Please help me with my garter snake!

[kibakiba]

I agree with Jesse. Get him eating, then worry about handling.

[amcutem]

Ok. Wil do.

[Venti]

I don't know if you have already done this, but for some people recomend putting a dark colored blanket or towel over the tank, to help calm down the snake. I just thought this might be worth giving a shot.

[amcutem]

I don't know if you have already done this, but for some people recomend putting a dark colored blanket or towel over the tank, to help calm down the snake. I just thought this might be worth giving a shot.

You know what, I think u gave a giod idea. Ut seems that he's alway scared of people. But lately, he's not quick to bounce when i stick my hands in the aquarium.

I didn't know snakes have bad eye sight.

[katach]

They can see a little, but they use smell the most.

Any luck with the slug?

[d_virginiana]

He needs to get started eating before you try handling him.. Is his cage in an area where people aren't walking around often? If he can't see a whole lot of things going on around him he might calm down.

I've heard of the dark towel thing too, but mostly for animals that don't really hunt by eyesight. I just wonder if the dark would make him less able to find a prey item or if the shock of suddenly removing the covering to feed would make him too nervous?

[kibakiba]

Well, since they do go by smell a bit, it wouldn't be too hard to find the prey. Despite Runt being partially blind (she chews on sticks, hides, fingers, water dishes and bumps into them too and they aren't food scented) She flicks her tongue more often than the other snakes and gets to her food, as long as you aren't moving it. She can sense light and darkness, turning the lamp on or off often scares her. As for the light of taking the towel off of the tank, do it slowly so it wont be a sudden blinding light on him.

[amcutem]

They can see a little, but they use smell the most.

Any luck with the slug?

Im not sure. I left him a small white slug lastnite but im not sure if he ate it, and i dont want to bother him by checking. I always leave worms with him though. Im gonna find more tomorrow.

Thanks.

[amcutem]

Yesteday I tried to go toad, tadpole, and frog hunting but I wasn't so lucky.

Can someone gimme pointers on how to catch them. I hope I dont have to swim. The place I went to had a small pond wid floating lillies. But the lillies were at the middle of the pond. Also, wen is the best time to catch them?

[guidofatherof5]

Beware of the heavy parasite load that most of them carry.