Bad times............baby garters dieing

[Dibzy-Time]

cheers ^^^^^^. at the minite im feeding them worms. They look to small to take anything thiker and bigger.

[ConcinusMan]

I think the very little one's should have some low-intesity UVA/UVB full spectrum light source (and a way to hide from the light) because they are growing fast. Calcium/mineral supplement powder on a worm, or whatever, now and then isn't a bad idea either, but don't over do it. Sounds like your little guys that are doing OK will make it just fine. Feed them often, but don't let them get over stuffed. At that age, occasionally one will just up and die though. Doesn't necessarily mean you're doing something wrong. You should stay away from red (tiger) worms though. Night crawlers should do nicely, even if you have to chop them up.

[Mommy2many]

Welcome to the forum! Good luck and don't be afraid to ask questions!

[gregmonsta]

cheers ^^^^^^. at the minite im feeding them worms. They look to small to take anything thiker and bigger.

That's the beauty of salmon/trout fillet as well as pinkies. With a good knife you can definately make these small enough . I wouldn't rely on worms alone, you'll find there's not much goodness in them and you'll get a better growth rate from varying the diet. Try small pieces of fish and pinky parts with one worm chopped in and spread over the other food. keep doing this for a few feeds and then slowly decrease the amount of worm in the mixture

[ConcinusMan]

Still very interested in how the little guys are doing. Hopefully he'll come back and update us.

[mtolypetsupply]

Glad to hear they're doing well.

Everyone else has thoroughly covered diet, I want to commend you on tub feeding them!!! It is DEFINITELY my preferred method, allowing me to know who eats what, since most of my garters are cohabbed. In addition, I find that feeding time is a wonderful time to clean the tanks. The inhabitants are already out and happily eating. Lastly, there is little chance you will ever have a snake with complications from ingested substrate.

Good job, and keep up the good work.