r/GarterSnakes

Will such a terrarium be suitable for three Thamnopis siritalis infernalis babies?

My Husband woke up this morning to use the bathroom, switched on our light, and felt something strange.
I was in the bedroom not far off, and heard the poor guy yelping for me.
This lil guy/gal was just chillin out on our bathroom nightlight!
Barely moved a muscle when it had me and him checking it out.
It is so chill.
I am not unfamiliar with snakes, I grew up catching them as a kid.
I know for sure this is a juvenile Garter, I just don't know what it's exact species is.
We are up in Northeastern Ohio.

I tried counting his/her upper labial scales and it is just a hard tell for me.
I am inbetween the species of Northeastern, Western, or common.
Also struggling to know for sure if it is a male or female.
The tail seems like a male?

Any help would be awesome!

As the title reads, I am looking for a snow morph baby to add to these beautiful babies I just purchased!

Pics of them for attention

It seems to be more than enough space for the 3 of them. Plenty of space to get away from eachother, although they are usually all together. They are reaching 2 years old this month, so maybe a little more room to grow. The tank is 32” wide, 24” deep, and 28-30” tall + a deep soil base. So they can all stretch out fully in every direction. Two basking spots, two water bowls, and too many hides to count. I would feel comfortable adding 1 more, but want to see what you guys think. Last pic is who i would be adding to the mix. He looks too beautiful to pass up, although my wallet could use a break😂

Also, i would be upgrading tanks pretty significantly in the next couple of years, so their forever home would be more like a 120 gal.

Hungry culprit on slide two. This is the first time I’ve ever gotten a snake bite it was far less painful then I thought it would be. scared him when I poked him to see if he was alive cause he was lying in his tank all weird and lifeless and it freaked me out (he is an old boy so there’s always the possibility)

I actually am quite terrified of snakes. I was not thrilled when one started showing up in my new garden bed. However, it was pretty small and I became fascinated as it seemed to become more and more comfortable around me. I am now a little more comfortable around it. It is now "Edgar". As of two days ago, another one arrived, "Pancetta", and made itself at home. Both chill all day in the garden and around the foundation of my house, right out in the open. I have become kind of fond of them! Thought I'd share some cute pics of Edgar poking his head out of his hiding spot this morning, Edgar strutting around, and Edgar and Pancetta thermoregulating or whatever on the stone garden border this afternoon 🐍 🐍

Im worried if checkered is getting chubby? They are both approx 38g. 11 month old (almost). San francisco is flighty, so I cant take a full body shot. Im only holding fingers closed (not holding him tight, even if it looks like it).

Thought you guys might appreciate this guy I came across on my adventure the other day!

This is my lil guy SSSteve, I saved him from my doggos grasp a couple of weeks ago now and decided to keep him. I have had previous experience keeping Garters in the past but never ones this young so there’s a few things that are new to me. I’ve done some research about the shedding process and to my understanding they shed every couple weeks in their first year and that they loose appetite when they do. So I’m just asking if anyone else has experienced that and if I should worry or not if he isn’t interested in food for a while, because I also read they need to eat every other day in their youth but he is refusing the tilapia bites that he had no problem with until now. Also this picture is not present day, and I can confirm his eyes are milky white and the rest of him has gone grayish like he’s about to shed. I would love any feedback, thanks!🐍❤️

Heya!

How much do your yearling males weight on average? And how much do you feed/ have you fed your males at 1 year age? Garters dont really have feeding charts, so its hard to tell whether Im underfeeding or overfeeding. One of the sneklings is starting to look tad round (eating fish files/ chicken heart pieces every 5-6 days or 1 pinky 1x/week), so pondering how much should a year old male weight. Both boys are almost 11 months old and both at about 38g and 45cm. Could people that have yearlings or that marked how much their males weighted at 1y comment here how much should a young male weight?

They are San francisco and checkered garter snakes. Info was hard to find with group search option. Picture tax included.

I'm getting 2 Thamnophis Sirtalis Similis babies in a couple of weeks, and I'm currently playing around with their enclosure. I'm not new to snakes but new to garters for sure! I have food and feeding schedule and humidity/heat under control, just need to know if it looks good enough😊

Hides: exo terra hide under the leaves, the deer skull, the acrylic piece I dug down, and they can get under the water dish.