Hi Trick! I hope it is ok that I contact you. Nanci told me you have or had garter snakes. I caught one in mu sister in laws basement last night and I am torn between setting him free and keeping her. She seems amazingly sweet...hasn't opened her mouth once to try and bite. She is a muster for sure, but after handeling her for a few she seems to calm down. Anyway, I have her in a 10 gallon viv with Aspen for bedding. She has a water bowl, a hide and a climbing log. She is 76 grams. I have purchased some earth worms for her to eat. My questions are:
1. How big so they get (on average)?
2. Can she live happily in a 10 gallon viv?
3. How often do they eat?
4. Do they quite musking so much after they get comfortable?
Thanks for any help on this subject. If you feel in your more knowledgable opinion that I let her go come spring I will do it.....if you feel it is best for me to keep her I will do that too! I am in Colorado so I won't let her go at least until mid spring when the nights are a warmer!
Thanks in advance,
Robin