Introducing Celie and Cedric

[jeanette]

These are my 2 new family members.
Could anyone please tell me what their latin name is please?
Cedric is the one with the more gold to his scales.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/100_0111.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/100_0114.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/100_0110.jpg
my apologies for the poor picture quality those guys move very fast and dont seem to like their picture take and i had to remove the basking light inorder to take the piccys.
Any information you can give me on these guys and where they originate from would be really appreciated.

[adamanteus]

The pictures are a bit blurry, Jeanette, but they look like Thamnophis radix to me.
Do they look like the snakes in this thread?
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/general-talk/2827-radix-i-have-met.html?highlight=radix

Or this one
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/general-talk/1503-thamnophis-radix-pics.html?highlight=radix

[Stefan-A]

Four of the five snakes in those pictures are definitely T. radix, but one looks like something else, possibly a T. sirtalis.

[jeanette]

yes adamantues there is one snake that looks identical to celie in the first thread link and one that looks very close to the male thanks :)

Stefan they are all pics of the same 2 snakes, its just im a really poor photographer im afraid lol

[Stefan-A]

Okay. :D

I'd blame the camera, by the way. ;)

[jeanette]

hahaha ive tried blaming the camera before, then my husband gets it out takes a few pictures and gives me "The Look"
;)

[Stefan-A]

What kind of camera is it, by the way?

[jeanette]

Kodak easy share.
havent a clue about its pixels or model, it took me 6 months to learn how to use my cell phone so i havent a clue with digital cameras. :D

[Gijs & Sabine]

I also think they are radix, but by seeing the last picture I'm not so sure about the lowest one.
Maybe after some more exercise .... :rolleyes:

[adamanteus]

T. radix is a good choice, Jeanette. Absolutely my favourite Garter. I have 4.3 (4 males and 3 females).:D

[adamanteus]

I think the 'mystery' snake in the last picture is simply moving fast, and blurred the pattern out.

[Gijs & Sabine]

I think the 'mystery' snake in the last picture is simply moving fast, and blurred the pattern out.

That's what I thought as well :D

So I think we agree...... they are both radix !!

[jeanette]

thanks adamanteus :)
is there anything you can tell me about where they originate from?
i think they are sooooo cute, im in love lol.

[adamanteus]

They're from pretty much the whole of the central US... check it out here.
snakefinder (http://www.gartersnake.de/snakefinder/snakefinder.html)

[jeanette]

thanks so they are quite common little guys :)
that should make it far easier to find out about them thanks adamanteus :)

[adamanteus]

Yes, they're pretty common, but I don't think that detracts from their appeal.
Anything you need to know about them you can learn right here, Jeanette.... ask your questions!:)

[enigma200316]

very nice snakes, Jeanette................;)

oops oh yeah there gos James head agian, getting bigger and bigger....:D

[adamanteus]

No! I didn't mean I had the answers.... I meant we have the answers!

[enigma200316]

No! I didn't mean I had the answers.... I meant we have the answers!


I know James, just messing with ya.....;) But he really does know a lot about them.......its a good thing James for people like me that don't know as much....hahaha:D

[anji1971]

They're very pretty snakes!
And if you think you're a little slow with technology, just ask everyone how long it took me to be able to post a picture on here. They were waiting, and waiting, and................:D

[Sid]

Very pretty Garters. Welcome to the forum, Jeanette.

[jeanette]

wow you guys are great :)
i love my garters they are so different from other snakes, they are lightening fast and have a Big personality.
im currently feeding them pinky mice, is that ok? its what they were being fed when i bought them but ive been reading that a lot of garter keepers feed them fish and now know its something they eat in the wild.
how often should i feed them? they are opportunistic feeders, ive been reading, so does that mean they will eat whenever food is available?
dont want to over feed them and make them ill :S
thanks for all your help :)

[adamanteus]

Yes, pinkies are great. It is a very good idea (and it will save you some money) to vary the diet with 'safe' fish such as trout, and earthworms. Fish probably makes up about 60% of my Garter's diet.

[jeanette]

earth worms, ok i bought some earthworms for my pyxie frog and its turned into a bit of a debate if i actually bought what i paid for, these worms look rather reddish in colour, so im not sure if they are a safe food source for my pyxie frog.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee140/carpathianwolf_photo/100_0118.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee140/carpathianwolf_photo/100_0121.jpg
help!!!
are these a safe food source for garters?
im guessing if they are safe for garters they will be safe for my pyxie too :)

[adamanteus]

You bought earthworms???!!!:confused:
Hard to tell from the photo, but if they appear banded they're not safe. The ones you dig up in the garden are perfect.

[jeanette]

they are not banded, ive just been told they are what is classed as nightcrawlers and safe for my pyxie lol
yeah i know i bought them :S
but it was from a bait shop and i was out on my way to my reptile supply shop to get crickets and pinkies anyway.
secretly i just hate digging lol

[Lori P]

Don't feel bad. I buy them from my local bait shop too from time to time. Well, I buy nightcrawlers from them because they're bigger and juicier. :-)