Garter Bite

[bkhuff1s]

Some of the new additions here, are quite... frisky. I've been musked, and now bitten. Ironically, it was the smallest member of my Puget collection. It absolutely refuses to eat, anything I've tried. When I tried to pull her out of the box, she decided to tag me instead, little devil still hasn't eaten.

[infernalis]

She wants you

[guidofatherof5]

Some of the new additions here, are quite... frisky. I've been musked, and now bitten. Ironically, it was the smallest member of my Puget collection. It absolutely refuses to eat, anything I've tried. When I tried to pull her out of the box, she decided to tag me instead, little devil still hasn't eaten.

You could try an isolation feed. Put the little trouble maker and the food in a small container. Cover it with a towel or put it in a no traffic room. Sometimes, time alone with a food source will trigger a feeding response.
Keep us posted.

[bkhuff1s]

I'll have to try that. I've got most of them isolated, and two still are refusing to eat. Unfortunately one of them is the musker. Go figure

[mustang]

thats how i got my first snake dusty to eat left him unfer bed in little tank with worm and water...took a few tries worm kept drying out...2 days and it worked

[Tyrel26]

I have a male snake that will not eat while I watch, put him in a small container alone with whatever you want him to eat and come back in an hour and hes alone in there...he eats everything! he ate a 3" minnow and 6 earthworms like this at last feeding.

goodluck

[bkhuff1s]

I appreciate the heads up on the feeding techniques. My GTP didn't even give me this much trouble, and they're supposed to the be pains of the reptile world.

[bsol]

I guess the garters are like us in a way... They get bored in the container so they eat!