My new gals photos

[Lisa4john]

These are my amazingly, stunningly beautiful new radix friends. :D I am in love already. Thanks so very much, Steve! They are so much more than I ever imagined. I feel so blessed to have them. Sierra is a little more relaxed and she already ate a worm. Whoohoo!! I'm so happy to have them and had to share. :cool:

Attachment is Sabrina.


7253 This is Sierra.
7246 Sierra again.
7247 This is Sabrina.

[ProXimuS]

Very nice! Such pretty girls:) Are they sisters?

[guidofatherof5]

Nope. Not sisters.

[Invisible Snake]

Congrats on your new additions! And Sierra is already eating! Sweeet!

[guidofatherof5]

Sierra is one of those extra spot radixes. I don't see many of those. Enjoy.

[Lisa4john]

Sierra is one of those extra spot radixes. I don't see many of those. Enjoy.

Thank you, I will! *two thumbs way, WAY up* :D They are settling in tonight to there new home...

[ProXimuS]

Sierra is one of those extra spot radixes. I don't see many of those. Enjoy.

Where are the extra spots?

[guidofatherof5]

That extra lower row of black blotches.

[Lisa4john]

That extra lower row of black blotches.

It looks like Sabrina has that too, am I looking at the wrong row? They are amazing and sweet and curious and a lot more active than my other babies, and they love to be in the water, which the others are not in as much either, and... and...(I could go on and on... but I won't, for now. ;)) and I'm so grateful to have them. :)

[ProXimuS]

It looks like Sabrina has that too, am I looking at the wrong row?

That's why I asked: A. to be sure, and B. because I saw it on Sabrina's pics, and not Sierra's:p Either way they're both beautiful:D

[kueluck]

They are awesome, but I think Sierra has some EXTRA pretty w/that bright stripe.

[katach]

Wow! Gorgeous! I just saw this thread. Congrats Lisa!

[Selkielass]

So pretty! I bet they'll be a pleasure to have around.

[Lisa4john]

Thanks y'all! :D I'm glad to have them for sure. Sierra loves to hide! She gave me a heart attack. :eek: I thought she got out somehow a few days ago. I searched around the tank taking everything out and didn't see her anywhere, then the room and house for over an hour and my husband got home to help me look, he looked in the tank and saw this head pop up out of the aspen, he went to ask where her sister was and then saw the other one at the other end of the tank... Whew... We couldn't find her another day but I didn't panic so much this time, I knew she had to be in there somewhere. Come to find out there is a place in the log that they can hide that you cannot see from any angle unless you take a flashlight and look down in the hole, now I know where to look when she disappears. The lil rascal... Other than that they are settling in nicely. :)

[guidofatherof5]

Glad to hear they are doing okay and keeping you on your toes. That's my girls.:D

[Lisa4john]

A few of my favorite pix of my girls. :)

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice. Thanks for the update.

[thamneil]

Goergous radix! It's amazing how much joy a little garter snake can bring to someone's heart.

[Lisa4john]

I added to their cage today, put in the coconut and the branches. I wanted them to have more to do, I want to put some vines on the branches, eventually, but they cost money and the branches didn't. I hope they like it. :)

[guidofatherof5]

More to explore is a good thing. Looks nice.

[Lisa4john]

Yay! Sammi shed today! I'm so excited, I needed to share cuz it's her first shed for me. Now I feel better about her health and settling in for me. Did a great job, and all shiny and new again. :)

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[guidofatherof5]

Thanks for the good update. Good job Sammi.

[ProXimuS]

Nice setup:)

And way to go Sammi!

[Light of Dae]

I go to the dollar store for fake plants n vines, I couldn't bring my self to by a 10 dollar vine that would take up 4-6 inches of space... when I can get 10 vines/ plants for 10 bucks n do up a couple tanks lol

[kueluck]

I love the first pic in post #16. They look as if you stay "whachagot for us".

[Lisa4john]

I love the first pic in post #16. They look as if you stay "whachagot for us".

Thanks, yeah they do that a lot, either from the front of the bush or out the back. They are curious but still leery. They are coming around though, Sierra faster than Sabrina (Now being called Sarah, Sabrina just wasn't sticking. ;) )

[Lisa4john]

My beautiful Sierra shed yesterday, she seems to have even more orange in her now than before, I'm loving it! :D Her shed did not come off as clean as Sammi's but we got it all. Steve, did her shed come off in several pieces before? Just wondering if that is normal for her, thanks. Two down, and one to go, we'll see if Sarah follows suit soon. ;)

[guidofatherof5]

I would say it usually comes off in one piece but having a broken shed isn't anything to worry about unless you get retained eye caps or tail sheds.
Sierra is looking a lot like her mother (Speckle) She's beautiful.

[Lisa4john]

OK, good. When I went to check on her the tail piece you see there was still on her, I held onto the edge that was loose and she just slithered out of it, I was relieved for that. Thanks. :) I wouldn't mind if you posted a picture of Mom Speckle here to see where she could be going in the future. ;) I'm so glad to have her, she eats outta my fingers now and is very curious about the camera; makes it hard to take pictures when she is crawling over the top of it to see what I'm doing. lol

[Foxrun402]

She is gorgeous!

One thing I did end up buying was:
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I know some people wouldn't use it or may be leery about it, but it works rather well and can be applied once per month before a shed to ensure that they have a much easier time shedding! It was about 8$ at petco and I barely used any at all with how little Suzi was... She has no known history of a "bad shed" but still as a preventative I figured I would give it a shot... Found her first shed in 1 solid piece nothing was missing from it! I was like YES!!!!

I am not sure how well she would have shed without it... (probably just fine) but I wanted to be sure she wasn't going have difficulties!

Just an idea and some input from one garter enthusiast to another! and again.... She is beautiful! :D

[Lisa4john]

Thanks, Jonathan. I'll look into it. :)

[Lisa4john]

I had a great interaction with Sarah yesterday. She was sitting up on her branches (first time I've seen that) and so I opened the cage, hoping to get a picture of her. She stayed where she was (normally been pretty flighty), cool! So I took a few pictures, and I reached out to pet her and she didn't bolt, sweet! So I started to pick her up and she didn't freak and get all scared, I'm amazed. When I was holding her she was calm and curious, slithering up and around my arms and neck, flicking her tongue and seeming quite content. I introduced her to the half of an egg carton and she did laps in it, poking her head out here and there. Then she finally came out on my arm, and went back into the cage. It was just really cool, and I wanted to share. I'm glad she is starting to trust me already. Hope it is the start of a lot more interactions like that. :D

[guidofatherof5]

Great news.

[Lisa4john]

YAY! Sarah shed and is all purdy and shiny. :D Pictures tomorrow. Been a long couple of days so I'm off to bed. Have a great night. Sweet dreams y'all! ;)

[snake man]

Awsome, reminds me of mine!

[Lisa4john]

Ok, I have tried for days to post some pictures of Sarah, but I can't seem to get the post picture window to open up. It whites out the screen but does not open the box... Anyone else having problems with it?

[Invisible Snake]

Ok, I have tried for days to post some pictures of Sarah, but I can't seem to get the post picture window to open up. It whites out the screen but does not open the box... Anyone else having problems with it?

I've had that problem before, but it was because my Wi-Fi connection was slow

[ConcinusMan]

Ok, I have tried for days to post some pictures of Sarah, but I can't seem to get the post picture window to open up. It whites out the screen but does not open the box... Anyone else having problems with it?

I've had problems with it for months. (The "insert image" function which just wraps IMG codes around your URL) Can't even use it at all. Just upload to a file hosting sight and put the URL to the image between manually typed image codes. Picture should not exceed 600X800
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[Lisa4john]

Ok, thanks Richard.

[Greg'sGarters]

Beautiful snakes!

[ConcinusMan]

Right button-click an image (make sure it's in the size you want to display) For IE select "properties" in the popup menu. You can then highlight and copy the URL and place between image codes, then post. It's that simple.

For Firefox, on right-click you choose "copy image location" and then paste between image codes.

Keep in mind if you do this on a thumbnail image, it's going to display the thumbnail. If you want to show it in full size, then view it in full size before copying the URL.

[Lisa4john]

78937894 Finally got the photos of Sarah up. :) Happy New Year! ;)

[Lisa4john]

Sierra shed again already. I was not expecting her to shed again for a couple months at least. I guess she is growing happy and healthy. :)

Sammy is not eating well though. I'm getting a little worried about her. We'll see what happens.

[Lisa4john]

To my great surprise I found another shed in Sarah and Sierra's tank last night. Sarah decided to shed again already. Am I over feeding them? At least it was a clean shed, no retention.

I've also discovered that Sammi loves pinkies and since I fed her them she will not eat the worms anymore and will hold off until the next time I offer her them again and skip out on the worms. Sigh... at least she is eating something.

The little rascals poop almost every time I get them out... will they eventually stop doing that or is that just part of them? My ordies didn't do that. Thanks :)

[guidofatherof5]

To my great surprise I found another shed in Sarah and Sierra's tank last night. Sarah decided to shed again already. Am I over feeding them? At least it was a clean shed, no retention.

I've also discovered that Sammi loves pinkies and since I fed her them she will not eat the worms anymore and will hold off until the next time I offer her them again and skip out on the worms. Sigh... at least she is eating something.

The little rascals poop almost every time I get them out... will they eventually stop doing that or is that just part of them? My ordies didn't do that. Thanks :)

It all depends on their personality. The more comfortable they feel the less they should do that. Then there are those that do it all the time.:D My Lt. Dan (male T.radix) does it every time I pick him up.

[Lisa4john]

They are beautiful and fun to have around. I guess time will tell. In the mean time I'll just keep loving them. :D Thanks

[Lisa4john]

I'm so excited I have to share with someone. :) Sammi finally shed again this week, only the second time since she came home in October, she is tiny. She has her appetite back too! She ate a whole pinkie this morning (cut in quarters, yes I finally broke down and cut them up, not easy for me, but I do it for my baby's health) for the first time since I brought her home. I've discovered that she does not want to eat the food if I cut it too small, she just ignores it. She has also started eating while we are holding her, which is really cool to me. :D

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Sierra and Sarah each ate 3 pinkies this morning too. They are beautiful as ever and still growing cuz Sierra looks like she is getting ready to shed again soon... not in blue phase yet but she is looking more dull today so we'll see.

A couple favorite pix of Sarah and Sierra too, wouldn't wanna leave them out. ;)

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[Lisa4john]

8153 8154 8156 8157 I really love taking pictures of these gals. :)

[guidofatherof5]

Sweet radix.;)

[ProXimuS]

Looking good:)

[Lisa4john]

Thanks again, Steve. :) They are so beautiful... when I can see them. They are in the hides most of the time and I rarely see anything in the cage unless I bring out the food. :)

[Lisa4john]

All 3 of the girls shed this week, Sierra yesterday, and Sammi today. :) Sarah is getting so green and Sierra is getting more orange. Sammi is getting a green tummy and so pretty too. I love watching them change and grow. I'm so happy Sammi is eating well now... 2 sheds in a month is what I was looking for and expecting from her since I got her. Now I hope she keeps it up for a while. :D I'll try to get some pix up soon.

[chris-uk]

I wouldn't expect to keep two sheds a month going for long.

[Lisa4john]

Well, I wasn't meaning every 2 weeks, it was actually almost a month between them. My Radix Girls are shedding about every 6 weeks and they are at least a year older so that's why I was expecting her to shed more ofter since she is still not even a year old yet I'd say. She has a lot of growing and catching up to do.