Forum: Husbandry

this happens from time to time- somehow one or more garters are not working out in their group sometimes it's just that they've grown at a different...

The dog-injured garter is still with me, and has yet to eat. It's been three weeks. I've offered f/t pinkies, rat pups, and fresh worms. I also have...

Oh Happy Day! The little Nebraska Albino that I got from Don finally ate! Since this is my first baby I've been like an old mother hen! I got her on...

Hello. Someone tell me if you can incorporate into their diet eggs? I give them small amounts of egg, since the size of an egg chicken are not...

We got an undertank heater for our kids this spring after brumation and I have to say that it was the best investment we have made (other than the...

Hey all. So it's tadpole season here in AL and there are thousands and thousands of little toadlets. Would this be a food source for a tiny lil...

When I first joined the forum last week I thought I read that a good substrate was the "carefresh" (or something close to that). I bought it and used...

My ribbon snake is being very difficult to get switched over to F/T prey. He'd been being fed rosy reds at the pet store. I've tried both F/T silver...

I introduced myself in the new members area. Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! Maybe this is a more appropriate forum to ask my questions that...

Hi I don't have a garter yet I have a corn but am seriously considering a garter as my next snake.just tryin to research as much as poss. Could u pls...

yesterday morning I took out Sammy for some hanging out time, and heard this weird sound coming from her at first I thought there was a cat sleeping...

OK, thought I would share this, and it is relevant to husbandry. Regardless of your enclosure type, if you have a typical tank, whether...

Hi! I hope this is the correct category for my question. (The internet is a great place where I can find a place to ask about garter snakes. :D ) ...

I saw on another thread that perch meat would be ok but what about other fish I catch? I caught about 50 White bass last week and was wondering if...

Stupidity got the better of me the other night as I was handling my female albino checkered.. I had been cleaning out my two european toads and...

I have a group of dark phase radixes that were born 2 weeks ago. Since their birth, I've been trying something different with them. Instead of...

Does anybody know of a place that would ship live or frozen feeder guppies? The local stores seem to only have small ones and aren't consistant. ...

Okay, these are all hypothetical questions. Just trying to learn here. What if I got 2 garters, generally the same size but from 2 different...

I just purchased a baby garter snake yesterday from petco and they said they feed her minnows so i bought a dozen of minnows i fed her 3 today but...

I will be getting my snakes out of brumation in a short while (as soon as the guy cooling them for me can deliver them) and I am getting ready for my...