Completely clueless...

[anji1971]

Welcome to the forum!! You'll learn lots and have fun here!

[enigma200316]

Welcome to the forum......................

[Elliot]

Congrats on the new snake, I love my ribbons, but they can be pretty jumpy. A diet of pinkies and fish should be just fine, a little bit of a multivitamin supplement maybe once a month probably wouldn't hurt either.

[Odie]

Hi, from Oregon, Madeleine

[Snaky]

Welcome to the forum
Like others said, don't worry for now and let him settle in...

If you're new to garters, these articles are some interesting reading to start with :
http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets...ake_Care_Sheet
http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets...title=Thiamin,

[Hatter1214]

Out of curiosity, around what point should I be worried if he's still not eating? His little feeder fish have been in the bowl for a few days now, and I'm thinking of getting a shallower water dish so he can see his fish.

[Lori P]

Can you put a clear glass dish in there? That works great for mine... :-) They will spend some time trying to get "through" the glass but then they figure out they have to go over the rim.

[Hatter1214]

I've got a clear glass dish in there, it's been there for the past two days, but he's still not eating. Is this the sort of thing where he'll eat when he's hungry enough? Should I just keep a supply of food ready? Because we're down to one fish out of the original three (other two went belly-up), and I think that one's going to kick it soon too. I'll get more if it's necessary, but I want to know at what point I should be concerned. It's been a week and three days now, and I'm wondering how long a 12-inch snake can keep this up.

[drache]

a week and three days is not that long
my twelve inch snakes only get fed once a week anyway
I'm not sure how long exactly they can last, but don't panic just yet
also
it's probably better not to leave the food in the enclosure all the time
I'd offer something every three days or so and start panicking after about a month

[Lori P]

Is he even showing interest in the fish-- watching them, hanging over the bowl??