Hi all.. A sad update..
The little Northwest garter I was raising has died.. I had it in a quarantine cage(rubbermaid showbox with paper towels).. and placed the cage in my snake room for the day to keep it warm.. and came back this evening to find it died.. Believe it got over heated.. very dehydrated looking. I also lost the new Oregon red-sided the same day.. totally different cage.. both looked shriveled up.. My snake room normally gets about 80f on sunny days, but I am babysitting a red-tail boa.. And I believe the heat from his cage sent the temps up too high. Which just suchs cause He was doing great, eating, pooping fine, finally mite free.. ready to grow up.. Not sure if it died because heat, or something I did.
I think I will stick to head-starting baby native garters before diving into the fancy ones.. I am determined to get it right..
Cheers,
Billie