Bottomless Pits

[guidofatherof5]

In my years of keeping garter snakes I've noticed how they are always hungry. Feeding them one day and the next they would eat again, if I let them.
I give my snakes a good amount of food and the next day they act like they've never been fed.
I'm guessing in the wild, for the most part they are always hungry.
Poor little monsters.

[Snakers]

I have seen some very emaciated snakes in the wild, but then again in the wild it's the survival of the fittest

[GARTERKID]

Hell yes they will eat every day thats how mine are always hungry its a good thing i dont pay for their food LOL

[guidofatherof5]

I have seen some very emaciated snakes in the wild, but then again in the wild it's the survival of the fittest

Or at least survival of the ones who have access to food.
I've run across a few lean radixes in my backyard. We've had a big heat wave come through the last month.
I water my lawn a couple times a week to make sure the radixes have a place to come and eat.
It's the least I can do for the joy they give me.

[Snakers]

Or at least survival of the ones who have access to food.
I've run across a few lean radixes in my backyard. We've had a big heat wave come through the last month.
I water my lawn a couple times a week to make sure the radixes have a place to come and eat.
It's the least I can do for the joy they give me.
Awesome job! I always leave out some frogs and flopping fish out and watch the Garden garter snakes(as i like to call them) come out and eat

[Dameco13]

Oh you should see zippy. When I first got he or she (i dont like to call he/she a it) from petco they had been feeding he/she minnows. I purchased some andI did what the petco person told me and gave it as many as it would eat. When I got to 4 I started to worry because it continued to look hungry. I then looked up Garter Snake help and found this site. Once I found out I over fed and that minnows aren't good for snakes I called petco and told them that the person who sold me the snake should learn about what they are selling.

[guidofatherof5]

Oh you should see zippy. When I first got he or she (i dont like to call he/she a it) from petco they had been feeding he/she minnows. I purchased some andI did what the petco person told me and gave it as many as it would eat. When I got to 4 I started to worry because it continued to look hungry. I then looked up Garter Snake help and found this site. Once I found out I over fed and that minnows aren't good for snakes I called petco and told them that the person who sold me the snake should learn about what they are selling.

Your call to Petco probably fell of deaf ears but thanks for trying.
Get us some photos of the under tail side of Zippy and we'll try to take the mystery out of this. Here's a link to see the kind of photos we need.
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/breeding/5069-sexing-pics.html

[Snakers]

Oh you should see zippy. When I first got he or she (i dont like to call he/she a it) from petco they had been feeding he/she minnows. I purchased some andI did what the petco person told me and gave it as many as it would eat. When I got to 4 I started to worry because it continued to look hungry. I then looked up Garter Snake help and found this site. Once I found out I over fed and that minnows aren't good for snakes I called petco and told them that the person who sold me the snake should learn about what they are selling.
Thank you for trying it's the best we can do until people realize the abuse of reptiles at some petcos and petsmarts, although i have met people at petco and petsmarts that actually do care about the animals like they should

[Dameco13]

ok guido I will try. They are being taken by a 2.0 megapixel cell phone though so they wont be high quality

[guidofatherof5]

ok guido I will try. They are being taken by a 2.0 megapixel cell phone though so they wont be high quality


Make sure you take them in a well lit area.;)

[Atlas511]

how much is to much? my babies seem hungry all the time but they only get half a pinkie every 3 days. should i feed more?

[Snakers]

how much is to much? my babies seem hungry all the time but they only get half a pinkie every 3 days. should i feed more?
Sounds good but you could also add a snack like worms in the middle of those days:)

[ConcinusMan]

Hey Steve, this is of course the first year I've ever had radixes, and even though they are both Iowa albinos, I'm experiencing the same thing. They just can't get enough to eat! little porkers!

I dare not feed them every time they are willing, because they are nearly always willing to eat!

[kibakiba]

Mama is quite the "porker" ;) I didnt think such a small garter would eat a whole fuzzy but she did and wanted more the next day haha. I had to cut down her food intake, I was getting worried about her health. I don't need an obese garter snake hogging up all my pinkies and fuzzies :D

[guidofatherof5]

Hey Steve, this is of course the first year I've ever had radixes, and even though they are both Iowa albinos, I'm experiencing the same thing. They just can't get enough to eat! little porkers!

I dare not feed them every time they are willing, because they are nearly always willing to eat!

Radixes are good eaters. They don't like to pass up an opportunity to eat. They will play the "I'm starving" card every time. Don't fall for it.
Look them right in the eyes and tell them..............Oh, who am I kidding. Get them a worm.:D
I think it was James who once said radixes are "garbage guts", well said.

[ConcinusMan]

Radixes are good eaters. They don't like to pass up an opportunity to eat. They will play the "I'm starving" card every time. Don't fall for it.
Look them right in the eyes and tell them..............Oh, who am I kidding. Get them a worm.:D.

I was going to say "who are you kidding?" then you said it for me. Yeah, I keep telling myself, OK, I'm going to wait 4 or 5 days but then I give in after 2.:rolleyes: The boy named Amy is no longer a baby and he's getting kinda fat. I know I'm going to have to cut back the feedings but it's hard to do when I open the screen top and he comes rushing out with his mouth open.:cool:

[guidofatherof5]

They are little begging machine. Let's not forget the mind control powers they have.
I have a few big girls that know if they come and beg at the screen they will get carried to the worm box where they can pick out a worm for themselves.
Then, it's over to the feeding table for a quick clean up. Then back to the enclosure before any of the others know what happened.
By then it's too late as a group has gathered at the door with a "where's mine" look on their faces.