Forum: Husbandry

I have been running an unregulated heat pad on my Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis. I know they get too hot but it was a small pad so it was just a...

I have been feeding my larger Checkered Garter Snake on frozen/thawed fish fillets from a fish species ( hake) that does not contain thiamisane....

What is the best live feeder fish for small garters? I know goldfish must be avoided And guppies seem to be the most recommended. Any other...

I have a western black neck garter and this is his second winter w me, last year he ate all through winter but this year he has gone off of feeding,...

I cool the garters every year, never a full on brumation in my eyes, but heat mats off and lights off but leave in the house. The tanks are large...

A family member of mine is about to buy a couple of garters, and one of them is currently brumating. They don't really know much about garters, so...

So Jesse has finished a third shed today. She is soft and shiny. I offered a f/t mouse, she started to eat it but spit it out. The other two are...

I am really interested in acquiring a trio of garters Ive never kept before. I am especially drawn towards concinnus, infernalis, and pickeringii. Im...

Hello well I wanted to ask about my garter snake, I'm a first time snake owner and have had him for over a year now. Quite a while back I dropped him...

Apparently my rheostats went buggy and my tanks are overheating.. badly. I admit I have relied too heavily on automation so I failed to notice untill...

What substrate do you guys use for your breeders? I've been using Keeper's Choice (Cypress Mulch) but I'm noticing, as I look through the pictures,...

Hey guys, long time no see! I have an issue I was wondering if you could help me with. For the last couple of weeks Glyph has taken to the cold...

Okay so my T.s. fitchi prefers to eat fish over worms. I was wondering if this would be a problem in the long run. She was eating bass, trout, and...

I have a an albino checkered garter snake she is about 2 ft long and a year and a half old she is kept in a tub that is 580 mm deep and 800mm wide,...

I was wondering if you could use red worms to scent pinkies instead of nightcrawlers? I know that they're bad for your snake but I don't think that...

I apologize if there is already this somewhere in articles and I just cant find it. I did find the wiki discussions links but it didnt really seem...

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Hi All, would like to pick your brains regarding garter warmth. I have a thermometer in each zone, hot and cold, cold is reading at 20c and so is...

Can clumps of grass from the garden be used inside a vivarium.(My garden is chemical free)