wild baby albino garter snake care advice

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Slugs become even more important now for this little one.

I read that slugs and worms are the Northwesterns proffered diet. Tonight I will go hunt for a slug. If I can find one I will chop it up and offer it along side some chopped worm in its cage overnight tonight. I've had experience with various reptiles but its been a while and never garter snakes. I've read that they are somewhat easy to care for but that the Northwestern can actually be hard to care for compared to the others. How long can it go without eating before I should start worrying? Is there anything I should know about baby garter snakes or Northwestern care specifically?

I do wish I had a better heating pad because this one turns off every like 15 minutes. That will get here on Sunday or Monday though. Right now the coldest looks to be about 76f and the hottest 86f. When I'm asleep I cannot turn it on for about 6-9 hours but I keep my heater on which keeps it above 75 usually. It is fall here and it's pretty chilly all the time so I think if it can survive outside in 55f weather then it can survive in my room overnight. But yeah any info is appreciated.

Nice find!! Good luck with it!!

Thank you. Hopefully the little guy grows up big and strong.

Looks like a (T+ positive) albino Northwestern to me. There have been 2 other albino Northwestern found but both were T-negative. Great find!

Thank you for the identification! I think it may be a Northwestern as well. Any other opinions are welcome too.

Beautiful little one. Thanks for taking it in as this is the best way to rejuvenate the albino line.

Thanks yeah it is very beautiful, I can't believe my brother found it. He almost stepped on it! Could you imagine that! I'd rather not lol.

EDIT: Also your vid from 2013 of you feeding that wild garter in the side of your house is awesome. I've never seen anyone feed wild snakes before.