i finally found a baby garter!! story+pics

[darcy]

I've got a wandering garter as well who was caught as a baby about the same size as yours..... I've had him for about a year and a half now and the ONLY thing I can get him to eat that is readily available is rosies.

I actually put them in his cage in his water bowl and then he can choose when he's hungry, just be sure to clean the fish poop out often.... The rosies generally keep for about a week without being fed. I've thought about trying to breed them myself as the local pet store always seems to be out.....luckily Noonie's a patient guy.

Take heart, when Noonie came into our lives he was so little and I had NO idea about garter snakes or any snakes at all, I worried constantly until he was eating. At first I was just going to keep him for a week and then turn him back out to the irrigated pasture he came from but then when I realized we could take care of him, that he seemed to enjoy our company I decided to keep him, plus he's just the sweetest, cutest little guy EVER.

I have had a hard time getting any information about garter snakes at the local pet stores, this forum is a great resource.

[FitnessFreak]

I've got a wandering garter as well who was caught as a baby about the same size as yours..... I've had him for about a year and a half now and the ONLY thing I can get him to eat that is readily available is rosies.

I actually put them in his cage in his water bowl and then he can choose when he's hungry, just be sure to clean the fish poop out often.... The rosies generally keep for about a week without being fed. I've thought about trying to breed them myself as the local pet store always seems to be out.....luckily Noonie's a patient guy.

Take heart, when Noonie came into our lives he was so little and I had NO idea about garter snakes or any snakes at all, I worried constantly until he was eating. At first I was just going to keep him for a week and then turn him back out to the irrigated pasture he came from but then when I realized we could take care of him, that he seemed to enjoy our company I decided to keep him, plus he's just the sweetest, cutest little guy EVER.

I have had a hard time getting any information about garter snakes at the local pet stores, this forum is a great resource.

where can i find these rosies??

and thx saz =p