We need to know what species you have. If you do not know try to post a pic and give a geographical location where it was caught.



A few species of Garter Snakes specialize in earthworms. Ribbon Snakes do not eat them so maybe yours is a Ribbon since it did not touch the worms you offered. I would stay away from amphibians as they increase the threat of parasite build up in a captive snake. Your snake probably has a degree of internal parasites already so adding more to a captive snake may have long term ill effects. Wild snakes seem to cope better than captive ones.



Try fish to get your snake started. Place a few in a shallow water bowl. Once established you will want to convert your pet over to rodents. Most species of Garters will eat thawed rodents in captivity but a few species are more difficult to convert and there are a few that will not.



Try the fish first and post a geographical location or pic if you can. A pic without a geographical location is not that valuable in itself. Once we identify the species we can get more specific about diet and husbandry
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Randy Hallman

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