I need help please! There's something wrong with my Garter Snake!?

Question

I have had a Garter snake sense the 4th of july, and everything has been just fine for my Garter snake. My snake eats good, sheds, and comes out of it's hut often so I know it's not insecure, witch is good right? I usaully feed my Garter snake about 6 small gold fish a week and it does just fine. But in these past 3 weeks I have cut back on feeding it 6 gold fish. Instead I feed my snake 3 or maybe 4 gold fish. The problem is now my snake is throw the fish back up. Please can anyone tell me whats wrong? Could my snake be sick?

Answer 1

An all fish diet will cause a severe vitamin deficiency that will hurt & could kill your snake. Garter snakes will happily eat all the earthworms you can feed them & these are an excellent, complete meal for them. You can feed minnows occasionally but not ever as a steady fish only diet. As you snake grows, you can start offerring mice of the appropriate sizes.

Answer 2

Go to a vet and start feeding it crickets or pinkies!!

Answer 3

You shouldn't feed it gold fish. They have thaimin (or something like that) that can make your snake sick. Try guppies or minnows.