have a snake and what do i need to buy for it
also will a fish tank work for a gardner snake
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I'm assuming if you're asking about a tank for a garter snake, that that's what you got. If you're asking all these questions after you get the snake...you're already in trouble. There is a simple solution...go online.type in garter snake care sheet.read..simple! Try not to kill the snake before you get enough information to keep it around. If this is a wild caught animal, I would suggest releasing it as the chances of someone with no experience getting a wild caught garter to eat is next to none. I would highly suggest finding out more about snakes and when you are armed with the information, have a proper cage set up, then go purchase a captive born and bred animal to start. If this is not a garter and you got something like a corn...again...go online, type in cornsnake care sheet, and READ!! Pine is not a suitable bedding for snakes...it contains oils that are toxic. Feeding live is also dangerous practice. I've seen numerous examples of snakes injured by mice and rats...some to the point they die. Garters mostly eat fish anyway, not mice. While they can be transitioned, you probably will not successfully get a wildcaught individual to do so.
You need some moss, and rocks, and leaves. You need snake food, and a fish tank with a lid!! And you should get them a water dish, and make sure that their cage is wet, they like slimy, wet, dark places.
I have a corn snake. He is in a glass fish tank with a lid.
***make sure the lid is held down with something heavy or snaps shut because he will get out (he'll put his little head under the lid and just slither on out), and get a bigger tank as the snake grows***.
We use plain ole pine bedding and we make it deep enough he can get under. He needs a cave to hide in. He needs a heat source- we use a pad under the tank. Make sure the heat source covers only 1 side of the tank so he can cool off on the other. He needs a wide water dish on the cool side of the tank (they like to slither through it when they are shedding). You feed your snake depending on it's size. If the food is the same size as the snake's head, then he can eat it (but usually they can eat much larger prey). I prefer live mice: they range from pinkies to fuzzies and up. I feed mine every weekend, but if you can't it's okay because they are used to going a couple of weeks. My snake will slither around at night and "look" for something to eat. They won't eat when they are shedding because their skin can't expand. You can tell it's about to shed because it's eyes will become milky looking. Good luck. P.S. I don't know anything about what gardner snakes eat. It might prefer some juicy cricket. One more thing, I also have a fake little dead tree I got from Pet Smart. They like to crawl over something rough when they shed too. You can get fancy and get a thermometer for the tank.
If you have a GARTER snake that you found outside, please put it back, you will only cause it to die. If you really MUST have a pet snake, go to the petshop and buy one, you cant take one from the wild and keep it alive, well, you can IF you KNOW what youre doing and have tons of experience with them.but, sadly, it seems you do not so, let it free, youll be happier, the snake will live and it will help keep your property pest free for years to come.
NO ROCKS or MOSS! Ok well you mainly need a few sticks that it can climb around on and I would segust sawchips thats what I have used for my 2 ball paythons Joey and Cloey! They also need a heat lamp that is red and places where they can hide. The fish tank would have to be big because snakes get big and if the incloser is to small they wont grow and they will get sick and posibly die.
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