Raising a wild garter and have questions.

[alihauck]

I couldn't post pictures for some reason. Will try to make an album. I do believe it is a red-Sided Garter. I have taken away the dirt and put down paper towel for now. I will get either the eco-earth or Aspen shavings as soon as I can get to a bigger center.

[guidofatherof5]

Good looking snake. I would have to go with T. s. parietalis - Red Sided Garter Snake.
Be very careful of that "Critter Keeper" Snakes have been known to get their heads stuck in the opening or small holes.
A hot glue will take care of any small holes. Watch out for opening in the handle area also.

[ConcinusMan]

He looks a little on the thin side but not too bad. I wouldn't use a critter keeper at all myself. Besides you need to get him setup with a heat source and temperature gradient soon then start giving him some fish or even chopped pinkies in the diet too. Critter keeper won't do for that. A 10 gallon tank with secure screen lid or clear plastic tub and an undertank heater would work. Seems like he's just a baby. Is he very small?

[alihauck]

Yeah, I was just putting it somewhere until I can get somewhere that might have something better. All holes were sealed before I placed it in. Slither has been growing well, I got it just over a month ago (you should have seen how small it was then!) and haven't actually measured it yet (too scared to get that close) but I have been watching it and the growth is noticeable.

[alihauck]

When I changed to plain paper towel, Slither was kind of upset, it kept trying to burrow under ground (I have found it completely buried before) I also had his dinner (worms) living right in the container. You should have seen Slither hunting!

[alihauck]

Hey, has anyone ever raised worms? I had the thought that I could set up a worm farm and have Slithers food year round. Any other suggestions? All are welcome!
Thanks!

P.S. I am sorry for the multiple posts, but for some reason I keep getting denied. It says I have too many URLS when I don't have any?!? When I shorten my post it posts just fine.

[guidofatherof5]

We have a few members that raise worms.
I also know there are plenty of YouTube video and website that will give you lots of good advice.

[alihauck]

What kind of worms are best?

[guidofatherof5]

Lumbricus terrestris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[guidofatherof5]

See my post earlier, I have photos of him eating a worm. They come from my garden so I think they are plain earth worms. It just get so confusing with the worms as everyone seems to call them by different names and a lot of them look so similar. How can you tell the difference? Sorry if I sound ignorant, but I am worried I might screw up and I don't want to hurt my snake over a stupid mistake.
How much of a pinkie do I feed it?

The quote is from the "Poop I.D." thread.

The worm you are feeding looks like Canadian Night Crawler. No problem there.
The worms you need to watch out for are composting worms not the ones you are finding in the soil.