feeding a garter

[jitami]

Is it an adult? Garters have higher metabolism than many other snakes. What I would do is feed the garter every 5 days A good size meal when the other's eat and a snack mid way It would probably be ok every 10 days, but it's really not too tough to offer it something midway between feeding the others. If it's a baby it'll need to eat even more often. As you know, snakes can go long periods without eating and be fine, but I would have this be the exception and not the norm

[cuillan]

Thanks.

Its not really a hassle feeding it extra I just thought I would make sure it was necessary though. It will be even easier soon when she's moved to her new viv in the lounge instead of the bottom of a stack in my bedroom under a kingsnake and a large corn snake.

I have no idea how old she is I've only had her a few weeks from a pet shop she didnt eat for weeks she was so stressed. She's just under 2 foot though so not a hatchling. I assume she's a she looked like it from a comparison web site she seemed to thin straight after the vent.

Thanks again for the advice. much appreciated very novice at garters, more used to corns.