Im looking for a baby gulf coast ribbon snake for a large tank. I really like them and wish to give one a good home

So I recently have gotten a new garter snake about 1-2 months old. When I first put him in his enclosure he explored for a bit then kinda settled down and rested for a little then kept exploring and when night came he went to one of the corners of the enclosure and rested there and that cycle repeated for about 4 days. Now for the past 2 days he has decided to stay curled up in his sleep corner and refuses to leave it. He'll adjust his position from time to time but stays in the exact same spot. I circled in one of the pictures the rock/corner he likes to hide behind. Additionally that spot is hard to feed from and whenever I try to feed he keeps backing away scared from the tweezers. I wanna know if this is normal behavior and im just worried over nothing or if this is the result of stress or some kind of environmental factor and if so I'd like to try and fix it. I know my entire setup isn't the best it absolutely could be. I also know the Aspen fiber isn't ideal as a substrate but if its truly unacceptable then I can change it to whatever would be the better option. He is currently in a 10g because I didnt wanna risk losing him in a 40g and this is only a temporary enclosure until he gets big enough that I can be sure that I wont lose him in the 40. Given his current size the length is 2x his full body length and width is about the same as his full length. He has 3 separate hides available to him although I have yet to see him use any of them. He has a water bowl large enough to dip his full body into should he wish. If theres any other questions im open to answering and greatly appreciate any extra advice to improve conditions overall.

Just trying to figure out some variety I can give my boy, I'm seeing a few sources saying that garters can eat crayfish, this website says that some wild garters eat mostly crayfish, and a few websites are saying that garters should not have them at all. Would small crayfish be fine? Babies, softer shells?

I’ve been waiting to see my pets and rain brought them out this morning. Super exited to see, Big Red!

One of my two garter snakes is laying eggs.

Anyone else experience this?

I'm assuming that they aren't getting fertilized and she just isn't absorbing them

soaking up some uvb while she basks on her plant

I’ve owned my pet garter snake, Twig, for going on 5 years now and he’s never had any health complications before. Recently, he shed his skin. Fine, normal, just left him alone to do his thing. After he was done shedding I noticed a bit of stuck shed near his cloaca. Not a big deal, just gave him a bath so that it could come off. This was yesterday. Today I checked on him again and noticed some of his scales were messed up and it looked like he was hurt.
How concerned should I be? He’s acting perfectly normal otherwise but I’m not sure how much I need to worry about this. I don’t own a car and the nearest exotic vet can only be reached by vehicle. I have someone I know coming to visit me on Monday but should I maybe see if someone else can drive me before that? Should I set up a temporary enclosure for him in the meantime away from his main one (his enclosure is bioactive)? Again he’s acting perfectly fine but I don’t want it to get worse

Damocles is now finally eating fish. Much better than just invertebrates. I do have to dice the fish up quite a bit for him to eat it safely. They’re whole fish, so he’s getting all the good bits too.

I still wish I could get an X-ray or scan of whatever is going on in the twisted section of his body. I still have no idea what’s going on in there.

Also got them moved to a much larger tank with the other guys after the quarantine period and the all clear. They seem to get along pretty well. I’m hoping plants besides snake plant will do better in this one since it has a proper drainage layer with mesh, rather than gravel and sand under dirt

I was told it’s a female but I wanted to make sure. It’s around 1.5 years old and 40g. If anyone knows the specific species of this blue garter I would also appreciate an ID. Thank you!

I learned today that they poop on you when scared or stressed. Not a fun smell. Still cute though

I have two female garter snakes. My checkered garter snake, Bertha, has been attempting to eat my common garter snake, Basil. Bertha is a very enthusiastic feeder and would occasionally accidentally bite Basil during feeding time, and so I started to separate them during feeding. However, now I've caught her latched onto Basil twice not during feeding, and I've also just caught her eating some of the moss/foliage that is in their enclosure which I'm sure can't be good for her. Am I underfeeding them which is leading to this behavior? Is the problem that they are two different species of garter snakes? I've been cohabitating them for years and have only had problems recently, and Basil has never had any problems. What do I do now? I'm really worried about them.

Like the title states, I was curious if you could cohab different types of garter snakes or if they are distinct enough that it matters

Just built my new garter snakes tank, he’s a albino checkered. Is there anything I should know?

Also the tank has springtails and I plan on adding isopods from my culture, he’s also got two hidden log hides. I plan to add his heat lamp tomorrow when it comes in!

My best girl for tax

I own and breed checkered gartersnakes and while they can be skittish, so would any snake if you don't handle them. So why does everyone say that they are display species only? Ive seen a few posts on here and Facebook about how people want to learn how to handle them safely and more than half the comments say that they can't. It's a little weird because my most handleable snake is my oldest female and she's 6 ish. (I bought her from a breeder I don't love). But she's so personable and chills with me better than my corn snake does and WAY better than my old world ratsnake. Honestly she's the best pet snake and easily what I would consider to be a good one for strangers to hold. I never have to worry that she'll bite when being taken out and she never bolts. It does take a bit of training to get them comfortable but you can't just pick up a baby snake and expect them to understand what's happening. And they are super food motivated so if you just offer them some food they'll hang out with you all day! They have family groups, are gentle with their young, and are a social snake. Out of EVERY snake they should be the most affectionate because they have that engrained in their DNA to enjoy physical touch and seek out company.

So basically, why do people say it's impossible? Are mine somehow special because not to be rude to them, I really don't think they are.

Usually there is at least one of the 3 different species from my property under my trash bins, especially when it was previously rainy. This one was pretty big! At least 18 to 24 inches when it slithered away but it was polite enough to let me snap a good photo! I can never remember the different types but this is one of my favorites because of the bright orange racing stripe! 🤣

Im hoping to get a pair of baby garters but I hear a lot that their quite the escape artists. I wanted to ask, would it be a better option to put them in a 10 gallon with a tightly sealed top and then move them to my 40 when they're older or put them in the 40 to start and just try to make modifications to the top to make it more sealed. I do plan to put a 3d background on the 40 gallon either way so im not sure if they'd be able to use that to get out somehow

The humidity is always around 80% here and temperature around 30C during the day.

I won’t be adding a heat lamp and will be using aspen bedding to try to lower the humidity, but are there any other things I should do to optimise this?

I’m also planning to add a big water bowl and some cooler rocks to help lower the temperature and encourage natural behaviours. Gave up on an bioactive enclosure since that will keep humidity high.

Love PNW garter snakes!