Odd question about feeding multiple Garters.

[Steveo]

I prefer to take out each of my garters from their communal housing to feed them separately and I also prefer to feed them whole prey/food unless they are babies.

I also prefer to separate for feeding, but it's mostly for my benefit - I don't have to watch for food fights, I'll know how much they ate, and I use the opportunity to do some cleaning. I also have some snakes who take their sweet time deciding if they're going to eat or not, so rather than watch for an hour I just check on them periodically. I also feed my largest snake last - sometimes she gets so many leftovers from the others that I don't need to set aside any food for her.