Caught a wild garter!

aSnake, you KNOW your stuff. Great information. :)

And, cute Garter Snake!

She's eating a couple worms right now! :D:D They were pretty small ones...but it's thundering out now so I'm sure they'll be more tomorrow.

How many should I offer? (or what size)


I have a nice set-up now too....much bigger, I will post pics very soon tonight of it.


(.....but I'm still not saying I'm keeping her:cool:)

Okay, here are the updated pictures. The first couple show the mouth problem I was talking about...it appears there is a slight gap in the left hand side of her mouth that never fully closes. I haven't looked at it in too much detail- so I'm not sure what is it. :confused:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...g/CIMG6194.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...g/CIMG6195.jpg

The current set-up:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...g/CIMG6191.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...G6203-Copy.jpg

I love your setup!!! really nifty!! I might have to do that with my baby tubs! Alligator clamps... why didn't I think of those!?!?! As mentioned on Thamnophis.com... that looks like it COULD be stomatitis. I would keep an eye on it. It could also be a deformity from a previous injury or even a congenital defect!!! But it looks more like it may be an infection :O

I saw the thread title and I expected to read about a wedding reception. :rofl:

Well good news...the mouth seems much better! The reason I was concerned before was because I noticed it first thing when I caught her...but it looks like its less prominent now. Her face is not fully symmetric, one side still seems a little off...perhaps there's an infection underneath?

Anyway, here's a new one of the little bugger:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...g/DSC_0083.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...g/DSC_0073.jpg

She's got that angry garter stare.....but I love it! :P


-Ohh and those clamps work great....nice, tight and really cheap at home depot.

better enclosure pic:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77...g/DSC_0089.jpg