Quote Originally Posted by d_virginiana View Post
Storeria occipitomaculata, redbelly snakes, are very similar to Dekays in behavior and care (very closely related as well). I know it's okay to post about Dekay brownsnakes on here, but what about these? If not, feel free to move or delete this as necessary

I'm going to be picking up one of these fellows this coming saturday. My parents' cat caught and chewed it today, when it was 70 degrees outside. Starting tomorrow we're supposed to be getting some of the coldest weather we've had in years with a long string of days where the highs are below freezing. May just be keeping it till spring, but I figured being young and partially chewed this snake wouldn't stand much of a chance right now.

At any rate, haven't been able to find much about redbellies specifically, but from what I can gather their care is essentially the same as brownsnakes. Would a setup like what I have for my garters be fine? I also have the option of putting him in a room that stays between 60-70 all day, as opposed to 75-85 if that would be better.
Luckily I started a slug colony a few weeks ago
I find these all of the time and have posted quite a few pictures of them. The main thing you'll ahv to worry about is the bite, did it affect any internal organs, and even if it didn't, cat bites are incredibly infectious so you'll have to really be thorough maintaining the bite although if infection is going to set in, it's already a bit late to stop it.

You can expect to set him up like you would a garter, on a small scale. I would also inlude flat hides, such as some flat pieces of bark... they really love to be squished tight under flat things. And you probably will not see as much of this snake as you would a garter. Good on the slugs... you might need them!