Need help with a Garter Snake issue

[Lunawf]

So i picked up a Garter Snake from Petco today...my son loved it and i figured it would be less aggressive and in time would settle down and he would be able to handle better then my Ball Python. But im running in to an issue with feeding.....

Does anyone have one?...and what do you feed it?...how do you feed it? and how often do you feed it?

[janeothejungle]

live fish and earthworms when they are young, if you're lucky you can swap them to mice pinks when they are bigger. Put a couple of appropriately sized feeder comets in a bowl and watch your garter fish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysAW1gl61ww


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIK0Z06r-io




Cheers,
Kat

[Lunawf]

sweet...she it little...and right now i dont know where i can get worms....but im still looking...so i got some small gish for her for now...and as far as the pinkies...there is no place around here to get them other then f\t...do you think she will still take them....and can you put a calcium powder on the worms to help?

[Lunawf]

oh yea...what about crickets?...i read somewhere about crickets...but not to sure about them

[janeothejungle]

If she's a baby, I wouldn't recommend mice yet. Try the small fish and if you can get nightcrawlers from a baitshop or worms from your yard, just cut them into manageable pieces for her to take. Usually it is the motion of the prey that attracts them.... None of my garters have ever taken to crickets, but you can try it.

Cheers,
Kat

[mainbutter]

An idea on worms.. How about anywhere that sells bait for fishing? Nightcrawlers or something? Are those all right to feed garter snakes?

[mainbutter]

ninja'd by jane!

[Lunawf]

thanks for the advise....i will definitaly wait on the pinkies....but what if i cant get any...is it ok if i just keep her on fish and worms?

thanks again!!!

[Lunawf]

http://www.ball-pythons.net/gallery/...hp?i=21918&c=3

that is how tiny she is right now! How big do you think she will get?

[kjhowland]

cute little one. My first snake was a garter and I handfed it comets. I would hold the comet in my hand and the snake would take it, except for the one time when the comet moved the opposite way. What a look of surprise when the snake grabbed my thumb. Didn't hurt and the snake quickly realized its mistake. One time he got out and I couldn't find it for three days. Came home one day, and he was there waiting at the door looking for dinner. I've fed it comets and frogs.