Jon's Garter Snake Thread ( Suzi )

[Foxrun402]

Well Its been 3 days and Xena is now well established and is always at the glass at 3:00pm for her daily feast... I will be putting a better gap between meals as she grows, but right now she is a baby, and on the thin side when not full... She loves to eat though and will get plenty here!

Here is how the setup for her looks at the moment. I will be keeping a close eye on her and she will probably be quarantine for 4 or 5 months to get her size up. I wouldn't risk putting a baby with Suzi yet she has the tendency to strike at my hands when im just cleaning around her... geesh... lol


And some pics of Xena... I will from now on post updates for her and Suzi here.

[Foxrun402]

Constantly growing, changing, and looking different every week...

Suzi is behind blue eyes again....


She has grown so much! It amazes me that she has been so good for me. Despite the fact the will still false strike me if she doesn't want to be bothered

I took her out and showed her Xena through the glass today...


They both butted heads against the glass in attempt to say hello to one another.
Xena is no longer eating twice a day and is now eating every other day... She is filling out nicely and since she has been here I can already see that she's growing nicely.

[Foxrun402]

Xena is due to shed again already...
Should be today or tomorrow... buuuuut....

Suzi is fresh and just ate again today... (pic during feeding earlier today)


She is about due for a bigger viv

[guidofatherof5]

Always good to get a Suzi update.

[Foxrun402]

I spy something with my eye... that looks like.... Xena shedding!


Edit: She is done! I freaked out and shut her into a moss hide... because I thought she missed a spot that tore... but it turns out it was stuck so some of her fake plants!

Good girl Xena!

[Foxrun402]

I tried to be fast enough to slip the pictures into the post about her shedding but I wasn't fast enough.

Here she is after her shed today...


And in her favorite spot after I put her back home...

[guidofatherof5]

Nice.
Be aware of that hole size as Xena will grow quickly.

[Foxrun402]

Yah thats the same tree hide Suzi used as a baby... It's been cleaned but... That hole used to be a part of the branch.... simply got mad at them hiding up there and took a hacksaw to it... now Xena always hangs out up there lol

[Jsld]

hey john.... if u dont mind me calling you that i am VERY new to the whole garder snake thing and have my tank setup and wanted to know if sand will affect them or if i have to do special thing with sand or owuld it be best i just replaced the sand with woodchip
With hope Jsld

[Foxrun402]

I'm not sure sand would be a good idea for a garter... I know some species of lizards use calcified sand and what not to simulate a desert climate, but most of the people on the forum stray away from it unless for a photo shoot... I use Aspen Snake Bedding from petsmart simply because I like how it looks when the viv is cleaned up and taken care of evey other day, Some people use shredded newspaper or newspaper pellets... Just want to be sure it has a good absorbency and will catch most feces/urates the snake will produce.

A good look-through on this forum will definitely help with most of the questions that may arise.
Husbandry

I would also make a post concerning your substrate question there as well. Then everyone will be able to help you with making a decision best suited for your garter =)

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