I am debating getting a garter snake so I have been researching. If I do get one I was thinking of starting it in a sterile environment as a baby then moving to a more natural 20 long as it reaches adult size.

I have a question about diet. I read that if they don’t eat bones then vitamin d will need to be supplemented. Do pinkies count as having bones? I know their skeletal structure is more cartilage. I also have steamed shrimp and thiamese free fish on hand for my African clawed frogs that I could feed as part of a varied diet.

Many advice for hatchling care?