Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Scientific name : Thamnophis elegans

Subspecies :
- Thamnophis elegans elegans (Mountain garter)
- Thamnophis elegans arizonae (Arizona Garter)
- Thamnophis elegans hueyi (San Padro Martir Garter)
- Thamnophis elegans terrestris (Coastal Garter)
- Thamnophis elegans vagrans (Wandering Garter)
- Thamnophis elegans vascotanneri (Upper Basin Garter)

Scale count: 8 Upper labials, 10 lower labials and 21 scales at mid body.




Diet and habitat :

Looks for food on land, water, and in trees. Eats slugs, leeches, fish, frogs, lizards, birds, mice, bats, and even snakes. He lives in grasslands, woodlands, and wetlands.

Substrate :

the main point to consider is that your snake’s substrate must be dry. If your snake is kept in a damp vivarium then it will get blisters.

Heating :

It's best to provide a temperature gradient within the enclosure, so the snakes can choose the temperature that suits them at any given time. The daytime range should be between about 22-30°C (72-88°F). Nighttime temperatures shouldn't regularly fall below about 18°C (65°F).

Feeding :

- whole fish (minnows, guppies, zebrafish)
- earthworms
- fish fillets or strips (salmon, trout, bass, pike, perch)
beware of fishes containing thiaminase, including goldfish !



PS: je ne suis pas anglophone (ou si peu... ) merci de corriger si abération linguistique il y a !

Everything's perfect.... Thanks a lot, rissou!! ^^

Thanks !

well done rissou, a good inttroduction of this beautiful fish

Which fish? ^^

It's a snake x)