wild baby albino garter snake care advice

[user]

Great okay I will do that tonight. Thank you Steve you are so helpful!

EDIT: What made you think it's female?

[guidofatherof5]

The side view of the tail cloaca/vent area in the video. I saw no male junk area, just a nice female taper.

The line represents the vent location. I see the beautiful taper of a female.

[user]

I hope your ID is right because I was hoping it was a girl!

Another quick update: offered HER a small slug I sliced some so that it was still whole but was smelly and covered in guts and SHE went strait for it. I will go hunt more slugs for her tonight. Looks like she is eating slugs consistently and readily. feelsgoodman.

[guidofatherof5]

I hope your ID is right because I was hoping it was a girl!

Another quick update: offered HER a small slug I sliced some so that it was still whole but was smelly and covered in guts and SHE went strait for it. I will go hunt more slugs for her tonight. Looks like she is eating slugs consistently and readily. feelsgoodman.

Have you tried any earthworms yet? You really need to try. Having 2 foods to offer is better than 1. You could get a frozen/thawed pinky and offer some of it covered in slug slime/guts/fluid. I used to cut the legs with shoulder and thigh, coat they and feed them to my Northwesterns. After awhile I didn't have to scent them. It just became something else they would eat.
You are doing a great job with you new scrub.

[user]

I offered it worm last night with a slug shop/guts with it and she left the worm but ate the slug. She's picky lol. I'll keep trying.

I decided to start measuring her weight today. She is currently 2.18g and about ~7 inches. She also took another poop.

[guidofatherof5]

Keeping a written record/log is a good thing. Great idea.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

100% T+ northwestern. Nice find!!!

[guidofatherof5]

Have you tried hand feeding? I can send you a couple pair of hemostats if you would like. PM me your information and I'll get it out to you.

[user]

Yes I've tried feeding her worm by hand using tweezers (they suck!) but she doesn't like it yet. Last night I put a worm covered in slug on top of a dead slug in her cage and she went around the worm and ate the slug instead lol. Yesterday she weighted 2.18g, today she weighs 2.25g. +.07g! :O!

Last night I also left the top of her enclosure off (i switched her enclosure to one she could actually get out of with the top of temporarily), and she escaped when I looked away for a few minutes because I was used to her not being able to get out. I found her under my bed though so it's all good and I never ever leave the cage top off if I am not looking right at it anymore, even for a minute.

[guidofatherof5]

Garters are escape artist and an open top makes it way too easy. Please keep in mind the value of this snake. You dodged a bullet especially with the size of this snake.