Forum: Husbandry

I'm aware of a few potential causes for feeding problems (temperatures being too cold or too warm, desire to reproduce, shedding and sickness). I'm...

So I'm wanting to stucture a study of what the important parameters are with regards to basking temps (aka air temps, surface temps or a combo of the...

I have read a lot of great posts about what a good diet is for garters but I still have questions. I also thought (maybe?) a new thread would be...

I've seen the repeated warnings about feeding compost worms and iffy warnings about European Nightcrawlers. What I haven't been able to find is any...

So a while ago I posted about my new WC garter and some ways to switch him onto mice. So people said he may take them unscented, and although he...

I purchased six 2-3 month old garters that had been eating a mix of chopped earthworms and pinky parts. I'd like to convert them to live fish. I...

Hi, I have two Eastern garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis). One's in quarantine for the moment, but after that, I would like to house them...

I feed my baby Garter earthworms and I'm not sure how many pieces and how often, I don't want to overfeed him, hes pretty little still

My large female garter has stopped eating just a little while ago, she is housed with her 2 children (both which just turned 1 year old on the 1st of...

From time to time I know members have posted about strange looking poop from their garter snakes. I thought it might be good if we have a thread...

I feed a lot of snakes. Most of that feeding this year has been to babies(radix). I've observed many eating styles and thought I would share the...

For instance, 2 males, and 2 females. Would I have to control the genders? Like, less females then males? And would accidental breeding occur and...

Hello, my first post on here but I've used this site for basically everything since I got my baby Garter. Is it ok to feed him in his cage, his...

So, a new two legged member of the family will be joining us in December, and the snakes are being evicted from the spare upstairs bedroom. There...

Predatory Mites Fact Sheet

Recent events on the forum have prompted me to do this update. Provent-a-Mite is aerosol product use to treat mites and ticks that feed on reptiles....

A few years ago I had some wild caught snake infected with mites. Before I recognize it as mites I had an infestation(it doesn't take long). If...

I have a 2 month old California Red sided. My question is how much do I feed him. I have been feeding him 6/7 feeder fish twice a week. Is that...

My family is worried about a constrictor getting out and killing the cat, so a ball python or corn snake would probably be out of the questions. ...

So just yesterday I took in a rather friendly wild garter snake. I believe it is a male probably around 2-3 years old based on the size, and he is...