Nessie, the Texas Monster

[Lowfur]

8404It's been a week since we found Nessie in the pool, she (we are sticking to she for now until we can get the sex actually determined) has been doing very well, she has been eating out of our hands, and has been very adventurous in her viv. She is currently eating 2-3 small earthworms, and 2 small guppies, she appears to be growing well when we found her she was approx. 8 in and now she is about 10, and a little bit thicker than a pencil.

[ProXimuS]

Soo cute :)

[Selkielass]

Beautiful!

[Lowfur]

Thanks we are really fascinated by her, since she our first pet snake :) but thanks to this page and a few other informational sites we have been able to find some very helpful info!

Lauren

[guidofatherof5]

Sweet looking little female T.marcianus (Checkered garter snake)

[Lowfur]

She is very sweet, she loves to hang out in my husbands lap and just watch everything going on, she is very curious. But her favorite place to be is in her pool, she had a bath this morning because she popped in her clean water, so we snapped a couple pictures :)

[Lowfur]

Well, Nessie is starting to go blue in her eyes, so I'll be watching for her first shed since we've had her. I'll post before and after pics too :)

[Selkielass]

Oh good, its so nice to see them when they're fresh and shiny!

[snake man]

Nice little find.

[Lowfur]

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Our sweet Nessie finished her first shed yesterday, it was a complete head to tip with everything in between! I was so excited to finally get pictures of her all nice and shiny :)
She is getting much longer and is still very fast, but eventually calms down and likes to hang out in our hands.

[Jeff B]

shes looking good

[Sherrie]

She's a cutie!

[Foxrun402]

I agree I love her pattern! Awesome how she shed for you so soon! Did you check the shed and make sure they eye caps came off as well as all of the head piece? Very important that all of the shed is removed for her comfort =)

[Lowfur]

Yeah she was able to get both eye caps and the very tip of her tail. I was really worried about it and kept having my hubby check the cage while I was at work, lol

[Lowfur]

New pictures of our Nessie girl, after a perfect shed. :) she is getting much bigger and has a very curious personality, she loves to sit and watch our 2 year old through her viv, and even smiles at us.

[guidofatherof5]

You are awesome Nessie.

[Lowfur]

Thanks Steve! We are really pleased with her, she's such a great addition to our family, and the start of a new addiction, lol

[Dan72]

Thanks Steve! We are really pleased with her, she's such a great addition to our family, and the start of a new addiction, lol
It is funny how it does not take long or much to get it started (the addiction). Very nice snake!

[Lowfur]

Thanks!