baby garter wont eat!

[nicolelove]

i have a baby garter snake and iv had him for a week now. i bought him without really knowing anything but the basics. im a huge animal lover and i really wanna give him all the care and love needs.
so i left pieces of earth worms in his cage and he didn't eat it so i tried hand feeding him and he still wouldn't eat it.
i bought crekits and he wont eat tht either.
can anyone give me a idea on wht im doing wrong or im not doing???
and does anyone no wht type of garter snake he is???

[guidofatherof5]

Nice to have you on the forum.
A very good place to start is with the care sheet. Here's a link:
Garter Snake Care Sheet - Caresheets (http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets/index.php?title=Garter_Snake_Care_Sheet)
Ditch the crickets.
Guppies are a good first food or small earthworms.
What kind of setup do you have your snake in?
Having him for only a week isn't a long time for a snake, especially a young(baby) not to eat.
Snakes can take a couple to a few weeks to settle in.
Is this a captive born snake or a wild caught snake?
My best advice is to search and read threads of interest with regards to your situation.

Looks like a Northwestern garter snake(Thamnophis ordinoides)
Northwestern Garter Snake - Caresheets (http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets/index.php?title=Northwestern_Garter_Snake)

[RedSidedSPR]

^^^^What he said^^^^

NO CRICKETS. They can't digest them. Please read up on what they can and cannot eat. Some things are toxic and can kill your snake

Definitely a northwestern garters.

Good luck with him, hope he eats.

[ssssnakeluvr]

sometimes it takes a week or 2 to adjust to the new home. definitely read up on the care sheets, lots of good info there!

[nicolelove]

thank you for your help. i bought night crawlers and tried feeding him those but he wouldn't, i dont no if they were to big or not but i did take the crickets out. im going to but some pinkies to feed him. ill include pics of his home let me no if im missing anything or have something i shouldn't. i just wanna make sure hes comfortable.

[guidofatherof5]

Being a Northwestern I think it would be better easier to get him/her started on worms or slugs. Buy the pinkies and store them for later.
See if Petco has an feeder guppies for sale.
Don't let them tell you to use Rosy's or Goldfish. Both are bad for garter snakes. No meal worms or grubs either.
You might consider container feeding also.
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[RedSidedSPR]

Really. They will tell you "oh, they're fine, he can handle it." THEY KNOW NOTHING

I went to Petco one time, and was there for 5 mintutes, because this guy would. Not. let me get my minnows (they're bad... this was before i knew) He was like "why not goldfish?" I said "because they're too big" (lots of other reasons, didn't want to get into that) He saud "oh he can handle it". IDIOTS. He refused to let ME, his customer, buy the freaking fish i wanted.

They feed corn snakes crickets, they are clueless. Don't listen to them

[snakehill]

I went to PetSmart looking for feeder guppies. The clerk pointed to the minnows and told me that they were the same fish. Do they really think we're that stupid? :mad:

[RedSidedSPR]

THey're idiots. They say the same thing to me. I never try to explain, because when you do they say "oh, it won't hurt you snake", "oh he can handle it" "oh it's not too big," Like they no all about my snake.