Not eating

[Invisible Snake]

Hey just a thought but maybe she wasn't eating because she was in breeding mode?

[guidofatherof5]

Hey just a thought but maybe she wasn't eating because she was in breeding mode?

Good thought.

[NickeyV]

That's great news! Glad she ate for you! Let us know if she stops again. Hopefully she won't.

Maybe she will maybe she won't. But I think she is gonna shed soon. How is she still growing if she hasn't ate for this long? Also does anyone use repti shedding aid? Is it okay to use it everyday from now until she sheds?

[NickeyV]

Hey just a thought but maybe she wasn't eating because she was in breeding mode?

They still go into breeding mode even if they didn't hibernate and I thought it was just the boys that do that?

[guidofatherof5]

Brumation only helps to optimize the chance of good breeding. The girls send out a signal and the boys respond.

[EasternGirl]

All garters go into an instinctual state of slowing down during the winter even if you don't actually brumate them...and many stop eating during cold months because of this...it may have had something to do with that. They go into breeding mode even if they don't hibernate. Although I am not sure how it works if another snake is not around. I know my male snake doesn't like to eat when he is focused on trying to breed with my female...but I haven't noticed my female going off of food. I also know that they continue to shed even if they have gone off food...they continue to grow...garters can go off food for a couple of months without consequences. I don't now anything about shedding aids...I just keep humidity up by misting the enclosure and use a shed box if there is trouble with a shed.

[NickeyV]

All garters go into an instinctual state of slowing down during the winter even if you don't actually brumate them...and many stop eating during cold months because of this...it may have had something to do with that. They go into breeding mode even if they don't hibernate. Although I am not sure how it works if another snake is not around. I know my male snake doesn't like to eat when he is focused on trying to breed with my female...but I haven't noticed my female going off of food. I also know that they continue to shed even if they have gone off food...they continue to grow...garters can go off food for a couple of months without consequences. I don't now anything about shedding aids...I just keep humidity up by misting the enclosure and use a shed box if there is trouble with a shed.

It's on Amazon.com-pet supplies-repti shedding aid.

[EasternGirl]

I looked at the shed aid stuff. I would be hesitant to put anything on my snake unless I knew the exact ingredients...and I knew other members had used it safely. Is your snake having problems with shedding?

[NickeyV]

I looked at the shed aid stuff. I would be hesitant to put anything on my snake unless I knew the exact ingredients...and I knew other members had used it safely. Is your snake having problems with shedding?

No she isn't. I just thought it would make her skin softer if I would use it now and everyday until the day she does shed.

[kibakiba]

Just keep the humidity up. You don't need any fancy aid for shedding.