Quote Originally Posted by adamanteus View Post
It does look quite a bit better. Might be a bit early to feed him yet...is he 'cruising' round his tank yet? Does he seem alert and interested?
What do you mean by cruising? He's fairly active, he spends most of his time on the warm side but I also see him on the cooler side at least twice a day. I'd say that 95% of the time he's got his head poking out of whatever hide he has chosen and is looking around.

I took the towel off his cage so that I could observe him more often as I think the initial shock of being hit by the lawnmower/captured has worn off.

However, if you think I should wait I'll wait.

How old do you think this guy is? Hatchling? Yearling? I have no idea how big Garters are when they are born nor how fast they grow.