Garter suddenly won't eat

[raoul76650]

Thanks for that answer Guidofatherof ! My terrarium has a warm area at 27°C, and a cold area at 21°C. The biggest place where the snake can hide is under the hot point...Do i have to organise another place to hide in colder one ? The light is "on" 12 hours a day, and for the moment, i dont want to brumate...She has a big water "swimming-pool". Water is changed every day. For the moment i didtn try to give worms, only fresh fish... Do you feed with natural earth worms, or "morio" (also called "flour worms") that we can buy in animals shop ?

[guidofatherof5]

Natural earthworms. What species is natural to your part of the world? No flour worms.
Once you get your snake eating it would be best to feed a varied diet. Each food has something different to offer.
Having a cool hide lets them feel secure while thermogregulating.

[tvance]

Good news! My garter has started eating again! Have to cut the pinkies into pieces, but that's okay!

Also, Indigoman, would a different type of picture help for identification? Like a whole body shot?
What sort of things do you look for in identifying species and male/female?

[guidofatherof5]

Here' a link to the forum sexing thread. It can show you what to look for or show you what kind of photos to post.

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/bree...xing-pics.html

[zendragondrew]

Hey guys, haven't been here in a while, mostly because Matt hasn't had any problems. I'm having a similar issue I had last year and similar to this poster, but this time it's been about two months since he has eaten anything. He won't eat any mice or fish, I'm just worried, I don't know how long he can go without eating. He's still moving fine, but two months seems like a very long time to go without food. I put a thawed pinkie in there today and he put his nose on it for a second, and pushed into it, but didn't eat it, then he went to another part of the tank.

Chris is saying it's OK for a healthy garter to go four months without eating? Should I just keep waiting?

[zendragondrew]

Update: Now he pooped right after I took the pinkie out. How do you poop when you haven't eaten in two months? This is probably around his fourth or fifth poop since he stopped eating.

[guidofatherof5]

Sure, still using fuel and creating waste.

[slipknot711]

if he went to the bathroom i wouldnt worry so much then. just keep trying, fish seems to be cheaper if you dont wanna keep wasting mice. maybe just try some worms too? im still a newbie to garters so you dont need to listen to me lol

[tvance]

Hey guys, haven't been here in a while, mostly because Matt hasn't had any problems. I'm having a similar issue I had last year and similar to this poster, but this time it's been about two months since he has eaten anything. He won't eat any mice or fish, I'm just worried, I don't know how long he can go without eating. He's still moving fine, but two months seems like a very long time to go without food. I put a thawed pinkie in there today and he put his nose on it for a second, and pushed into it, but didn't eat it, then he went to another part of the tank.

Chris is saying it's OK for a healthy garter to go four months without eating? Should I just keep waiting?

Mine started eating after a few months. I would wait and try not to stress
Now he's a super hungry guy, lunging for the pinkies as soon as they get near him.

[ConcinusMan]

Update: Now he pooped right after I took the pinkie out. How do you poop when you haven't eaten in two months? This is probably around his fourth or fifth poop since he stopped eating.

Not everything that comes out is poop. Even if they haven't eaten they still expel urates.