Care Sheet for Garter Snakes and Ribbon SnakesAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 07/12/2005 |
Main Category: | Snakes |
Sub Category: | Garter Snakes and Ribbon Snakes |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Garter Snake Owner |
Years Experience: | 1 to 2 Years |
Species: | Garter Snake |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Ribbon Snake, Any kind of Garter Snake |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Females have short stubby tales, get them probed to find out(you can get them probed at a Vet. |
Mostly Active During: | Day |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Garter Snakes may have many substrates, such as rocks, wood shavings(never get cedar or pine), tan bark(orchid is the best), paper towels/newspapers. A BIG water dish, big enough for its body to fit in comfortably. |
Lighting and UVB: | Not needed |
Temperatures and Humidity: | 65 degrees on one side and the other 78 degrees |
Heating and Equipment: | Heating should be a little above room temperature, and for equipment, you need a branch/tree for it to climb on, big water dish is a MUST! And a place for it to hide is also a big MUST! Mine has a Coconut it hides under. You can find these in some pet stores, the Garters love em! |
Caging Provided: | A baby need a 10 gallon and a adult need at least a 20 gallon. If the cage is too small, the garter wont get enough exercise, and if it is too big, then the Garter will feel exposed and will want to hide more often than feed |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | They eat a variety of foods. Feeder fish, worms, and pinkies when big enough. The food that gives your snake the most nutrition is pinkies/mice. Feed them frozen, not alive.(most pet stores have them frozen). Put a scent on your frozen mice to make the snake more attracted to it so it will eat it(rub worms or fish on to the mice/pinkie). Worms and fish carry some diseases and aren’t as healthy as mice/pinkies. If you are going to feed them fish, try not to feed them goldfish(there are junkfish with low nutrition) try to get them feeder guppies. Oh, and remember to feed your snake frozen pinkies/mice when it is big enough to gulp them down. If the snake is too small, then cut the pinkies into pieces. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Sometimes you can sprinkle calcium on there food but not everytime. Like i said above, mice/pinkies are most nutritious |
Maintenance: | They are not too hard to take care of. sometime they will bite when scared or hungry. These pets don’t cost to much money to take care of. The most expensive thing is to buy food and to buy the snake itself. I got my Garter for $21.99. |
Some Words on this Species: | A great pet! and is fun watching them feed(especially when they hunt down fish) |
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