My neighbor informed me there was a snake outside, so I caught this 2.5-3 ft garter snake from the street at my house in FL. It looks like he was run over or dropped by one of the many large predatory birds around my house. He has some pretty bad flesh wounds, what can I do to help him make it? He's in a 10 gal with water and a light right now. Thanks. I don't have a camera right now but ill post some pics as soon as I can. Wish him luck.

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hmmm hard to tell without pics to show the wounds extent. If it was run over and damaged vital organs it will not make it...but as for the flesh wounds you can aplly neosporin or anything to that effect to help prevent infection.

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for the flesh wounds, apply neosporin (NOT the kind with pain killers) and keep clean. There isn't anything you can do for internal damage, other than to wait and see if he will pull through.

10 gallon sounds kinda small, do you have a spare 20?

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i dont have a 20 for him, but if I actually kept him I would definately move him into somthing bigger,the chances of me keepin him are small though since I doubt he will eat mice even if he does make it,i just figured a 10 gallon in my house was better than the street outside my apartment complex

I hope everything works out for the snake ...

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garter snakes dont eat mice,

go outside and catch some anoles..or...those little treefrogs that come out at night that always stay on the screens lol..usually come out when it rains ..i live in FL these items are easy to find..garter snakes diet is earth worms,little fish,lizards,frogs

chances are he's too stressed out to eat anything right now.

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yea im gonna catch some lizards to get him healthy. There everywhere, but im not planning on feeding him for at least 3 or 4 day because of stress and I dont think any streching would be good for him right now

keep him warm and keep ointment on those injuries. He has a better chance of surviving with your care than out in the wild getting all infected.

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I would also suggest getting earthworms or something from a store rather than catching them yourself. You never know what they have gotten into outside that might affect/poison the snake...

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