ok hi my name is melody..i have a ball python..not a garter..but my son watched an episode of snake bytes tv and is now intersed in a garter snake..so i told him he had to do research on them of what they eat and how you take care of them..only problem is i wantted to do the research first..well what i do find...is confusing..so help please...on snake bytes they said you dont have to feed them mice..wich i have no problem doing...but the couple a website i found said you can feed them puree of mice parts worms and fish..but not gold fish and not trout worms..how do you feed them a puree?..but they also said they didnt need any heat lights or pads...so please help out on that one...i live in nc..also iv been searching the internet and cant realy find people who sale them like lll reptiles...any suggestions on that...my son knows they are wild around here and asked if we could go catch one instead of buy one...is that a good idea?...if he wants this and is willing to take care of it..he has to buy it himself with the money he makes from chores...also any pictures of a set up or anything at all would help alot..im still making him do the research but i want to make sure what he finds is right...