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Estrelita05 · 03-24-2007, 10:46 AM

Hello, everyone-

I'm new to this site- my name is Heather, and I live in Colorado. (USA) My son brought home a little garter snake last Sunday, and we would like to keep it as a pet- the only problem is that I have never been a snake owner before, so I don't know what to do. I've been searching online, and it seems that my snake is a Western Terrestrial Garter. We think it is a female, and she is about 5 inches long, from the tip of her nose to the tip of her tail. (So, I'm assuming that this is a baby snake?) I put her in a 10 gallon aquarium, with a shallow water dish and a nice rock to hide under, and we've been trying to feed her nightcrawlers cut up in pieces- the problem is that she doesn't seem to be eating.

Is there something else that I should offer as food? Should we even be trying to keep a "wild" snake? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

03-24-2007, 10:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
Estrelita05 Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 Country:	new snake owner needs advice! Hello, everyone- I'm new to this site- my name is Heather, and I live in Colorado. (USA) My son brought home a little garter snake last Sunday, and we would like to keep it as a pet- the only problem is that I have never been a snake owner before, so I don't know what to do. I've been searching online, and it seems that my snake is a Western Terrestrial Garter. We think it is a female, and she is about 5 inches long, from the tip of her nose to the tip of her tail. (So, I'm assuming that this is a baby snake?) I put her in a 10 gallon aquarium, with a shallow water dish and a nice rock to hide under, and we've been trying to feed her nightcrawlers cut up in pieces- the problem is that she doesn't seem to be eating. Is there something else that I should offer as food? Should we even be trying to keep a "wild" snake? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!