Please help me with my garter snake!

[amcutem]

Well, nothing seems to be changing. I've left him alone for atleast a few days without touching him or bothering him at all, other than to check and replace the worms, and to change the water for the fishes.

But I don't think he's eaten still.


Also, should I leave the worms with him all day long? I think it starts to smell after a while, and I don't like it. Can I just leave it overnight and take it off in the morning. Atleast that way, It might not smell so much.

[RedSidedSPR]

You don't have to leave it all day.

[guidofatherof5]

If you have access to some earthworms(pale-tipped worms) you could put a shallow dish filled with dirt and worms.
Make sure the dirt is moist so the worms will survive longer.
Let the snake go hunting on its own. I've had some good success with this strategy.
Some snakes want to hunt.
Just an idea.
Please keep in mind that some W/C snakes don't adapt to captive life and have to be released back into the wild.
Rosy-tipped worm (Aporrectodea rosea) | OPAL

[katach]

When Blade first came home, she didn't want to eat until we let her hunt also.

[RedSidedSPR]

Mine didn't either, but the live fish solved that.

[d_virginiana]

Live fish are usually irrestistable.. How shallow is the water you have them in? If you put them in fairly shallow water, sometimes the flopping will attract the snake and also make them easier to catch.

[amcutem]

The fishes are in the tupperware pond I made, and the water is very shallow.. Just enough that the fishes can swim and make some splash. Im not sure if they're big enough for him cuz they are tiny.

Im gonna post a pics but Im not sure you can tell....


So I guess I should find a small dish and put some soil and worms in there.

Will he be able to dig it out?

I will try that tonight..


Thanks...


So I still shouldn't worry right?

[amcutem]

Mine didn't either, but the live fish solved that.

There are live fishes in there with him?

[ConcinusMan]

So I still shouldn't worry right?

If you think it will make any difference, go ahead.

[guidofatherof5]

Garters are great little diggers.