Forum: Husbandry

Hi guys, I'm new to this site, love you all :P I recently got a Garter snake. I have read almost every possible piece of information there...

Can you tell the sex of a snake by simply looking at it i'm pretty sure this is a male as the head seems small and the tail thin is this a good...

My first attempt at a viv stack what do you think? Running : 2 spot bulbs 2 heatmats 1 uvb

My temps are reading 94 in the bask area and 84 in the cool - my garters tend to hide 90% of the time in the subtrate are these temps ok or too...

Hi- I've had my garter about two months now and he has shed 3 times. He was ravenous and would eat about 2-3 large earthworms or between 4-6...

i was wondering if a garter would eat frog eggs? like giant bull frog eggs

I'm wondering what kind of record keeping system those of you with several animal use. I've been using spiral bound index cards and basically have a...

Can anyone help me with this? I was wondering how or what is the best way to get them to start feeding after coming out of brumation. I have been...

Got a minor concern about my red-sided - in May of last year I noticed a small lump on the side of his body about 12" down from the head (he's 36"...

I want to give my two a more varied diet - they've been rodent only since I got them just over two years ago but seem to get fat quite easily, so I'm...

Hi all, Drache's recent introduction made me wonder how much people around the world pay for an office visit to the vet for their snakes (don't...

My 12 year old daughter caught her first garter snake when she was 3 years old and has loved them ever since. Next year she would like to do a...

I recently purchased 2 new garters. One is inquisitive and healthy and the other has me concerned. Perhaps you can provide assistance and let me...

Hi all, I'm getting tired of paying $42 (USD) per office visit to the vet in addition to the price of snake medications. I have my own scales,...

hi! Please help me with some experienced-advice. My plains garter is about 4 months old and everything is going great, she started eating pinkis 3...

Sorry if this is a revamp of something that's already been talked about, but...........What type of heating devices does everyone use for their...

This is my first Garter snake. How often should you feed it??? I only purchased him 5 hours a ago!!!! Lolly

I've been wondering for a while now about garter snakes' weights in relation to their lengths, and I'd like to know if any of you have weighed yours....

Hi everybody! Hope you all had a great christmas!! My baby snake is ready to shed for the first time (since i bought it) are there any...

My wholesaler just gave me a baby eastern "flame" garter that will not eat on its own. Once you get a guppy into its mouth (or a mouse tail like I...