Please help me with my garter snake!

[guidofatherof5]

The earth worm or the meal worm. .

No meal worms. Not on their menu.

[amcutem]

put the ribon snake in a safe container(like a big enough tuppleware box)
spray the bottom with water(try to find a container with ridges on the inside all along the edges and fill it like a little moute (but if you cant fing one just spre the bottom with a little water and make a small puddle on one end)
make sure you dont have a giant puddle, just a bunch of droplets and a small puddle,
OH or instead of a small pudddle you can put a big (big as in dimeter not height) lid and fill it with water, but still mist the bottom of the box a little, then waking sure air holes are in the lid (not to big or your snake will slither away and be a pain in the but to find) put the box on the shelf in a dark closet, put the worm(or two) halfway in the lids puddle, then put the snake in, close the lid, then close the door. it may take a while but the snake must feel safe before eating, check on him on a basis of 6-7 hour minimum time or once a day maximum time, re spray the box swap worms ect. the snake may have allready ingested food before being found so he may not eat for days or weeks. (or put fish in a little water bowl, make sure theres aenougfh water in it to kep them alive but not to much to where he cant hear splashing)

also try dangling the food above, and infront of the snake(wear a glove/sock if you fear getting bit) and see if it gets its attention, he may strike at it, or slowly come up and take it from you. but try the first plan to break him in for a while.
*no red wrigglers
*know how many of whatever food type you put in with him.
good luck

Ok, I tried it, but I felt really bad after so I checked on her after 15min, and then I felt even worst cause I could tell she was sad. I can tell she's upset because she pulls away when I grabed her. She stopped doing that cuz I've started playing with her....: But now, where back to square one...

Are you sure she'll be safe inside this little tupperware? I know she's gonna hate me after this.....

Am I just being paranoid that she won't eat...What are the chances that she's gonna commit captive suicide ? I really want her to be OK....

Im gonna leave her in the tupperware tonight and checke on her tomorrow morning... If she doesn't eat, should I just leave her there or should I put her back in the aquarium and try again later??

[RedSidedSPR]

Does she look like this? It's a northwestern garter snake, with a red stripe, very awesome!

[amcutem]

Does she look like this? It's a northwestern garter snake, with a red stripe, very awesome!

OMG. YES!

Except she's a little lighter on the brown and way smaller.

[kaseypf]

Hey this is kinda off topic but how do you post a question?

[RedSidedSPR]

Well, i guess i just identified your snake. Northwestern garter snake (thamnophis ordinoide) they stay very small compared to most snakes, and are great! They don't all look like that, most don't have the one, red stripe. I love this look though, very cool. Good find!

[RedSidedSPR]

It's a northwestern, so they love worms and slugs. Any kind of earthworm, nightcrawler or smaller. NO RED WRIGGLERS/TROUT WORMS

[RedSidedSPR]

If you think it's too long cut it. Didn't see that and btw meal worms are a no, they aren't worms.

[Didymus20X6]

Are meal worms harmful to them?

[guidofatherof5]

Since they can't digest the exoskeleton I would say yes.
Could cause a blockage or possibly damage the stomach.
Just my opinion.