16 years is a long run. Sometimes as they get to that age their feeding habits change. I'm going through something similar right now. I ended up hibernating my old man garter with no breeding...
Pic's would help us. Interbreeding is not popular in the garter hobby. With that said I am currently working with some garters that were accidentally interbred. They are not hybrids which some people...
I would not try holding her at all. Garters do not like to be held. In fact they hate it. I would cut the night crawlers in pieces that are big enough to keep them moving for a while. You would be...
First off welcome. With that said you should pick a subspecies and stick with it for a while. All subspecies have different habits along with the fact that each individual garter has its own...