common garter problems? ?

[guidofatherof5]

It's called musking. Garters frequently musk when they feel threatened. My guess is that something about new enclosure isn't right, make sure it has plenty of hides - most snakes like tight places they can squeeze into.

It may just be that it is a new enclosure, not that somethings wrong with it. Something is upsetting the scrub. Be patient.
Is he/she still eating and drinking?

[aggro180]

hey, thanks very much for your posts.

i have heard of musking, he has actually done that to me before, he escaped and i had to search and when i caught him he did that, but i knew that he was just scared.

i cant understand why it would be the viv as he was ok for several weeks before this peeing and pooping started. . . he has been eating and drinking however and shedding perfectly, so seems a happy snake except for his wee incidents now. . .

are they good at scenting other lizards on us do you know? ? ? i was thinking that perhaps he smells our newly aquired bearded dragon from us as the incidents have started since she came into the house.

thanks again for taking time out to reply.

tony

[Odie]

Hi, from Oregon, Tony