Hello everyone my name is jimmy I am from North Central West Virginia (the state not a part of Virginia)So every year i drive to my mo and dads to mow and trim and i usually see a few garters every year usually they get caught in my mower or trimmer. This year i made a point to be extra careful, well, i found my first one at the end of the trimmer with a chunk of tail missing. So i stopped the trimmer and caught it and brought it home. I am pretty sure its a female from the way the tail from the vent down is tapered and uniform small. but i want to know mostly about the look of her tail its been 2 weeks now and she seems fine the first time i picked her up only slight pulling and trying to get away. i have never been sprayed or striked at. My questions are, how often do they shed? is once a week good for feeding of a nightcrawler? and how do i know if something would be wrong with her tail where it has been