Garter snake not eating

[ConcinusMan]

Nice! glad to hear that she's eating now. That's great!

[gregmonsta]

Good news mate .

[EasternGirl]

Wow! What a lovely enclosure! She should be very happy now. Good luck and welcome!

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice looking setup.

[justme]

From the tub to a mansion! Very nice! Glad to hear your snake ate and is beginning to adjust in its new home.

[ConcinusMan]

Well here's a bit of an update, I finished of her tank a couple of days ago and now I've got her in it. She seems to be loving it and is a lot more active now. Thankfully she ate for me today, which I'm really chuffed about. Here is her set up if anyone is interested.



By the way gregmonsta she'll be going into a 4x2 as an adult.

Might want to put something reflective over the florescent (but not touching it) so it reflects more light downward. Just a suggestion.

Very nice setup you have there.

[amaterasu]

Thanks a lot everyone!

I'm actually in the middle off building a little hood for the florescent to sit in, so thanks for your advice I'll line that with some kind of reflective material once it's finished.

I must admit I'm really surprised how much the extra lighting and larger enclosure has helped. She ate again today so it's looking really promising, the other thing I've noticed is that she is a lot more confident now. Before when if I went anywhere near her she would frantically attempt to get away. Now she tolerates my presence and actually seems to be quite inquisitive about what I'm doing. I think that approaching her from the front has helped too. It's brilliant to see her exploring everything, I can spend ages just watching her now. Garters are brilliant

[ConcinusMan]

Doesn't surprise me a bit. I'm glad you made the change and that your snake is responding well. That's great!

Here's another tip: a flat white surface will reflect the light better than a shiny material. Even bright white inkjet paper does it better than foil or a glossy surface would. Whatever you use, make sure heat can escape so it doesn't shorten the life of your bulb.

[EasternGirl]

I agree...the environment..enclosure, light, and heat..make all the difference. My snake became so much more active when I moved her to a big 20 gallon enclosure with lots of plants and places to bask and hide. Today, when I added flourescent light, she really responded. And it is so true about watching them for ages...I could sit for hours and just watch Selena...they really are amazing creatures!

I'm so glad to hear your snake is doing well!

[erinlovessnakes]

that stinks that your snakes aren't eating