It never ceases to amaze me that baby Garters survive in the wild at all! I still have a few of the baby radix left, they are over six weeks old now and growing well.
I fed them them last night, and all but one (in 'the blue') ate well.
This evening, while I was cleaning them, I notice that the one who skipped the meal is lying in an odd posture and not moving. When I picked her up I saw she had a loose fold of skin along her flank (which wasn't there last night). At first I thought she was dead, but there was a tiny bit of movement. I lowered her head into the water bowl and she started drinking furiously, as though she'd been deprived of water for weeks! After a few minutes and a good soak, she started to perk-up.
It would seem that she spent the last 24 hours on the warm spot.... inches from the water bowl.... and became completely dehydrated!

I'll keep encouraging her to drink every hour for the next few hours, but I think she'll be fine now. But are they stupid or what?