Forum: Husbandry

When I thaw a pinky for Sweets, I boil some water in the microwave, then drop the pinky in for 5 minutes. What do you do for garters? Do you heat...

I have some UTH mats that I bought for my tanks and now that I have had to rearrange everyone and move one snake into another tank...well...space is...

I just thought of something and wanted to ask can garter snakes drink milk like you know for calcium and all that stuff? Has anyone ever tried it...

My 0.3 Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii 2011 are the most horrible garters I ever had when it comes to their eating behavior. We all know that most...

I got an early Christmas present!!! My mother chipped in and gave me money toward a new enclosure for Selena and Cee Cee...it has sliding glass...

I may have to take the aspen out of my tank and swap with paper towel or newspaper. I can't find my snakes! Boo Hoo! They are hiding from me. I...

In another thread, someone asked if there should be a drop from daytime temps to nighttime. How many of you do this? Are you using heat/basking...

I put a new digital thermometer in the radix garters viv, this new one has a hygrometer aswell its reading 78% humudity not many care sheets say...

Ok I just caught this Eastern Garter in my front yard. It stood out like a sore thumb in the dark grass/dirt. Can anyone tell me if they've seen or...

Hey guys, just had to blow off some steam. Watch this: Deluxe Vivariums Unveiled By TetraFauna - YouTube As I´ve already commented on the video,...

About the same age and size. Just don't want a small war in my hall way. And yes.... we are concidering a pair of blacknecks.

I never feel as though I know exactly what I am doing in terms of amounts when feeding my snakes. I always feel as though I may be feeding too...

In October this year I received my 2.2 Thamnophis sirtalis dorsalis from a German breeder. After they were in their terrarium for a few days I tried...

hi i have a young eastern, about 7in long and i was wondering if i could get put a checkered or other kind of garter of the same or similar size in...

Ok so I'm blonde n wasn't thinking, I left the house for a job interview in a hurry n forgot my little snake in her feeding tank with a few minnow...

We're fairly sure we know the sex of our 6. After yesterday its quite clear that we were correct on the Mexican pair. It never hurts to have...

 was wondering what everyone thought were on feeding or not feeding during burmations?

Hello all, I have had my female albino checkered garter for about 3 months now. She has always been a great eater and accepts pinky parts,...

So the past couple times I've tried to feed my little gal, she can't seem to swallow. It seems like the food is too tacky or sticky, something...? I...

Is there a head to body ratio you look at? Does it vary a lot by species? I've been feeding my Eastern Garter what I judge is an ample amount, but...