Forum: Husbandry

Since it's that time of the year, I thought it would be a good idea to start a discussion about different experiences or techniques we use that...

Heres a topic i havent seen yet, how many of you guys allways feed your snakes in thier tank. The advice i was given by the store owner was to use a...

So as you all have probably read, I have been trying to get my snake to eat something other than fish. I have tried worms previously and she wasn't...

A little advice please. Its 3.30am here in dreary England (I've just come in from the pub) :p The central heating has been off for a while and its...

Hello all, I received a Thamnophis elegans vagrans 2 weeks ago and have a question on feeding. The snake seems to eat everything I put in front...

I just wanted to know when I should be concerned that my snake hasn't eaten? It's been a couple weeks since 'it' (verdict is still out) at. I...

I have been reading a lot about garter care and housing. Just wanted to make sure that I'm doing the right things since this is my first experience...

My garter is wildcaught and I might let it go. If I get one or two more could I keep them all in the same cage? Petco has about ten in the cage...

I've been reading that Wandering Garters are best not housed together. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? I'm getting two approximatley the...

I am currently feeding my snakes rosy red feeder fish. In september I plan to start them on pinkies. We have a reptile show coming to this area and I...

Just a Simple question for all you Experienced Garter Owners out there. How long will it take to my lil friend tyo grow from her current 45 cm...

How often and how many worms should I feed a 12-14 inch garter? It just ate one. and if I switched it to pinkies how many would that eat?

I have an Eastern garter that will not switch to pinkies for any reason. I have tried scenting with fish but he will not go for it. Right now he...

I have just gotten 2 types of fishes to feed my snakes and Im not sure if there ok for the snakes. The people at the pet store said they were ok for...

Hello all, Lots of questions answered already by this excellent forum! Thank you! We are waiting for a checkered garter snake to come in from...

Hi everybody!:) This might sound really stupid, but is it OK to feed my garter pieces of chicken or any other types of meat to form a better...

Are common garter snakes mainly active during the day or at night in the wild? because my baby hides all day and only comes out in the evening, is it...

She is avoiding food and now I think she just had a seisure....Does anybody know what this could be about. The snake went crazy and I have never seen...

Okay, I am blatantly ignorant about the care and feeding of snakes of any kind, and it's good that I don't have one yet, because it would suffer...

If you don't want to buy food for your garter snake (although that's probably the best way), simply harvesting worms is a great way to get good for...