Is it getting much skinnier?
When was the last time you tried the minnows? I've never had mine turn a single living one down (they wont go near a dead one). How deep was the water the fish were in?
When mine were eating minnows, I would give the minnows a good bit of room to swim around in.
Also, and forgive me for saying this, he might be dying. If you caught him as an adult, and I'm guessing he is a little over two feet from a 32" shed, he might be old. Could be old age. I mean you caught him as an adult. All the best husbandry in the world can't stop that. Na'mean?
I've never had a garter die on me yet. The wild ones I caught I always let go.
Anyone who has kept one till death, is this pre-death behavior?
