Advice and guidance

[PINJOHN]

Okay so I am not going to risk the newbie eating my Failte!!! So she gets her own set up. Normally do Wandering garters make as good of pets as the others?? She is clearly curious and not vicious

if you wish to know how your new snake came by it's name there is a poem in garter gathering thread which will explain

[drache]

congrats on your lovely new garter
I've got no experience with northwesterns, but I have a vagrans male, and he is the sweetest critter ever
it's not something I'd recommend with just any vagrans, but I've housed him with other males
since I found out that they're cannibalistic, he's only been housed with one huge marcianus male, but before that he was even for a while in a large community enclosure with five other males of varying sizes - scary to think of it now
he is a rather careful eater, and it appears that he prefers his food dead anyhow
anyway - he's got that endearing habit of sticking his head up like a periscope more than any other of my garters
and while his colours may not be flashy, he is very beautiful, with subtle russets and copper - I'm sure yours looks much better in the flesh also

[infernalis]

Okay so I am not going to risk the newbie eating my Failte!!! So she gets her own set up. Normally do Wandering garters make as good of pets as the others?? She is clearly curious and not vicious

Both of my wanderings are mellow and calm, but they do live alone in separate cages.

[i_heart_sneakie_snakes]

We have named our new boy Pumpkin. Piper named him. And yes, He is a "he". I was mistaken about him being a female. He has his own cage now and is sweet and calm as ever. But he will not eat. No worms, no pinkies, no guppies. I know if he wont eat I will have to let him go. But it is getting cold here and so I need to get this taken care of. I have never cut up a pinkie so I need to know what to do so he can try that. Just cut off its little legs?? If he wont eat, how long can I try before letting him go?? I wanna keep him, I love him already He is very healthy, but not fat. He has gone potty 2 days ago. IMG_0004-2.jpg
IMG_0003-1.jpgLittle escapees!!!

[i_heart_sneakie_snakes]

I just thought, I have not tried Silversides with him yet. I am going to try that. I hope this works

[katach]

Slugs maybe?

[i_heart_sneakie_snakes]

He did it!!!! Yay Pumpkin. He didn't eat a ton, but about 5 small pieces. Good boy, now he is mine

[guidofatherof5]

That's great.
Daily feeding of small meals would be great.

[katach]

Awesome! Congrats!

[RedSidedSPR]

THats awesome!
What he eat??