Checkered's first pinky!

[Loren]

My little checkered garter horsed down his first pinky yesterday. Scented with a guppy. Took him quite a while, but he did it. Now all 6 of my garter species/subspecies take mice. Guess that means its time to get more species...
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/checkered_garter_s_first_pinky.jpg

[Lulu Bennett]

Congrats hun. its a great feeling isn't it lol
no more cutting up pinkies and making a sloppy mess lol

[anji1971]

Good job, little checkered garter!!! It's always so much fun to see them trying to get down those things that are so much bigger than their little heads!

[adamanteus]

Wow! That's a big meal for a little guy!:D

[zooplan]

Very impressive photo, Loren.
Looks like it was a while of hard work.

[Snaky]

He will have had a full stomache :D
Congrats on getting him to eat pinkies.

[drache]

congrats Loren
it's so nice when they get to that point

[GarterGirl]

congrats loren!
it feels so great when they get to that point.
not that I'm the one that does it:o

[tikichick]

That's great! Cool pic too :)

[gregmonsta]

How long is the little thing? :) if I matches mine I'll try for the pinky option myself ;)

[adamanteus]

Greg, I think your Squiggles is still too small for a whole pinky.... try splitting one lengthways, rather than trying a full one.:)

[gregmonsta]

:D have tried the half pinky today ... he went for the trout instead :rolleyes: I'll slowly wean him onto them ... had wondered tho .... he did manage the fish real good .... :cool: I'll work on him .... where can I get a pinky-sized guppy suit???

[adamanteus]

where can I get a pinky-sized guppy suit???

Just rub the pinky all over the guppy..... when it takes on the scent, Squiggles won't be able to resist!:D

[Loren]

I'll try to measure my checkered- he's pretty tiny yet. You wouldnt think he was big enough for a pinky by looking at him. I breed my own mice, so I hand picked the smallest newborn pinky I could find, them rinsed it off before rubbing it with a guppy. I also fed him 2 small guppies first to get him in the mood to eat. Might try again tonight if I get time.
Well, I got to get back to the reptile room now.

[Loren]

Success! took another one tonight. Tried it "natural" first- no luck. Washed it and scented it with a guppy- fed him the guppy, then offered the pinky, and he took it right away. Went down alot faster than the first one.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Checkered_eating_another_pinky.jpg

Greg, I didnt measure him, but heres a size reference- the pen is 6 " long. I took this after he ate.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Checkered_size_reference.jpg

[drache]

Loren
I totally love that photo - with the loop and the little tail squiggle like a backwards Q
it's funny too how the pinkie looks like something from the window display of a japanese noodle shop
the whole pic has that sort of super-real appearance

[zirliz]

My Orochi also a checkered garter is a similar size so took pinkies natuarally once she was big enough, I got her the morning she was born so have a very soft spot for her.

[gregmonsta]

Success! took another one tonight. Tried it "natural" first- no luck. Washed it and scented it with a guppy- fed him the guppy, then offered the pinky, and he took it right away. Went down alot faster than the first one.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Checkered_eating_another_pinky.jpg

Greg, I didnt measure him, but heres a size reference- the pen is 6 " long. I took this after he ate.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Checkered_size_reference.jpg
Groovy :) he's got a little bit on Squiggles ... a few months and it's pinkie time.

[tikichick]

Lol, I love the happy look on Checkered's face!

[Lori P]

He looks just like I looked at my mom's birthday dinner this past weekend. LOL