I've read that females tend to have a tail that rapidly tapers after the vent. My little female's tail does the same, but I think it looks much thinner than when she first arrived. I wonder if this correlates with her not eating for the past 2 weeks. Where do the signs of under-nutrition first appear in garters? From a lateral view, there's an extreme angle that rises ventrally from the line of her vent dorsally up to the underside of her tail. I'm not particularly worried (yet): she's active and friendly. I just WANT HER TO EAT. Somehow she's still pooping.....not sure where she's getting the materials, but she seems to save it for my girlfriend or for my hand and pants.