I would recommend another type of feeder fish for a garter because goldfish tend to carry higher levels of bacteria. Garter snakes and ribbon snakes get long, but not heavy. I feel they tend to be very skittish for a young person. Ball pythons are inexpensive, usually docile, and slow moving for little hands.. I feed mine frozen/ thawed mice.. downside may be that some go off feed during the winter.

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