Hi all, my partner and I are looking after a Garter Snake. She has a decent sized terrarium, the temperature is 25c on one end and 28c on the other. She has a medium size bowl of water, places to hide, etc. The problem is she is not eating.

The day we got the snake we were told she eats well and had eaten that morning, that was last Friday and she still hasn’t eaten a thing. We were told to give her 4 small pieces of defrosted salmon, let them defrost and put them inside the vivarium, but she won’t touch them.

The first two days she was very active, exploring the terrarium, climbing up and down… then she went all quiet, went inside on of the hiding places and stayed there ever since. I checked and she is alive but she won’t come out or eat.

I don’t think she’s about to shed because her eyes are not cloudy, but maybe I’m missing some other signs.

I am no expert on snakes, any advice would be great, other than that I guess I’ll have to take her to the vet.

Thank you folks