Forum: Husbandry

Less than a week ago, I acquired three baby valley garter snakes. They are only a few weeks old and were fed live fish previously. All three are...

Hey everyone! Yesterday, I was lucky enough to find this cute little guy at the White Plains reptile expo. Right now he's doing very well in his...

Hi folks, Recently I was looking at a few Checkered Garters that were actually born in a rescue centre. The snakes now are a little over 1000 days...

Hi my garter snake is too small for pinky's and has been eating night crawlers. Are the worms good enough for him to eat until he is bigger or do i...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has any tricks to cool down the cool side of the terrarium when AC for the whole room is not an option. In my...

Hi all. I brumated my checkered garter when he went off food in December problem free, but he still doesn't have much of an appetite. He's eaten,...

Hey all! I have been thinking of getting a garter snake and through all my readings, I have received many mixed opinions and do not know the answer.....

Hello! I'm the new owner of a baby Lined Snake (Tropidoclonium lineatum), which seems to have similar care to garter snakes. Based on my research,...

Hey all, I have read a lot of different information on the appropriate cage size for a garter snake. Is a 20L terrarium acceptable or not?

I haven't updated about this older girl for awhile but she is doing well. Most members remember the saga i went through with her over a year ago with...

Hi all Just wondering if anyone can help me with the basking zone temps, cool end, night time temp drops and humidity requirements for some of the...

Hey guys, new to the forum here and wanted to get some opinions on feeding live mice. About a week an a half and a half ago we had some unseasonably...

My checkered male Javier has eaten nothing but one nightcrawler and a fuzzy since mid-November. I bought him from BHB as an adult which means more...

My checkered garter ate--albeit lightly--all winter, only to quit two weeks ago. He's missed a week before when he was in blue, but this is new....

Hi. I understand that this is a garter snake site, but I was advised to ask my question here, given that there might be people familiar with the...

just wanted to start a thread about brumation before the time comes so the new members have something to go off of. i would like to hear how...

Hi, I've been having issues with this snake / terrarium for months. I can't seem to get it to the proper temperatures even though everything was...

Hi, I'm looking to get a species ( or subspecies or "breed") i.d. on the attached photos, any thoughts on age, and any other thoughts on body...

Hi, The temperatures in my terrarium are a bit cool and I can't seem to be able to get them up. The current temperatures Cool side: around 20...

I'm posting this as a help for anyone who might due what I did and impulse buy a Garter snake. I miss mine dearly, and he will probably me first and...