Some people may know about my snake, Lightning. He is doing great, and finally, with his oversized tank, he's about to get 4 new snakes in with him. All garters of the same kind. I just have a few questions. He's been in his tank alone for a while now. It isn't going to bother him that someone new is joining him, is it? I haven't seen them in person yet, and pictures make it difficult to decipher the size, but if I can tell correctly, they are the same size as him, so I don't think there would be any trouble. My main concern is that he might be freaked out that there are new snakes in with him. Oh and also, in feeding time, should I feed them all at once? Or separate them. One thing I am going to do is buy 4 new coconuts from my nearest tropical store. I don't want Lightning being separated from his long-time home. (Yeah, I know one of them will take it sooner or later, but he can just go in a different one. As far as he knows, they are all the same.)

Just for some background information, these are lab snakes that need a home. A science center that my mom is associated with is moving. They are getting rid of animals they don't want, and the nearest thought to be safe place for a snake is far away, so the people of the center thought best if they were given a home. There were 3 more garters, but they were much bigger, and of a different sub-specie. I just gave that bit of information to let everyone know that I'm not harvesting these snakes from the wild. I only did that with Lightning because he had a slim chance of making it, seeing how isolated he was from other snakes, and that there was already snowfall.

Thanks for any advice.