Forum: Husbandry

We came downstairs today to find our first shed skin. It's in Binky and Bethan's tank, and its Bethan we thought was about to shed, but it's more...

Is refreezing bad? Why?

one of my parietalis babies hasn't eaten yet so far I have offered worms, salmon and trout fillets, silversides, live minnows, pinky strips, slugs -...

.... for a garter to not want to eat when it's having a shed??

Mila is having her first shed (since she is with me). That is incidentally one of the reason why I am not posting any pics yet..but..something is...

Since you guys are so snake smart....please tell me your suggestions on the best kind/brand of substrate for my snake. I don't have ALOT of money to...

Hello all! I've had my baby albino checkered garter for a month or so now and she's been doing very well. Some may remember that when I had received...

Has anyone tried this on garters before.

Hey, I just caught what I'm fairly sure is a western Ribbon snake two days ago. He's only 5 inches long and very thin so he can't eat large things...

I realise that there probably isn't a science to this, but a few opinions and suggestions would be helpful. Binky is feeding quite happily, she...

Afternoon everyone. I bought my wife a snake yesterday, it's an albino chequered garter snake (T. marcianus we think), and it's our first snake,...

What are your thoughts about adding cooked egg whites to a mixture of worms, salmon or pinky parts. Egg whites are high in protein and low in fat....

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum, and a new snake caretaker. This afternoon while i was out moving livestock panels our dog found a garter snake,...

Hello, a month ago i found a little tiny garter snake (8 inches long) and decided to keep it because i already had all the tank stuff i needed. and...

so for one of my easterns she's just a bit over 2 feet and I finally got her on fuzzy / hopper mice as an adult mouse is just too big. She ate 2...

My Common Eastern Garter is changing colors? His top stripe has went from yellow to light brown and his stomach scales have changed from pale to a...

So I keep getting worried that I'm doing something wrong with my new baby garter.. it's really confusing because I've kept snakes before, and the...

So my new baby albino checkered garter finally arrived in the mail today (: She's tiny! Just a few inches long, and thinner than a pencil. ...

I know it's a strange request but photos of the cloaca/vent area may be helpful when trying to identify possible health issues. So lets get those...

So here's the situation. My garter snake will readily take food (I have her on a mixed diet of pinky mice, slugs, and earthworms), but the problem is...