and they go through the food rather quickly. Watch the belly. If you see a bulge on a food day just skip that day.
Just my opinion.

[Greg'sGarters]

I would imagine that it is one of 5 things.



The cage is too small.
Not enough hides.
Looking for a mate.
Hungry.
Wants to get out.

[guidofatherof5]

I would imagine that it is one of things.



The cage is too small.
Not enough hides.
Looking for a mate.
Hungry.
Wants to get out.



6. All of the above.