Ok guys. I caught a Western Garter snake at work the other day. The only reason I kept him is that it is freezing cold out and he would not have survived had I left him in our plant (would have been run over by a forklift or the like). So now that I have him I am at odds on how to set up a positive terrarium. Also, the only feed I have for him at this time is crickets, and he does not seem interested in them. Picture is not him but he is the same size.
http://www.gartersnake.co.uk/maintenance.htm#FeedingReally good site on everything you need to know. Good luck.
it might take him months to be interested in eating.I think the longest time on record a snake's decided not to eat was 2 years. But that wasn't a garter snake..
Get some small feeder fish, guppies or small gold fish, and put them in a shallow bowl. When my Garter wouldnt eat, thats what I did, worked like a charm.
>>180243did u keep him/ was he a good pet? like would he follow u if u let him out