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[Jigsaw]

Hi im new to this but i just bought a 45-50 gallon tank for $18 and i went out and caught a garter snake. i have a couple questions,
What should i feed it ( he is pretty small for mice)
What should the temps be in the tank,
how many snakes can i have in the tank? ( im thinking about getting another one)
and how do u tell which sex the snakes are.
Please post comments and HELP ME

[Lulu Bennett]

right. to start with it sounds asif your panicing lol DON'T!! if he is too big for pinkies then try nightcrawlers/guppies/pinkie pieces... if it wont fit whole then try cutting into small pieces. remember a snake can eat food as big as the widest part of its belly as the jaw can unhinge into four pieces.
temp needs to be about 75f at night and 85f during the day.
as for the sex i am sure if you post a couple of pics of the underside of the tail then we might be able to work it out for you but it can be very hard on some snakes.

what type of garter do you have? and when are we going to see pics??

[Jigsaw]

i am not sure the name for it but i think it might be the common one. ill get some pics up today or tomorrow

[Jigsaw]

how many snakes can live in a 45-50 g tank?

[Stefan-A]

I suppose one, maybe two. One female or two males, perhaps.

[Jigsaw]

how do u post up picks,? i tried and it wont work

[Stefan-A]

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/site...-pictures.html

[Jigsaw]

its not very good i hope u can tell the species

[Jigsaw]

Heres another one! im gonna go and try to catch another one soon

[Stefan-A]

In what part of the country did you catch it? And dont forget to check out the http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets...ake_Care_Sheet