Snakeman's snakes

[snake man]

Well, it was inevitable. So here it is my all in one snake thread. Currently I have three snakes and it looks to be that way for a while, fortunately for me they are 3 aswome snakes. So lets get started first there is Lucy she is a Red plains x Axanthic X Red plain x axanthic, Lucy is very friendly and just over all an awsome snake. Next are Z which is the female and then the male who has yet to be named(would love some suggestions). They are Florida blue stripes and I can not wait to see what they will be like when they mature. Here are the pics.
Lucy enjoying some worms.
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z438/redcar122/2012-10-01_16-49-52_294.jpg

The male.
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z438/redcar122/2012-10-01_19-23-01_817.jpg

Currently I don't have a single shot of Z but her they all are hanging out Z is the one in front.
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z438/redcar122/2012-09-30_16-20-04_748.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Looking forward to watching this thread.
Nice snakes.

[RedSidedSPR]

What he said ^

[ProXimuS]

Good lookin babies:)

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Nice bunch of scrubs you got there:)

[kueluck]

Sweet lookin' babies. And nice to see you have some reading material for them. :p

[snake man]

They probally have the UTZ slogan memerized by now. :D


Sweet lookin' babies. And nice to see you have some reading material for them. :p

[snake man]

Hey guys, its been a while and I'm sorry I'll be on more now. Got caught up in life. Anyways all the snake are growing like weeds and the babies are getting bluer by the day(before you get worked up picks will be posted later today). Quick question, can I use filtered fridge water for my snakes?

[guidofatherof5]

Nice to see you back on the forum.
Fridge filter water is fine for snakes.

[snake man]

Ok great thank you.

[thamneil]

Very nice snakes! Keep the pictures coming.

[snake man]

Well I lied, I am sorry but here thy are now.

This is "Dude"

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z438/redcar122/2012-10-13_13-40-39_126-1.jpg


Dude again.

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z438/redcar122/2012-10-04_14-55-33_143.jpg

Heres a pretty\bad picture of "z"

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z438/redcar122/2012-10-17_20-49-09_531.jpg

[snake man]

Lucy is getting ready to shed again, her last shed was about 3 to 4 weeks ago and I swear she might be getting some orange :D. The younger babies both shed with in 2 days of each other and are looking alot bluer.

[snake man]

Hey guys, quick question in the way of pinkies. How much should I feed. The 2 babies are around a foot maybe a little less and then lucy is 14 or 15 inches. Also is Rodent pro the best place? Thank you as I know you guys will supply me all the answers I could want.:D

[guidofatherof5]

I use Mice Direct and have been very happy with them.
https://micedirect.com/

[snake man]

Thank you any. Any advice how how much should be fed?

[Invisible Snake]

Check micedirect.com, laynelabs.com and rodentpro.com to see which site can accomadate your needs. Also check if there are any expo/shows in your area, you can buy the frozen pinkies from a vendor there without having to pay the expensive shipping.

[snake man]

Ok I need some help one of my babies shedded the on thier lower half and not thier upper half. I picked her up to put her in the shed box and she regurgitated on me twice. Is this a major problem or what I will take any advice.

Edit she is in the shed box as I write this.

[guidofatherof5]

The regurg. was probably due to stress. You may have to manually shed her.

[snake man]

I started peeling from the bottom upward and i can keep going should I?

[guidofatherof5]

Yes, keep it wet and be extra careful removing the eye caps. Sounds like you are doing fine.

[snake man]

Ok I did it and Z is not in the main tank again looking brand new. I will keep the tank more humid from here on out. Thank you for all the help.

[guidofatherof5]

Caps off? lip scales too?

[Invisible Snake]

If you don't have a shed hide in the enclosure try putting in a larger water bowl that helps keep the humidity up and when you notice your snakes going opaque cover most of the top of the tank with a towel for a couple of days.

Sorry I'm not Scott or Jeff, but this has worked for me in the past.

[snake man]

:D, I am 99% sure I got both eye caps but is there a way to tell? Same with the lip scale.

[guidofatherof5]

If you don't have a shed hide in the enclosure try putting in a larger water bowl that helps keep the humidity up and when you notice your snakes going opaque cover most of the top of the tank with a towel for a couple of days.

Sorry I'm not Scott or Jeff, but this has worked for me in the past.

Not necessary. Please.

[ConcinusMan]

If you don't have a shed hide in the enclosure try putting in a larger water bowl that helps keep the humidity up and when you notice your snakes going opaque cover most of the top of the tank with a towel for a couple of days.

Sorry I'm not Scott or Jeff, but this has worked for me in the past.

Me too. A shallow large water dish placed near or on a heat source, cover tank partially with a towel. But still keep water for drinking on the cool end. Garters don't like to drink warm water.

[snake man]

Ok thank you.

[snake man]

Quick update all snakes are doing fine both babies are shedding without a problem now. Quick question though I have two females and 1 male in the same cage at what age should they be seperated?

[guidofatherof5]

To be safe I would say at 1 year old.
Just my opinion.

[snake man]

I was thinking like this spring do you think that could be ok if they are all 2012?

[BLUESIRTALIS]

That should be fine.

[snake man]

It has been a while so I though I would update everyone. All the snakes are doing great and all are growing amazingly fast. They have been eating lots of worms and I am trying to get them going on some fresh yellow tail but the male true blue doesn't want anything to do with it I did try scenting it with worms but it did not work any suggestions? Other than that all is good. Here are some pics.

Heres "Z" the bluest of the two(I was hoping the picture would show more blue).
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z438/redcar122/2012-12-17_07-21-17_132_zps86328ba7.jpg

Heres lucy looking all dirty, I am expecting a shed from her most likely tonight.
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z438/redcar122/2012-12-24_10-34-22_632_zps6d37f3dd.jpg

Heres the male "dude" who is the chillest of the bunch.
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z438/redcar122/2012-12-24_10-41-13_136_zps94113135.jpg

[snake man]

They really like thier hammock :D.

[snake man]

All are growing like weeds and the babies are getting bluer by the hour. Pics of course.

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z438/redcar122/2013-01-29_19-29-15_531_zpsf8d9ef22.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z438/redcar122/2013-01-29_19-04-00_549_zps901d2b3a.jpg
http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z438/redcar122/2013-01-29_18-55-01_739_zpsec06c5b8.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Looking good.

[ProXimuS]

Very nice:)

[BLUESIRTALIS]

looking good!

[snake man]

Was feeding the snakes today when I found what looks to be like some blood on lucy's lower lip. Should I be worried? any thing I should do? Thank you.

http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z438/redcar122/2013-02-11_19-21-27_816_zps6ef2bc78.jpg

[ProXimuS]

Are you sure it's her blood? What was she eating? Maybe it was the blood from her food.

[snake man]

Are you sure it's her blood? What was she eating? Maybe it was the blood from her food.

It was before feeding.

[ProXimuS]

Oooh, hmm...I didn't realize it was before feeding. I couldn't really say. Hopefully someone else will chime in soon with some help.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

When was the last time she fed?

[ConcinusMan]

Just watch the mouth area carefully for swelling. If you don't see any I wouldn't worry about it. If she's in with other snakes check them over too. I have occasionally found small traces of blood like that in enclosures or on snakes. The occasional random occurrence usually isn't any cause for concern but if it's happening regularly you should try to determine if it's coming from someone's cloaca. Some parasite infections can cause small traces of blood to come out when the snake urinates or defecates. It also happens when there's been copulating going on. Check the cloacas and see if they look recently "used" :p

[snake man]

She was fed right after this picture was taken. Thank you for the advise and I will check it out.

[ConcinusMan]

So is she in with other snakes or not? Might not even be from her.

[snake man]

Sorry yes she is and they were both checked over two and all looks good, I thnk she just nicked by one of her hides when I was trying to get her out.

[ConcinusMan]

That could be. Probably nothing to worry about.