Quote Originally Posted by EasternGirl View Post
The husbandry requirements can be specific...I'm not sure what you are asking...different as compared to what type of snake? Garters do not generally prefer arboreal set-ups....they do like to climb to a certain degree, but you would not want to set up a terrarium in the way that you would set up one for an arboreal snake. They like a lot of ground space to explore and burrow. Most of us have long aquarium tanks or wooden enclosures that give the snake ample room to move around at ground level, while still providing plants, vines and sometimes platforms in which the snake can climb...and bask at a high level if he or she chooses. Garters do like climbing but they are not arboreal snakes. I hope that answers that question for you. And if I am incorrect about anything that I said...other members please jump in and correct me.
Sorry that I wasn't too clear. I only meant is there anything very different/important about the care of garters, whether it was to do with heating/lighting or uv light or even diet. I have since read the caresheet you posted on my welcome post (thanks for that, it was a good read and really helped).

Could I ask you a question about lighting and heating though? If they are mostly terrestrial and prefer to be on the ground would it be acceptable to heat the warm end of the enclosure with a heat mat and provide a light bulb just for lighting purposes? I was thinking an energy saver (with a cage around it still)? Sorry if these seem like stupid questions.