Help getting temps right for Checkered Garter

[Rushthezeppelin]

I'm glad she seems to have adjusted to captivity so well! If she's eating other foods, it's good to get her off guppies/mosquito fish as soon as possible. They can be excellent to get them started eating, but the ones sold at petstores are kept in unsanitary conditions and often have parasites that can be transmitted to the snake (not as much of an issue if you're raising your own).

The guppies came from a friend who has had them for years and keeps them super clean. These were some offspring of her main momma fish. The mosquitos were from a high end aquarium store that mostly focuses on saltwater and as far as I could tell were kept in good conditions (not sure if they bred them or not though). Still best to get to pinkies if possible I know so that I can still get some complete nutrition without risk of parasites. Is she big enough to take a whole pinky down or would I have to part it out for her?

[d_virginiana]

The guppies came from a friend who has had them for years and keeps them super clean. These were some offspring of her main momma fish. The mosquitos were from a high end aquarium store that mostly focuses on saltwater and as far as I could tell were kept in good conditions (not sure if they bred them or not though). Still best to get to pinkies if possible I know so that I can still get some complete nutrition without risk of parasites. Is she big enough to take a whole pinky down or would I have to part it out for her?

That should be fine then. The main parasite risk is when you get feeders from chain petstores.

I personally keep cutting pinkies up for mine long after they could take a whole one, so that's what I'd recommend When in doubt I think it's always better to feed them smaller bites than larger.