Baby Garter's Not Eating?

[jitami]

nevermind... what james said up there.... lol

[anji1971]

Hello, and welcome!
Sounds like your little ones may be a bit stressed out.
For starters, I would try a small habitat that mimics what your other garters have.
I find paper towel for substrate is easy to work with for babies. Give them a hide and a nice little water bowl, and leave them be for a day or two. Then, put a few tiny little worms dug up from the garden on a jar lid or flat surface right in the enclosure. That way, the babies are more secure being in their house, and they should venture out to eat. You can work on moving them to a separate feeding bin as they grow and become more secure.

[infernalis]

well my snake george wont eat an earthworm that is placed in front of her
for some reason she only eats them from my hand
any thoughts on that to?

it's called "tease feeding" Garters love it.

[Sid]

Hello Jack and welcome to the forum. You've gotten good advise so far about heat, humidity, hiding places and live guppies.

[Garter_Gertie]

Wayne, I disagree. Ittiz called "I love my mother so I'm gonna eat outta his/her hand."

Sorry Stefan/James!

[Tori]

I have to ask, you said that the babies were 4 inches long? Are you sure that they are garters? None of my garter babies have ever been smaller than 7 inches long when they were born is why I ask. And if they are brown snake babies they will be too tiny for live fish, even guppy babies. Do you have any photos of the little ones?

[ssssnakeluvr]

good point...most baby easterns I have seen (and had) are around 5-6 inches, some western species 6-8 inches. photos would help with id and diet.

[Odie]

Hi,from Oregon, Jack

[infernalis]

Baby browns will never deviate from slugs and worms, Justin case.