Forum: Husbandry

Hi everyone, I recently got my first snake with my spouse. We intended to get a captive bred one as neither of us have experience in keeping...

This is my first post and I'm entirely new to snakes. I plan to get either Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis or Thamnophis radix. I'm trying to...

Hi everybody, I’ve have two baby checkered garters for three months now, got them when they were two months old and weighted 5 and 6 grams. Now at 5...

I found a rough earthsnake on the sidewalk at night in the winter. Is there a reason it would be there at that time? It seems too cold for it. I...

My ~16 year old male normally is tease-fed and strikes a few times and then grabs on and eats anything without trouble. I've tried feeding him...

How early is too early, if there is such a thing? My baby girls are getting up in age and I think they could use a good upgrade to go with their new...

I've heard some say worms aren't adequate nutrition, and some say that they harbor nasty parasites, but the biggest issue I've had with them is...

I just got two of the cutest little babies. One is a few months old, and I think the other one is barely a month old at best. The little one was...

After considering several species of snake for my persistent 10 year old, we decided on Garters for probably the reasons most of you did. So far,...

I've had them for over a year and they've yet to get used to being around me, they eat, but they spend all of their time hiding and I usually have to...

I have been doing my research for getting a garter snake and I was wondering if I could feed Silver Sides and Night Crawlers? But would that give...

I recently (about 1 month ago) purchased 2 Western Ribbon Snakes. I now only have one, as one of them died. I thought I was getting CBB snakes but...

This little one was born back in August/September and is wild caught. I'm wondering if anyone has some guesses at the sex? It's very wiggly and...

After having my garters for about about 1.5 years I finally began turning the 40 breeder into a bioactive setup. I’ve kept them on newspaper and then...

Hi everyone, this is my first post. My daughter has been wanting a snake and I have been researching garter snakes for awhile. I know red wigglers...

I live in the Portland area of Oregon. I have read that northwesterns eat slugs and there are certainly a lot out in the backyard. Is it safe to feed...

So last july mama snake had babys 11 of them but all of them but 4 must've had birth defects cause death happen one after another one which i made a...

So I'm reaching crisis mode on feeding my Cali Red. The ONLY store I've been able to find livebearers sold as feeders is out, may not have them back...

Hi! Sorry if this is in the wrong section, feel free to move if it is. I need some tips on switching a baby Nerodia fasciata pictiventris onto f/t...

So i was spot cleaning my garters tank when i noticed this on one of the fake leaves. Is this regurg or poop? His previous poops dont look like this...