New Pics

[Mandi0284]

I took better pics of the genitals of both of my snakes.
I just wanted to get a new opinion about the sex of the two snakes.

The first set is of my Wandering.

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[Mandi0284]

This other set of pics is of Zeus.

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[Steveo]

I'm going with female in the first post, male in the second.

[guidofatherof5]

I'm with Steveo.

[Mandi0284]

Dexter is a girl???

I know this is gonna be a dumb question, but what are the visual clues to distinguish males from females?
I have tried to look it up online, but everywhere I look says to prode them....it just seems invasive.

[Steveo]

Visual sexing is pretty accurate with garters. Here's a link to the first guide I ever found:

Alan's Garter Snakes - Maintenance of Garter Snakes (http://www.gartersnake.co.uk/maintenance.htm#Sexing) snakes (http://www.gartersnake.co.uk/maintenance.htm#Sexing snakes)

I think there are others but I don't remember where to find them.

Probing is a possibility but it really isn't necessary. There are some other threads on this forum with visual examples.

[Mandi0284]

Thanks Stevo. That was the best visual help I have found. I guess it is still ok for my FEMALE wandering to have the name Dexter? lol.

Good thing my son named the Radix, Zeus lol.

[guidofatherof5]

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/breeding/5069-sexing-pics.html

[Mandi0284]

Thanks. Those pics are very helpfull I just bought a 20 gallon tank for Zeus.

Question about the wandering garters, since Dexter is a girl...if I find a male tomorrow at the park can i put them in try to that 20 gl long tank? or will they still try to eat each other?

[kibakiba]

The could possibly. I wouldn't risk it. Also, babies are very hard to take care of when you have an entire litter.

[Steveo]

I don't think gender matters with their cannibalism. I have not seen it personally, but I'd feel awful if it happened on my watch so I play it safe.

I can't tell how big Dexter is, but keeping a mature male and female together is stressful even without the risk of cannibalism. The male snakes... they are much like the male humans in certain ways.

[Mandi0284]

ok, I will see if I can empty out another of my 10 gallons.

[EasternGirl]

I'm stumped on the gender...so I will just have to defer to more experienced snake owners and agree with their assessment. I have a baby eastern named Zeus! My son named him too!

[Mandi0284]

lol.

I will take a picture of both of the snakes so you guys can see the difference in size.

[ProXimuS]

I'm a little late....But I was thinking female for the first and male for the second;)


I also wanted to mention, remember, if you're going to house any snakes together, especially with the new one being potentially a WC, you want to have a quaratine period before putting them together.

[guidofatherof5]

I'm a little late....But I was thinking female for the first and male for the second;)


I also wanted to mention, remember, if you're going to house any snakes together, especially with the new one being potentially a WC, you want to have a quaratine period before putting them together.

Good advice, Emily.