T. e. scotti on the Ranch

[guidofatherof5]

We've finally gotten a few cool days here so Joe(BUSHSNAKE) was able to ship me out a few of these beautiful snakes.
Thanks Joe.
I'm looking forward to watching these little monsters turn into big monsters.


http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti1.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/Tescotti.jpg

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Wow!!! They look awesome. You are so lucky steve. I hope to be adding some of these to my collection in the future.

[snake man]

Awesome looking snake.

[setfree]

Neat! Congrats!:D

[indigoman]

Great additions, Steve! I love the Scotti look with that bold stripe.

[thamneil]

Cool! Just a quick question Steve. Are yours very shy? My pair is very wary of me and dont often show themselves.

[guidofatherof5]

They've only been on the Ranch for 4.5 hours so I can't comment, yet.

[thamneil]

Haha sounds good. I notice you also keep them in a tub. I bet that helps.

[guidofatherof5]

The tub is temporary during quarantine. They will move into a regular front opening enclosure afterwards.

[Invisible Snake]

Congrats on the new additions Steve!


Cool! Just a quick question Steve. Are yours very shy? My pair is very wary of me and dont often show themselves.

I have 1 lone female that is very shy, spending most of her time under substrate. When I pick her up she is very flighty and if she looks at me she opens her mouth wide as if to scare me away or bite me.

[-MARWOLAETH-]

I hear great things about the mexican species.It's a Shame they aren't available much over hear.

[thamneil]

Congrats on the new additions Steve!



I have 1 lone female that is very shy, spending most of her time under substrate. When I pick her up she is very flighty and if she looks at me she opens her mouth wide as if to scare me away or bite me.

Is she an adult or a juvenile? I wonder if it's only a phase that they go through.

[Light of Dae]

Very nice looking scrubs there... Makes me regret not getting any Scotti ... oh well, next go around order will be pugets n cali redsided n Scotti

[thamneil]

Very nice looking scrubs there... Makes me regret not getting any Scotti ... oh well, next go around order will be pugets n cali redsided n Scotti

Can't wait for the next order :D I've been having dreams of that day!

[Invisible Snake]

Is she an adult or a juvenile? I wonder if it's only a phase that they go through.

She was born this summer in June.

[ProXimuS]

Awesome additions Steve! Are those your only Mexican garters?

[guidofatherof5]

Yes, they are. The Beginning.;)

[Invisible Snake]

After quarantine will you be housing them with your North American garters?

[guidofatherof5]

After quarantine will you be housing them with your North American garters?


Yes. With T.radix probably.

[Invisible Snake]

Kool, I would love to know how they get along. Keep us posted.

I have a lone female housed by herself, I'm afraid of housing her with my NA garters because she is more heavy-bodied than them.

[BUSHSNAKE]

awesome Steve im glad you like them, scotti are an awesome species...in my experience with this species they become big beautiful puppy dogs...kind of like radix:)

...and if anyone is interested in scotti i think Don Belnap might have some still available

[BUSHSNAKE]

pics of adults

[mikem]

Awesome looking snakes Steve (and Joe)!

[BUSHSNAKE]

driving it home with the scotties;)

[thamneil]

Kool, I would love to know how they get along. Keep us posted.

I have a lone female housed by herself, I'm afraid of housing her with my NA garters because she is more heavy-bodied than them.

I'm housing my pair of scotti with a pair of sirtalis, a pair of similis, and a few marcianus. No problems at all. You hardly even see the scotti!

[guidofatherof5]

All 3 slammed down some pinky parts this morning.

[snake man]

Always good to hear, super coo snakes.

[ssssnakeluvr]

I do have 3 females left =)

[katach]

Congrats on the new additions! They are beautiful!

[guidofatherof5]

Now where did I put that dish of tilapia and worms?:D
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti2.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti3.jpg

[GarField000]

Very nice Steve.
they told me they don't eat much, but grow very quick ...... I must warn you ... some are biiiiiiiig eaters :D

I love the mexican ones. I have a big adult pair, and some babies from last year left.
I must say .. in the beginning they are a bit shy ... but the older they get the more visible they are.

I have my adult male with an adult concinnus. I have my female with 2 melanogaster canescens females who are much smaller.
One of my first thamnophis was a scotti male. He's now together with some sirtalis (parietalis, florida blue, melanistic) but they do very good togheter ... I do have to say I don't feed them in their tank. I take them out and feed them seprate in a feedingcontainer.

Most of my scotti's love to sit in the whater for hours. So make sure you have a large whater bowl.

I have some melanogaster canescens babies. Also from mexico. But that's a whole other ballgame :D

Nice job with the scotti's steve .. enjoy.

[guidofatherof5]

Here we see a couple of the T.e.scotti scrubs enjoying a morning swim.
After their swim they were served warm pinky parts for breakfast.
The snake not shown is in opaque phase.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti4.jpg

[RedSidedSPR]

Awesome sauce x8

[guidofatherof5]

These little beauties got a late dinner but didn't seem to mind.
They are strong eaters and very outgoing.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti5.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti6.jpg

[RedSidedSPR]

Sweeet.

ARGH I WANT ONE.

[guidofatherof5]

Sweeet.

ARGH I WANT ONE.

If they are all like these 3, I highly recommend them to everyone.

[RedSidedSPR]

They're high on my list for my next snake(s)

[ssssnakeluvr]

I he a nice breeding group.... they are awesome snakes. My big female is almost 3 feet long!

[GarField000]

If they are all like these 3, I highly recommend them to everyone.

Yeah the scotti's are awesome. I like them a lot. It was my first garter .......
Funny part is .. I had babies but nobody wants them ??? I still have babies left from last year.
So strange because they are so cool. Very nice green belly, very active and they love their whater bowls.

Enjoy them .. they are awesome .... I'll keep reading their updates here. Very nice.

[guidofatherof5]

No more pinky parts for these monsters. Each got 2 whole pinkies today.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti7.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti8.jpg

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Nice update Steve.These guys must grow really fast compared to me marcianus who still cant even eat a whole pinkie's head yet:)

[Invisible Snake]

Great pictures Steve, thanks for sharing.

[guidofatherof5]

These 3 ate tilapia this evening. Seems like whatever I offer, they eat.:D

[guidofatherof5]

Extra small pinkies were on the menu this afternoon and it didn't take long for the plate to become empty.
I love the extra wide dorsal these T.e.scotti's have.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti10.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti11.jpg

[Invisible Snake]

Nice looking porkers! :p

[@ndy]

They are really nice, I haven't seen these before!

[BUSHSNAKE]

time for an update on these guys

[guidofatherof5]

time for an update on these guys

I will take care of this request soon.

[BUSHSNAKE]

I will take care of this request soon.
sweet! i miss those guys!!

[guidofatherof5]

Here are the two good eaters slamming down some tilapia. The second photo is my troubled eater. I have able to get her(?) to take a couple pinkies but basically had assault her with them. The other two readily take food where this one runs and tries to hide when I enter the paddock.
I'm hoping this kind of behavior will stop as she matures.
They are beautiful snakes. Thanks Joe.;)

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/scotti13.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/scotti12.jpg

[BUSHSNAKE]

They are beautiful, love em!!

[Greg'sGarters]

I've been thinking about getting some scotti for here. I'm not usually one to own anything outside sirtalis. I'm considering it though.

[thamneil]

Looking good Steve! My male is relatively laid back and confident in his surroundings. The female has a tendency to hide and be squirmy. Pretty poor feeder as well. My pair seemed to be quite shy compared to other garters. Interesting to see how they mature.

[guidofatherof5]

Thought I would post a couple update photos on these fine Thamnophis.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti15.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti14.jpg

[BUSHSNAKE]

nice, looks like theyre growing well

[guidofatherof5]

nice, looks like theyre growing well

They are doing well. Not as social as I would like but I will work on it.

[guidofatherof5]

Been awhile since I've updated these beauties. All 3 are doing well. The smaller of the 3 is shy but coming along.
They are very good eaters and aren't picky about what they eat.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti9.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//808/medium/scotti16.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Sorry about the typo at the end T. radix Rach, DUH.:D
Note to self, proof your work!;)


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