diet vs. growth rate

[z10silver]

Hello, my name is Zach Cava and I am a Junior Biology major at Ithaca College. I am interested in doing research involving how diet affects growth rate in eastern garter snakes. Does anyone know if something like this has been done before? For the study I will need lots of baby garters so please e-mail me at z10silver@yahoo.com if you have any available.

Thank you
Zach

[zooplan]

Hello Zach,

Martin Hallmen has done some of those studies a few years ago but had only small groups of baby garters.
You may find an article on his webside

Homepage von Martin Hallmen

[stonyloam]

Just to let you all know, Zach got all of my babies from my "Big Eastern" for his study. Looking froward to seeing the results.

[zooplan]

then you are a helping hand to science...
like IGOR to Dr. Frankenstein
What time is planed for the study?
I remember there is a study about growing to maturity of parietalis by Dr. Sassenburg (1983) maybe there is further informations avaliable.

[enigma200316]

Just to let you all know, Zach got all of my babies from my "Big Eastern" for his study. Looking froward to seeing the results.

your such a great sport Terry, thanks for helping out with the answers we all want to have..........

[Snaky]

Welcome Zach, please keep us informed of your results, it can be quite interesting.

[Odie]

Hi, from Oregon, Zach

[Stefan-A]

Welcome aboard, Zach.

[z10silver]

Just wanted to keep you guys posted on how things are going. The were split up into 3 groups, one on a worm diet, one on a minnow diet, and one alternating diet. I have been feeding them every 3rd day as well as taking weight and length measurements frequently. They have all eaten about 5 times now.. It's still too soon to evaluate the data but I can say that the snakes on the worm diet have been eating more than those fed fish.

-Zach

[zooplan]

all 3 groups will have the same growth rate
how many specimen are in one group?
how much time do you will let the study go?