Not a garter but a colubrid

[Tora]

Momma seems to eat a variety of invertebrates, including the occasional cricket that gets through the screen lid. Slugs appear to be her favourite, with tadpoles in at a close second. She snarfs down food and is getting used to my handling her. I tried baby anoles with her, since the cuban brown anoles are everywhere here, and she is not interested. I guess worms and slugs are her preferred food.

The eggs are looking great. I just candled them last night and all of them appear to be good. They all have veins and you can see the embryos now!

[Rushthezeppelin]

Momma seems to eat a variety of invertebrates, including the occasional cricket that gets through the screen lid. Slugs appear to be her favourite, with tadpoles in at a close second. She snarfs down food and is getting used to my handling her. I tried baby anoles with her, since the cuban brown anoles are everywhere here, and she is not interested. I guess worms and slugs are her preferred food.

The eggs are looking great. I just candled them last night and all of them appear to be good. They all have veins and you can see the embryos now!

I wonder if those guys have the enzymes to digest chitin. I know garters don't, but not sure about other colubrids.

[d_virginiana]

I wonder if those guys have the enzymes to digest chitin. I know garters don't, but not sure about other colubrids.

I think ringnecks do, but insects are only recommended as a staple for very young ones... Other than that the only other North American colubrids in the pet trade at all I know of that can digest chitin are green snakes.

[guidofatherof5]

This link shows some dietary needs.

HerpNet.net - Iowa Reptiles and Amphibians - Ringneck Snake - Diadophis punctatus

[Tora]

Well, today the weather was perfect and her wounds were all healed up, so I tried to let momma ringneck go. She proceeded to curl around my fingers for an hour and wouldn't leave. I even tried setting her in the grass where I found her and she just slithered up onto my shoe. I'd already gotten the okay to keep her, but I figured she'd be happy to get back outside. Guess I was wrong lol.

4 out of the 5 eggs are good. the last egg is still really dented like it was freshly laid, but I'm gonna keep it until it starts to mold. 9 days down, 36 more to go!

[Tora]

What would you guys suggest for tankmates for a southern ringneck? Obviously I can't house her with any smaller species of snakes or lizards, but what do you think about maybe brown snakes?

[guidofatherof5]

They are a snake eater. Not sure I would stress either snake.

[Albert Clark]

How about another southern ringneck? Maybe of the same sex for now?