Garters can be pretty sensitive. Many of them are wildcaught, others are fed improperly or kept improperly. The fact that they are generalists is often misunderstood and that can sometimes lead to people feeding them exclusively with only one type of food, which can in certain cases cause problems in the long run. But the things that have happened to some of our members, could just as well have happened to people with animals from another group of species.

I suppose garters can be a bit tricky, but only because it's easier to do things wrong without realizing it. For example, corns have a much simpler diet. They feed exclusively on animals that provide complete meals, but garters will eat anything from leeches to rodents, both of which might be harmful if it's the only type of food that's offered.