Little snakes like those will actually be best with like crickets and small frogs. Thats wat they eat in the wild, so maybe u outta feed them that. I got plenty of crickets in my house if u need em, lol. They drive me NUTS!Light sources hekp, as well as branches to chill out in, water dishes (like, big plate size ones) and little caves to crawl in. A light is allright, but garter snakes dont need THAT much light cuz theyre in the forest most of the day, and god forbid they venture into a field to get light and get nabbed by a hawk. No, not much light at all. Good find though. Say they were in yer pool? Chlorine didnt mess em up, did it?