Checkered garter?

[GartersRock]

That's a good looking checkered!

[drache]

nice find
welcome to the forum

[k2l3d4]

I have a small group of marcianus that feed on strips of trout (or salmon), pinkies and earthworms. I've never found this species to be fussy feeders.

Oh man I so wish I had your eating habits in my snakes then... my two male checkereds (one normal, one albino) will eat fish only if it is live and loves then pinkies... turned there noses up at salmon, tilapia, earthwornms,. ect..

[guidofatherof5]

Nice looking little scrub.
Enjoy and get us some more pic. when you have a chance.

[jamromhem]

(she) as someone mentioned it might be is sitting in her new little 10 gal tank with a little swimming hole with 6 lil fish in it. I guess she'll get around to it when she feels like it. She handles well already. Just take it slow and you can hold her. She gets a little flighty when you open the lid to the cage, but other than that does well.
I am going to pick up some earthworms today and see if that is more to her liking.

I have a mini fridge to keep them in so the rest of the house doesn't get weird about worms in the fridge.

[jamromhem]

I was wondering if anyone had any tips for telling if it is a male of female. Just so I know for future reference, should I decide to get company for him/her.

I am going to try some different food today. all 6 fish are still swimming in the little tank in the 10gal i got her. perhaps I'll lower the water some more or put them in a smaller dish. I am not sure it is best to have the travel tank in there due to her length and the size of the tank..

The bedding of the enclosure is a pine bedding.. a temporary inexpensive fix while I get the ability to put something better together.

[jamromhem]

ok heres an update.. either it fed well before I found it or it just doesn't want to eat for me.

I have dangled a pinkie in front of her and everything.. is there some time frame that I should start getting concerned?

not trying to spam everyone just trying to find out if I am being over concerned.

[Millinex]

(she) as someone mentioned it might be is sitting in her new little 10 gal tank with a little swimming hole with 6 lil fish in it. I guess she'll get around to it when she feels like it. She handles well already. Just take it slow and you can hold her. She gets a little flighty when you open the lid to the cage, but other than that does well.
I am going to pick up some earthworms today and see if that is more to her liking.

I have a mini fridge to keep them in so the rest of the house doesn't get weird about worms in the fridge.

My female was very flighty when I opened her cage as well, and shes in a 30 gallon bin that she can't see me coming from. However after her getting used to knowing what is opening the enclosure, she came to know food or handling was coming and not to worry.
If she takes to worms try rubbing them over a pinkie or a fish to get her to eat them, worms are full of water and aren't very filling and tend to water down the poop making it a mess to clean up

I was wondering if anyone had any tips for telling if it is a male of female. Just so I know for future reference, should I decide to get company for him/her.

I am going to try some different food today. all 6 fish are still swimming in the little tank in the 10gal i got her. perhaps I'll lower the water some more or put them in a smaller dish. I am not sure it is best to have the travel tank in there due to her length and the size of the tank..

The bedding of the enclosure is a pine bedding.. a temporary inexpensive fix while I get the ability to put something better together.

The only way to really tell if its a male or a female is by probing, although a fairly accurate way is to look at the way the tail tapers off. I'd probably say you have a young female by the pictures.
She should eventually catch the fish, even after a year of experience mine still had a hard time catching them, and I would end up simply pulling them out and hand feeding, if she took great if she didn't I'd put them back until later.

ok heres an update.. either it fed well before I found it or it just doesn't want to eat for me.

I have dangled a pinkie in front of her and everything.. is there some time frame that I should start getting concerned?

not trying to spam everyone just trying to find out if I am being over concerned.

Snakes can go awhile without food don't worry a huge ammount, some take a bit of time (1-2 weeks) others will eat right off. My pair ate the first day I had them, within a few hours of capture, however last year mine took a few days until she was ready to eat.

[k2l3d4]

ok heres an update.. either it fed well before I found it or it just doesn't want to eat for me.

I have dangled a pinkie in front of her and everything.. is there some time frame that I should start getting concerned?

not trying to spam everyone just trying to find out if I am being over concerned.

Each snake will be different. My albino checkered refuses to hunt his food... I warm up the pinkie, place it ona plate, and let it sit for an hour or two....He eats on his own time. Now my green checkered liked to hunt when he was younger and would only take it if it was moving.... give it some time and you will figure each other out... Oh yeah, and both of them are secretive eaters.... neither one likes to be seen when they eat.

[mustang]

if shes little dont feed her a pinky my wild caught one eats live feeder fish...itll jump for em