Okay so I have kept different kind of snakes and I really liked the way garters looked to I went on kingsnake.com and got some. Unfortunately the guy was out of the ones he had advertised and sent me four babies only a day or two after they were born. So I have four t. s. sirtalis in a tank together and I'm freaking out. I was really paranoid to feed them in the same tank because I didn't want food fights and I wanted to make sure they all ate. So I put one seperate and offered pinky pieces, tilapia pieces and finally live guppy. They didn't eat. I have only had them for a few days so maybe they are just stressed? They sure seem fearful of me. They are super fast. I was going to try and put them each in their own kritter keeper container and put the guppy in a bowl of water and let them have time to feel safe and eat it. The only problem is that I'm on a tight budget suddenly and I would like to wait until the reptile show this weekend to buy the containers for cheaper. I don't want them to go that long without food.

I'm also really scared about feeding them guppies and worms because of parasites, I really want to get them to eat the tilapia or pinky pieces. All my other snakes ate rodents and the breeder I got these from said they would switch to pinkies easily.

Also any tips on how to make them less fearful of me. I try to hold them and they are so dang quick I'm afraid they will dive out of my hand and get lost somewhere in my room.

Is there any way they will eat mealworms? Those are easy to obtain and usually well cared for (so less likelihood of parasites).

Thank you for any help I'm really freaked out and feel like I took on too much with these little ones.