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    Re: Stunted growth of Checkered garters

    thats all i could find on mice lol they have calcium its just not that much. i never had a problem feeding only pinks until they are big enough for the larger prey. they grew fine. they grew better than other diets ive used except rodents with every few feedings being fish with a multibitamin supplement that 50/50 calcium. when i raised a few babies on worms for 6 months they were significantlly smaller in size and muscle density. i dusted calcium every other feeding too. i also raised a few on just various types of fish with dusting calcium. a couple of the fish eaters devoloped problems and some even died within 6 months of the all fish diet. the only downside ive seen from feeding them pinkies and as they grow increase the size of the rodent was they would store extra fat and if not fed in moderation you can end up with a very fat and obese garter lol its one of those things where you gotta adjust until you find the right regimine that work for your garter.

    i agree, they are very small for 3yrs old. my garters are that big at a month old. there is usually one runt in every litter sometimes more and sometimes there wont be one. it would depend on litter size. more babies more chances of deformed/runts.

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    Re: Stunted growth of Checkered garters

    Garters are the best kept secret in the snake hobby. Smart, engaging and always fun to work with. Well, unless one decides to sling musk in your face.
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    Re: Stunted growth of Checkered garters

    its not the size of the snake its...........haha

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    Re: Stunted growth of Checkered garters

    Do you know how many and how often they are fed? A rescue center probably don't feed as many pinks as we do to grow ours fast. If they only gave them 1 pink a week they wouldn't grow fast at all. Alot of people think that garters are like other snakes, but they have a higher metabolism than most.
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    thanks for your response. From what i understand, they have never been fed anything other than pinkies and with no supplements.

    In fairness to the rescue centre, i think they are very good at what they do, they just are not very knowledgeable with reptiles and probably had no idea how to raise neonate snakes.

    Still tempted to get one. If i knew for a fact it wouldn't grow much longer than say 30 centimeters, i would snap one up right now. But if i was going to get larger than 60 centimeters, i would probably lean more towards getting one of their kings/corns/milks/rats.

    Garters were my first snakes though, so i have a big soft spot for them.
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    Re: Stunted growth of Checkered garters

    IIRC they said they were fed once per week. I think they were on the same on the same feeding schedule as the rest of their rescues (majority pantherophis, a couple royals, a gopher etc) so I assume they are on a "one rodent per week" schedule.

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