my new snakes..

[brandon0133]

heres some pics of my snakes

my new 100% het albino corn snake,,hes beside one of my normals
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p246/brandon0133/100_5379.jpg
heres my yearlings with my albino
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p246/brandon0133/100_5381.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p246/brandon0133/100_5383.jpg
and of course my HHHHHuuuuugHHHHH tank,,,175 gallons,,,
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p246/brandon0133/100_5361.jpg
and my 3 garters taking a swim in the tub,,,lol
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p246/brandon0133/100_5355.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p246/brandon0133/100_5356.jpg

[rwgsnakes]

awesome!

swimming is great for garter and ribbon snakes

[brandon0133]

i have two unknown garter snakes and the other small one in the pic is a eastern garter,,,still dont know what kinda the big ones are,,they have red spots down there sides,,

[brandon0133]

ok well i guess im going to get into the playing field of breeding snakes,,i have to many might as well,,and everyone thinks my female garter is gravid so,,,,and i have like 12 snakes now,,,and i will be getting plenty more,,already have offers on the baby corns,,,so,,,heres some pics of my set up,,,i have a whole bedroom for my snakes,,,aint that awsome? heres pics of all my set ups,,, you have already seen my big tank,,heres the little ones and the feeder bowls,,,well i have some of the little ones in the top bowls right now cause there eating,,heres some pics

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p246/brandon0133/100_5394.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p246/brandon0133/100_5393.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p246/brandon0133/100_5392.jpg
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p246/brandon0133/100_5388.jpg

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

one thing is the one with the more red is a red-sided for sure

[brandon0133]

they both came from the same store in the same tank,,so im guessing they both are,,,u can see the females red spots only when she eats,,lol

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

o and u have ur ball python in such a high enclosure i heard that stresses out balls a lot, i would put it in something like 34"x17.5x5.5 sterilite tub and drill a couple holes in it for air (it makes them feel alot safer) and use a underpad heater if u get the tub

they both came from the same store in the same tank,,so im guessing they both are,,,u can see the females red spots only when she eats,,lol

[brandon0133]

why would it stress them out? she seems pretty happy,,,when we first got her home she bite at me after she ate but never again,,,we hold her alot and she seems to be happy,,,plays in her cage alot,,also her house does have a hide away i just did not have it in there when i took the pics,,she likes to stay in it alot and i wanted pics of her

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

well ok i was wrong the hight thing is for htachlings but read this

Cage size: Ball pythons require a secure, well-ventilated cage. A glass aquarium with a secure ventilated top (screen wire or perforated metal) makes a satisfactory cage. Plastic storage boxes, with numerous perforations for ventilation, can be satisfactorily used to maintain ball pythons. Hatchling ball pythons do best in an enclosure with about 40 square inches of floor space; often, if placed in too large an enclosure, a hatchling may be insecure and fail to feed. Sub-adult ball pythons do best given 120-200 square inches of floor space. Older adults require at least 400-600 square inches of floor space. Most adults could live out their lives quite happily in an enclosure the approximate size of a 20-gallon-long aquarium.

they need more much more floor space then hight

why would it stress them out? she seems pretty happy,,,when we first got her home she bite at me after she ate but never again,,,we hold her alot and she seems to be happy,,,plays in her cage alot,,also her house does have a hide away i just did not have it in there when i took the pics,,she likes to stay in it alot and i wanted pics of her

[brandon0133]

i understand that,,,when ever i get the chance ill get her a big like 55 gallon tank but for right now its all i could afford,,we kinda bought this snake on the spur of the moment cause i was getting snakes and my gf wanted her one

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

a lot of ball python keepers/breeders keep theirs in sterilite or iris tubes plus it only costs $30

i understand that,,,when ever i get the chance ill get her a big like 55 gallon tank but for right now its all i could afford,,we kinda bought this snake on the spur of the moment cause i was getting snakes and my gf wanted her one

[Sid]

Nice collection, Brandon.

[brandon0133]

thanks,,,i will have alot more,,i seem to be finding alot of corns and no garters,,i might go back to greensboro and get me some more garters,,,but there just plain ones,,,

[anji1971]

Even "plain" garters are beautiful, Brandon!!:D

[brandon0133]

well does anyone even know what kinda garters they are? and what does this kinda stuff mean

7.6T. s sirtalis- Eastern Garter
1.0 T. s concinnus- Oregon Red-spotted
1.1 T. e vagrans- Wandering Garter

[anji1971]

I'm not sure what kind you have, I'd have to look through all your old posts to see pics, I know you have at least one eastern (t. s. sirtalis) and you mentioned some having red spots, which I think could be a couple of different types. And not to mention, I'm not exactly a pro at the identification game yet! As for all the numbers, they are used to describe what sex and species you have. for example:
1.1.0 t.s sirtalis would mean you have 1 male, 1 female and no juveniles of Eastern garter. There are a few threads going that explain that further, I'm still learning it myself. It does look kind of cool at the bottom of your signature to have all that! You should try to figure it out for yours, you have quite the collection!!:)

[adamanteus]

Brandon, your larger two Garters are Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis Red Sided Garters. As you already know, the smaller one is an Eastern T. s. sirtalis.

[anji1971]

See, there goes James again, saving me from having to look it up myself!!! God love ya James!!;);)

[brandon0133]

ok well heres what i got so far then
1.1.0 Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis
1.0.0 T. s. sirtalis

but what about the python i have and the 8 normal corns i have? and the 100% het albino female corn i have

the eastern garter is female juvenile

[brandon0133]

ok i got it all figured out now,,thanks for everyones help

[Roy Munson]

heres some pics of my snakes

my new 100% het albino corn snake,,hes beside one of my normalsNice snakes! That corn snake with your normal is a homozygous amelanistic (aka albino) corn, not a heterozygous (het) albino. It is expressing amelanism, not just carrying the gene in het form. :)

[RZL36]

Roy Munson,

Congrats on having the best moniker on this forum.

[Roy Munson]

Roy Munson,

Congrats on having the best moniker on this forum.

Thanks. :D


One day, when people say the name
"Munson," they're gonna think "winner."

Just like DiMaggio is to baseball...

or "Unitas" is to football.

That's what "Munson" will be to bowling.

[brandon0133]

the guy said hes a 100% het albino

[Lori P]

Thanks. :D


One day, when people say the name
"Munson," they're gonna think "winner."

Just like DiMaggio is to baseball...

or "Unitas" is to football.

That's what "Munson" will be to bowling.


Ahhh... I thought poor Dean was confused on his name or had a spilt personality... LOL :D

[brandon0133]

is there a difference between albino and het albino?

[Roy Munson]

is there a difference between albino and het albino?
Yeah, there's a difference. A het albino would only be carrying the amelanism/albino gene. It wouldn't be expressing amel/albino. Your corn has red eyes, so you know that it is expressing amel/albino. It IS an amel/albino. :)

[drache]

anything that's 100% something, generally is the something

[brandon0133]

i wonder why he said 100% het albino then,,,

[drache]

perhaps two different alleles for albinism?
I'm not that good with this genetic stuff . . .

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

im not good either, lol were studying this in science so im getting more of it

perhaps two different alleles for albinism?
I'm not that good with this genetic stuff . . .

[ssssnakeluvr]

if he's 100% het, both parents carry the gene and passed it on to her. If both parents albino genes are on the same allele, then most babies will be albinos, all will carry the genes. If they are from different strains...for example my nebraska albino and xmas albino, the genes are on different alleles so all the babies carry both albino genes but look normal...hence the 100% het.

[brandon0133]

ok good example,,,this snake is for sure pink and white,,,no orange or any other color,,,and the eyes are pink also,,,so im sure its a pure breed albino so thats why i thought when he said 100% het albino i was thinking 100% albino