My First Garter!

[guidofatherof5]

Please keep us informed about your awesome little scrub.
We want to help and are just concerned.
I certainly meant no disrespect to you.

[Reptiliancousin]

Oh, none taken! I appreciate everyone's imput. If I'm doing something wrong by all means tell me!

Please keep us informed about your awesome little scrub.
We want to help and are just concerned.
I certainly meant no disrespect to you.

[Reptiliancousin]

So far I've tried to feed Bobbie a baby guppie and tiny cricket. The guppy he just played with and let die and I haven't been able to locate the little cricket.
The people sexed Bobbie by squeezing out his parts. I'm a little suspicious with that since everything I've read it's hard to determine when the snakes are this young.
I watched as they did and a little white thing popped out but now I'm wondering if it was musk instead of male anatomy.

[guidofatherof5]

Ditch the crickets and any other bug. Garters don't eat bugs.
Garter Snake Forum - Garter Caresheet

[guidofatherof5]

At this point I wouldn't worry about sexing Bobbi/Bobby.
Have you tried and earthworms or night crawler pieces?

[Reptiliancousin]

To my surprise he ate the dried out guppy he left this morning. I forgot to take it out yesterday. My mistake. I haven't yet tried earthworms or night crawlers. I did put in three meal worm an hour ago but so far he hasn't messed with them. He was interested yes, but not eaten them.

[Invisible Snake]

To my knowledge you aren't suppose to feed garter snakes meal worms.

[mikem]

Don't bother with meal worms. Insects are a no-no. Stick with guppies, night crawler pieces and chopped pinkies. If you scroll down about half way in that caresheet that Steve linked to a few posts above, there's a section on feeding. Lots of great info there. Good luck with the little guy, love the photos, especially the last one with his big ol' head So cute, lol