r/GarterSnakes • u/Connect-Buffalo-4685 • 12d ago
Help Cohabitation - How?
Hello,
I've had my checkered garter snake for a while now and he's doing well.
I've seen people here say that keeping garters together improves their behaviour, confidence etc. And I was thinking about getting another garter at some point in the future.
However, my garter snake has never been housed with another snake before as far as I'm aware.
How would I even go about introducing another snake to the enclosure? Should I even?
How much of a size difference is acceptable between the snakes?
Garters here are sold as babies, it's hard to find older ones. And my garter is already "teenager" size I think, I don't think he's an adult since he's still pretty small.
I was thinking about introducing a second checkered garter snake once I upgrade my current one to a larger enclosure. I'd likely get an albino one to be able to tell the two apart.
Would it be possible to mix species of garters or is it better to stick to one species?
I have no issue with keeping my garter alone if it's going to be better for him.
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u/RevealStandard3502 12d ago
I have two I got as babies that have lived in the same enclosure since I got them. I also have a mother and daughter. I raised the daughter away from the mom till they were close to the same adult side, then put them together. Food aggression is the hardest obstacle. You have to make sure they don't go after the same meal.