Hi From California!

[taharial]

Thought I'd formally say Hi. So Hi. And thank you all for the help and wealth of knowledge you share here. I found this to be the best place for a crash course in garters. You all rock.

May 18th I found a Garter wandering around the condo steps. I took it in so it could heal a cut near it's tail, and planned on releasing it Sept 1 since it had been eating well looked happy and fat and had two good sheds. August 30 I found out it was a she, and freaked out because had babies, which was so incredibly awesome to watch, but there were four stillborns, and I wanted to do something to try to save them... Hence the freaking out... Unfortunately I couldn't do anything for them but google led me to this forum where I got the crash course in garters. Now I know Mama is a red phase coast garter, and she still has two little ones developing in her. After she delivers them and eats a few times I'll release her. Depending on the weather... I'm keeping the scrub, it's so dang cute!!! It's name is Spica; born in Virgo, and Spica is the brightest star in that constellation...

Garters are so much different than ball pythons, I had one about ~13 years ago until I got caught with it in the dorms... Oops, had to find it a home off campus. Different because pythons don't eat worms. Actually Mama doesn't either, she only eats live brown mice (trying to keep her living situation as close to natural as possible). She won't take a defrosted mouse anyhow. I did ok cutting the nightcrawler for Spica, the poor thing... I got excited because I left it in a tall bucket with Spica and thought she ate her first meal because one of the halves was gone... Much later I realized with the tiny bit of moisture in the bucket the front half of the nightcrawler had escaped, crawled across the floor, hid in my sweatshirt and fell down the back of my tanktop when I put it on. Hahahaha, I'm such a rookie at feeding baby garters.

[Invisible Snake]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

You can try buying f/t silversides for Spica. Some garters may refuse food for a few days before and after giving birth. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

[guidofatherof5]

[ProXimuS]

Hello and formally welcome

[taharial]

Thanks!

[taharial]

Where would I get live silversides?

[Stefan-A]

Welcome aboard.

[snake man]

Most pet stores have them.

[jitami]

Welcome!

[Invisible Snake]

Yeah most pet stores sell them or you can purchase them online.