UNBOXING MY NEW RARE SNAKE! HOW TO SETUP A RED-SIDED GARTER SNAKE TERRARIUM 

Thanks so much for watching everyone! What do you think of "Inferno" as a name for this stunning snake? Don't forget to answer today's Question of the Day!

She rather looked like she has never seen a Nightcrawler ever before and even thought of it as another snake lol ^^

I love garters I raise Florida Blue and Black Neck (mine are all silver) garters Most of them are also checkered. They have the funniest personalities. absolutely wonderful pet snakes edit: careful with fish. There is a limited list of types of fish garters can eat safely. Stay with Guppies and Tilapia to be safest. Thiaminaise is a protein in most fish that can cause serious ailments and death in garters.

The time lapse of him exploring was really cute

QOTD: Lizards are characters, but I prefer to keep snakes. Way less work! I appreciate feeding time being once a week! and there's something magic about snakes- the way they move, their inherent mystique I think. Such special creatures. I am so delighted on your behalf to see you have Red Sided Garters! One of the world's most gorgeous snakes! I will enjoy them vicariously through your videos so please keep us updated.

I personally am a lizard person with 6 myself. I think that they have so much personality, not saying snakes don't. I do have to mention that I have never owned a snake, but wish to have one, in particular a corn snake.

I love garter snakes! I have a colony of 4 males in a 4ftx2ftx2ft custome made palidarium where they can swim and chase live fish. 1 of my males is a California red sided named Maggot and he is also very feisty and food motivated! His breeder warned me infernalis just tend to be that way lol. Super happy for you and your new baby boy!

Aghhhh red sided garters are my dream project! I’m so jealous! Congrats on getting these beauties Dayyan!

We got ourself a big garter project. Lake chapala from a garbage breeder. Bought 3, first didn't even made it thru the night. One that needs to be force fed and one doing ok. Took 2 more of their siblings in from someone else. Now we have 3 doing great and one that seems to need to be fed against her will forever. But all are very active goofy ladies. They love to hunt their fish. And yes, we provide B1.

This snake is so beautiful i love the contrast of the colors!

Also, don’t know if you are interested,but my exotic vet told me a few months ago that he just studied on the Thamnophis species and he figured out that saltwater fish can cause kindey damage to garters. They still have salt in them so that causes the kidney to shut down in a closer time. Thats what he told me. Hope you read this and it made sense as I explained😊 love your channel❤

FRIENDS! I love their little faces so much. Garter Snakes always look so friendly to me. They are very curious and even if skittish, if you approach a wild one slowly, they might come closer themselves to see what's up with you

I feel like saying snakes because I really enjoy owning my Florida kingsnake and am so excited to try and breed her! But I definitely have a spot in my heart for lizards. Always love the videos Dayyan!

I have to say snakes because I love my male palmetto cornsnake Casper, he's 8 years old and 4 feet long. red sided garter snakes are beautiful I'm so jealous lol and inferno is a great name, have a nice day.

Inferno and Sylvie are absolutely stunning! As for the question of the day: I personally prefer snakes. I just like the look of them more and find them to be more relaxing to handle. I also really like their “low maintenance” (not to be confused with low effort) care. Also just another thing which you might not like to hear but I think you’ll want to know: frog legs are often harvested extremely inhumane. Most of the time the frogs are wild caught and their legs are cut or ripped off while they are still alive :(. The frog is then thrown away to die. Obviously you should still use the legs you have now but I thought you might want to know for the future. I was really bummed out when I learned about this because I thought I had finally found a way to feed my garters some amphibians.

Just a heads up, if those gutted silversides are smelt, you need to give thiamine supplements since they do contain thiaminase . Back in my younger days a bag of frozen smelt was like 50cents we used a lot of it to feed snakes and fish since it was a cheap something I could afford in high school. I did have an electric catfish develop neurological problems when this made a bulk of his diet.. Nobody knew this back in the sixties ! I haven't seem it sold in our Florida supermarkets lately but it used to show up during "snow bird season".

personally, i would for sure pick snakes over lizards. i ADORE lizards, but ive always had more excitement when i see a snake!

Snakes until I discovered monitors. No contest. Love your uploads. Great job.

Wicked video man! Can’t wait until they are together in a display 🤤

Congrats on the new addition! Those snakes are beautiful. QOTD: I prefer lizards over snakes personally. I like them both but I think lizards have more personality. I have several lizards and two KSB. Just my opinion and personal experience. Great video! 😊

This is why i want garter snakes in the future they are so cute and sometimes pretty

He is so gorgeous!! Can't wait to see the final enclosure!

sylvanite has to be one of if not the coolest name for a pet i've ever heard. what makes it even better is that the nick name is such a cute one: sylvie!. Sylvanite wins best name for sure lol

Red sided garter snakes are my favorite! I would love to have a couple.

Wow. They are really beautiful.

IVs scream of rain down on me was something i wish was in the studio version

Snakes of any size would be my favorite & how I started out but the monitors would be followed up really close after them

I love CRSG even though they are so musky until they get used to you. You might already know this but in case you don’t, washing your hands with white vinegar with get rid of that nasty smell…thank God! For the QOTD, I have both snakes and lizards but honestly I can’t decide which is my fave. They are all just so much fun

I think I prefer lizards, mostly because of husbandry. I'd rather feed off bugs and fruit/veggies than mice and rats....but that's just my preference ❤

I think red sided garters are my favorite reptile of all they are so pretty and I think I like snakes and lizards I don't favor one or the other I love them both

I’ve only ever been able to keep lizards since my parents wont allow snakes. That said, I think snakes have a cool factor that lizards can’t compete with, but lizards are more interesting to interact with.

I’m fortunate enough to be able to catch red sided garter snakes down here in some parts of Oregon. I’ve found quite a few nice ones

I really love this kind of videos

Garter snakes are my favorite snake, I just love them. As to the question of the day, that's a hard question, but I think I have to go with snakes.

I love snakes and lizards but I definitely prefer and enjoy lizards more for their personalities, intellect and feeding responses.

Hello great video unboxing and rehousing Dayyan

I love snakes and lizards the same but if i had to pick one i would probably say lizards because it feels like they express their personality more

well I love lizards! but theres several breeds of small snakes like corn snakes and vine snakes...... we have those here and I love watching them its so cool and they are harmless :)

Great video, awesome snake and temporary set up. QOTD-Yes...lol snakes are awesome but so are lizards...I'm not choosing 😅

I like both snakes and lizards but snake's are definitely my favourite's

The red sided garter is such a beautiful snake

You were right the wait was definitely worth it 😊

Thanks for the shoutout! Infernalis are just so dang pretty! I remember having a garter as my very first pet... unfortunately it was about 1990 and didn't end well with the kind of care you would expect back then (dreaded heat rock and all) :s

I love garter snakes

Beautiful snakes! I like the name Inferno.

Not you and mike both forgetting the leaf litter in y’all’s new vids 😂

Those colors r BEAUTIFUL 😱😱

I don't keep any reptiles currently, although I have in the past. I personally find lizards more interesting in general. There's so much variety and so many amazing different shapes/sizes/etc. For all that, I might just like snakes more. If and when I get back to keeping reptiles, there are several snakes that have my attention.

These are beautiful! FYI: firstly, I've never owned any garter.. ever. I have watched a snake discovery video before where someone only fed their garter fish,worms etc. and their garter started displaying neurological issues and it ended up being because of calcium deficiency and it also had to do with the fish having too much thiaminaise that the harter just couldnt handle. Emily had figured this out and the garter began acting like a regular garter agian. So she would feed it rodents here and there instead of none or ever like the previous owner ( the owner didn't want to have a snake where they didnt have to feed rodents). Just wanted to mention it and if someone oy feeds their garters fish,worms etc. But, this could have just been that particular garter as well. But like I said before, I've never owned one so I'm obviously not experienced in any way but wanted to mention it so hopefully it could potentially prevent someone having issues with their baby. Have a great day!

Hey Dayyan! It's always fun seeing your animals! To answer your question, Lizards are by far my favorite! I am actually working on a bioactive 4x2x2 for my Crestie!

I love lizards and tortoises!!! I’ve watched all the reptile channels for several years but snakes still make me a little nervous 😬😬. The thought of a snake biting me still gets me a tad hesitant. I don’t know why it’s just snakes, because lizards can bite too and I’ve been bitten by one. Haha

like them both like snakes and lizards and the name is pretty cool for your new friend!

Oh man, these are my dream snakes too, I hope someone in Canada starts breeding them ❤

Beautiful video!

Lizards are my favorite

I love both snakes and lizards but I do have a soft spot for lizards because a crested gecko was my first reptile

I have to go with lizards, but that could change! Specifically, I've fallen in love with skinks. I have a fire skink named Sweettart, and she is by far the best behaved animal I own. She even goes out on car rides with me! That being said, I have also found a love for rat snakes, and would love to have some one day.

Really depends on the species for me, but I think I prefer snakes ever so slightly. Just something about the way they move and interact with everything

Personally, I prefer the interactivity and intelligence displayed by lizards, specifically monitor lizards. However, I do enjoy snakes on their own merits, and it's not to say they don't display their own types of intelligence.

I love me some snakes but lizards have my heart

Great video, beautiful animal!

beautiful snake.

I am a reptile person. I like snakes as long as they are someone else's.

Dang, those fish are huuuge

For the question, I can't really choose but maybe lizards? My dream reptile is a tegu. I love these snakes, seeing them in the wild at my first job was amazing. The redwood forests they live in are beautiful.

That is a beautiful red-sided! I'm really into parthenogenic mourning geckos atm. Much love D!

I'm ever so slightly partial to lizards, but it's apples to oranges personally.

QOTD: Lizards, I feel like they seem to be a bit more responsive overall to human interaction? Inferno is a cool name.

I love the fact that someone else’s garter is feisty!😂 everyone’s I see is so calm, and when I take out mine he just musks and bites lol. And I don’t really know how he could be tamed🙂

Love snakes and I want another one but for now I like lizzards better , I do want a garder snake like that beautiful striped one thanx for a great video !!!!

Lizards are first but snakes come in a very close second for me.

I love both snakes and lizards but I am more of a snake-guy. I don't have a lot, but I breed ball pythons. Also have a hognose and a corn snake. 15 snakes right now. I have a scorpion, tarantula, veiled chameleon, a crested and a leopard gecko, a mantis, pet mice, multible species of feeder insects. Also I am picking up a pair of rough scaled sandboas on saturday

I’m so jealous!! They really are so beautiful!! I can’t own them because I live in California 😢

I love cobra❤

I Will probably say lizard because i like that they are speedy i love the way they eat run and act and they look like dino but i like all animal in general

I prefer keeping lizards over snakes however Im starting to wonder if garter snakes have a more lizard personality. I keep both.

I love both but I really love snakes

gorgeous garters

I've always been a bit more of a lizard guy, but i do love my snakes. my Argentine tegu is probably the reason I love lizards, his names Lionel and he sits on my lap munching on a carrot while i watch tv ,love him.

QotD: SNEKS!

Dude those garters are so pretty! I love red sideds! Just got some garters, lake chapaula garters!

Ugh I'm so 😞 disappointed (BC,Canada 🇨🇦) here can't have garter snakes 😒 enjoy them for me ❤

Beautiful red sided garter snake! I've always been more of a snake fan but lizards are very cool too! Guess it depends on the species for me.

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Saw one of these in my backyard a few days ago(Northern California)

I prefer lizards, specifically geckos. I have a soft spot for New Caledonian geckos especially :)

So beautiful, I wanna have snakes becouse this!

MORE SABZY PLEASEEEE

So cute! I prefer lizards as we don’t have snakes in NZ, but I fell in love with skinks as a kid. I have a question, will you leave the worm in Silver Night’s enclosure so she can eat when she wants, or take it out and try again another time?

Hey Dion I haven’t seen your geckos being fed for a while! 😂 Answer to question: lizards. That’s my first ever video of watching someone making snake enclosure and even handling.

QTD. I prefer lizards to snakes. I find them less intimidating and scary. I'm afraid of snakes although I really enjoy watching professionals handle them, I guess they fascinate me because they are interesting and some are beautiful too. 😊 I like the name Inferno for your new snake.

I like lizards the best. I have a gargoyle as a pet. Garter snakes are my favorite species of snakes and I have had positive experiences with wild ones. What I'm curious about is does the social aspects of this snake effect how they interact with humans? I saw somewhere if you hand a garter to a friend,it will track you. Have you noticed this? I'm really fascinated by them.

Snakes, leggers are a lot more work.🤗

Nice video. I prefer snakes, though I do like lizards. 🙂👍🐍

I'm fond of both snakes and lizards and wouldn't dare pick between the two of them. Do you have any favourite spaces for folks to ask reptile care questions? I'm at the point where I'm identifying gaps in my knowledge. Like, I don't know of many videos that break down concepts like, "how to observe a reptile and determine what good health and content/confident behaviour looks like" or "how do you know when/what to prune or troubleshoot plant care in your vivarium".

I love your vid

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I can't choose between snakes and lizards.Great video

I’m leaning more towards lizards although I also have several snakes.

A couple of years ago i would have said snakes but lizards have really began grow on me