Greetings from Michigan

[Selkielass]

Pictures at Last!

A Boy and his First snake.


A calm little Eastern Garter snake.


Boy or girl you think?

[guidofatherof5]

I think the one in the shirt and pants is a boy

Looks to me like you've got a pretty little girl Eastern there.

[Selkielass]

Well DUH!!! (/smirk)

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice looking snake. Seems to have calmed down nicely.

[Selkielass]

Calm yes, but still not feeding like I'd like her to.
She is eating, and pooping, but I want to see her eating more.

[guidofatherof5]

Calm yes, but still not feeding like I'd like her to.
She is eating, and pooping, but I want to see her eating more.

I think in time she'll be eating great.
The big hurdle is getting them to eat at all.
Relax, shell eat more when she's ready.
You're doing a good job.

[Selkielass]

She just at around 10 Small Guppies!
(Tank overpopulation problem solved!)
She won't go for them in a dish of water, but I tried your trick of letting them flip around on the substrate- she went for them like wow!
I'm using a bamboo skewer to 'herd' them toward her- I'm hoping she will learn to follow the skewer to dead food.

[guidofatherof5]

She just at around 10 Small Guppies!
(Tank overpopulation problem solved!)
She won't go for them in a dish of water, but I tried your trick of letting them flip around on the substrate- she went for them like wow!
I'm using a bamboo skewer to 'herd' them toward her- I'm hoping she will learn to follow the skewer to dead food.

If she's hungry enough she'll go for them in the water dish. Most garters love to go fishing.
I have some that bite at the water when I pour it in their water dish. I love to watch mine when it's fishing time.

[mustang]

oh lol waterford ?! ur snakes got a small home but stuff worth stealn!

[Selkielass]

Lol, yeah!
Its a gorgeous ash tray, and weighs a ton, so it makes an awesome snake dish.
Funny thing is I caught my snake not far from the town of 'Waterford' MI.