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LyrisFlame · 04-29-2008, 01:43 PM

So this is my little snake:

Sorry about the size - for some reason the resized pic I'm trying to use just goes back to the normal, gigantic size when I post it here.

I’ve had it for about 3 days now. It was found in the woodpile next to our house along with a mature female and a couple dozen more babies. It was cold and the sun was going down, so they were all moving pretty slow. I decided to keep this one and we left the others alone after covering them back up.

A couple of things I’d like advice with, if anyone knows:

1. I’m not sure how old it is, or if it has shed for the first time or not. It’s very tiny.

2. It hasn’t eaten the guppies I tried to give it, so I’m thinking either it’s too stressed to eat or is too young to eat. But I don’t want to just assume either way and risk the baby not getting food when it really needs it.

3. I’m going away for a week on Thursday, and I will probably have my boyfriend's brother look after the snake when I’m gone. What should I tell him to do?

Any advice on how to take care of a baby snake would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

04-29-2008, 01:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
LyrisFlame Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 22 Country:	Baby garter advice (pic included) So this is my little snake: Sorry about the size - for some reason the resized pic I'm trying to use just goes back to the normal, gigantic size when I post it here. I’ve had it for about 3 days now. It was found in the woodpile next to our house along with a mature female and a couple dozen more babies. It was cold and the sun was going down, so they were all moving pretty slow. I decided to keep this one and we left the others alone after covering them back up. A couple of things I’d like advice with, if anyone knows: 1. I’m not sure how old it is, or if it has shed for the first time or not. It’s very tiny. 2. It hasn’t eaten the guppies I tried to give it, so I’m thinking either it’s too stressed to eat or is too young to eat. But I don’t want to just assume either way and risk the baby not getting food when it really needs it. 3. I’m going away for a week on Thursday, and I will probably have my boyfriend's brother look after the snake when I’m gone. What should I tell him to do? Any advice on how to take care of a baby snake would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!