ID and CARE of my new snake!1

[Didymus20X6]

For food, I'd go with Nightcrawlers. For fish, guppies if you can get them.

Avoid panfish worms, trout worms, compost worms, and red wigglers. They are toxic to garter snakes.

Also avoid goldfish and rosy reds, as they are high in a substance that can cause vitamin deficiency in snakes.

A lot of people around here recommend pinkies, that is, frozen baby mice. Pet stores carry them, but they are rather expensive. I've never been able to get my easterns to eat them, but apparently, that's unusual, as almost everyone else has tremendous luck getting their snakes to eat them.

If you have a picky eater, try finding a small toady frog. Wild garters love toady frogs, even if they are not the cleanest food for them (sort of like humans and McDonalds).

[RedSidedSPR]

Avoid panfish worms, trout worms, compost worms, and red wigglers. They are toxic to garter snakes.

All the same thing btw.