Forum: Husbandry

So I am always annoyed at the price difference between trout fillet and whole trout. trout fillet is about £4 a tiny piece. Whole trout is two...

I see lots of people feed silversides but my garters wont eat them(2 infernalis 1 eastern) I have tried putting other food in (worms,pinks) but they...

Hello everyone. I joined this forum because Im trying to keep a garter snake that I found on a sidewalk near my mother's house. It is a brown garter...

I am currently taking care of a blackneck garter that has gone over three months without eating and is starting to drop weight. I want to try and...

One of my adult female vagrans started refusing any and all food over a year ago. She has always eaten f/t rat pinks until that point. I tried...

Hi new to the forum not new to snakes,just wondering what supplements if any do people use? Im uk based. Regards Tim

Could a single Black belly be kept in a 60cm (2 foot) viv?

When I took Harley to the vet after her issue with this last shed, he mentioned that I should try and feed her as much oil and fat as I could to keep...

Today was cleaning day so after i cleaned out its cage today i decided to take a little trip to walmart to pick up some night crawlers. ive been...

Does anybody feed frogs and or toads? Are toads poisonous to them as i know toads have poison glands behind the head. Im fine with keeping mine off...

Hello, I have seen that many people feed their snakes using forceps and I decided to do the same thing but I have a problem, my snake does recognize...

I'm going to risk sounding like a total idiot :) My obscurus garter loves being in her water pot. I have a tub with lid and a side hole entrance...

I've been using a whiteboard in the snake room for about 9 months now, and as it helps me I thought I'd share the idea. Also, I've just cleaned down...

I was thinking about maybe getting a second garter in a couple months and upgrading my current setup, i was wondering if i plan on housing my two...

I woke up this morning and found my little snake lying upside down on the bottom of the cage. I don't know what happened. Everything has been good....

I defrosted some silversides today, and when I went to check to see if they were thawed I noticed some kind of green string stuff wrapped up with...

Ive been trying to find a vet in my area to do a fecal the past few days on my little garter snake, and im stuck. The cheapest fecal around here is...

When I get my male set up in a 20L Im gona have a heat pad with a thermostat, and Im gona put a uv fluorescent on it. I have several fixtures but I...

I would like to start a worm colony in the spring, as well as a slug colony. I just have no experience in it. I've found some useful information on...

I learned something new about checking sheds today. I'm not sure if it's a freaky chance incident or something relatively common. Nobby (female...