I've been reading quite a bit, posting very little, now I want to ask about feeding. First off ,it took forever to ascertain whether or not our garter was eating.... tried it all.... pinkies,crickets,worms.... we put in several at a time but were never sure if or how much he ate..... now we have (him) on roseys (minnows?), and he seems to be doing fine..... but he will eat all we put in there very fast. They are probably only .75-1.25 inches long each, but he will eat 6-8 a day.... I bought 3 dozen a couple of days prior to christmas..... we've been out for two days now.... fact is... I'm on my way to get more soon as I get off here..... pretty sure it is a standard eastern variety garter,male, aprox. 16-17 inches overall. He was indeed very thin prior to starting him on the roseys..... really filling out now... like i said not sure how much he ate of the other feed we put in there..... can we just put them all in a small pond for him(large water dish) at once and let him eat his fill.... or should we continue to feed a few at a time? Thanks in advance for any help.....