Since this is my first fall season with garters I'm not sure about habits and personality changes. The past couple of weeks Zena almost acts depressed. She'll eat worms and salmon, but not like she usually does, which means comes shooting outta the tank for food. And she turns her nose up at pinkies, and she'll eat a little tilapia, but definitely NOT happy with it. And yes she is pooping. She lays in her cave a lot, but when I take her out all is normal. Could it be that fall is coming and when she goes into her hide she is all alone? Since I've had her (April 2012) she's always been alone in the tank but my thought is that come fall they start to come together. Sadie and Mona are way to small to put in with her, and Cleo, well there is no sign of her. I've thought about looking for a year old female to put in with her but then it's a two month quarantine and is it all worth it. I don't plan on brumating them over the winter if I can help it.
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