Hello!

Lucky, my female Eastern Garter snake is AMAZING! She's grown so much since I caught her back in October! When I caught her she was 4" long, now she's a foot and a half long, and about a half inch wide.

She has shed her skin 3 times, and she's seeming to have trouble with the last one... she's had the tail half of her old skin still on her tail for around a week and a half. Is this a problem for her? Is there any way I can help her along?

Also, when we caught her, she would only eat earth worms, now I've got her on live fish ((I can't get her to catch her own fish... she's quite skitish and nervous around me and people, so I hold her, and she opens her mouth for me to put the fish in... only problem is, now and then when I"m just holding her she will nip me now... is there any way I can fix/change this?)) Feeder Guppy diet, which I breed myself. I'm hoping to advance from feeding fish, but I'm worried about feeding her food that is to big for her, that she might choke on...

Would Pinkies be to large to feed her? ((I will not cut the pinkies up, which is why I have held off, I only want to feed them to her when she can swallow them whole)) Are frozen, then thawed pinkies alright to feed her?

Thank you in advance for the help!

Sarah