my digging snake

[Dameco13]

Hello, I was looking in my garter snake's tank and i thought that he had escaped. I looked around a second time and i discovered that he had dug through the aspin shavings in his tank. he seems to enjoy this because everytime i put his head by the hole he goes right in. What could i use for like a little maze/tunnel thing for him.

[bkhuff1s]

Paper towel tube?

[guidofatherof5]

My babies like a cardboard box with a lot of hole poked in it.:)
Garters love to be inside something with just their heads sticking out. I drill holes in branches after I've bake them. Baking @ 200 degrees for 30 minutes or longer will kill any bugs that might be using the branch as a home. Making sure the holes are large enough so your snake can't get stuck is important.

[stripe&houdini]

I use a old bird bath for a water bowl for one of my snakes. It is all hollow and he loves to hide in there.

[GarterGeek]

I bet you could have some fun with some PVC pipes. You'll just have to be careful not to build anything he could get stuck in. :)

[Dameco13]

thanks everybody but now i need ur help again okay so i figured out my snake is male because after the "poop place" there are 3 straight scales and then the tail starts forming. but anyway i need a good name. 8 carateristics

1.calm
2.appears likes to be held
3.quick eater
4.valley garter snake
5.Likes to dug
6.dull coloration(oh yea can anyone explain this?)
7.quick
8.luvs his coconut hide

[guidofatherof5]

Sounds like a Buddy to me.
You've got to have some ideas. Post them and we'll give you our opinions.

[Dameco13]

my ideas

1.thunder
2.rex
3.zomba
4.mikey
5.milo
6.guy

[brubru2]

I'm rooting for Milo.

[Holly]

I have egg crates and paper towel tubes in with my snake and my geckos, they seem to like to sleep in them most of the time. It's cute seeing my snake all curled up in the egg crate with his little head poking up the side

[guidofatherof5]

I have egg crates and paper towel tubes in with my snake and my geckos, they seem to like to sleep in them most of the time. It's cute seeing my snake all curled up in the egg crate with his little head poking up the side


They're even cute when the sleep. I love catching one of my big girls asleep. I'll reach in and rub their neck. They'll slowly wake up and give me this look. No startle response, just a content snake getting some sleep.

[brubru2]

They're even cute when the sleep. I love catching one of my big girls asleep. I'll reach in and rub their neck. They'll slowly wake up and give me this look. No startle response, just a content snake getting some sleep.

Seriously?

[guidofatherof5]

Seriously?

No joking. I have groups of babies that act the same way. It's great when they get this comfortable.

[ConcinusMan]

Amy (my radix) doesn't even use her hide most of the time. She prefers to bury herself in the substrate(mostly reptibark with some coconut fiber mixed in) with her nose poking out. Never had a garter that did that.