Hi, i recently got 2 garter snakes from local pet shop, both recently (6 weeks) shed. After eating every day for a few weeks they've changed to every 3 days & now have not eaten for 9 days. Both are active, still pooping a bit & seem to look ok. i've been normally feeding them on lance fish, both have taken pinkies, strips of salmon, mackeral but now show no signs of been interested. They don't look thin but as they are only about 24inches long don't have much weight to lose. Only thing changed in the last few weeks is i put them in a bigger viv. Could i have stressed them out? They are very skitish, won't eat if they see me moving about. They don't like being handled at all, won't eat that day if i get them out so i've left them alone since they were taken out fo a full tank clean which was also when they stopped eating. Temp about 82degrees in the basking spot infra red light, cooler areas with hides, moss sprayed twice a week & water changed every other day.
How do get them to eat? How do i get them not to be so skitish? Is the viv (4 foot) too big?
Paul UK based