Im New And Heres My Garter Snakes I Got Yesterday

[lukeyk]

just signed up, i love rfuk haha. someone linked me this site so i thought i'd share. initially i only wnated the albino but he threw in the normal 1 free so i couldnt say no!

http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v285/15/19/607620456/n607620456_3070449_6882.jpg



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there tinyyyyy

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http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v285/15/19/607620456/n607620456_3070459_9627.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v285/15/19/607620456/n607620456_3070460_9931.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v285/15/19/607620456/n607620456_3070461_235.jpg

there so fast, the albino bit me when i was trying to take her picture, there only about 3 weeks old i think, any tips on taming them?

[Zephyr]

Where'd you get those leetle guys from? Online? :O

[gregmonsta]

Welcome aboard ;) .... think you'll find this place is excellent for all garter stuff :D

[lukeyk]

got them off a pal i met on RFUK :)

[Stefan-A]

Welcome aboard. :)

[Snake lover 3-25]

AWWWWWWWWWWW the non-albino one is SOOOOOO cute!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D i want one!!!!!!!:D:D

[lukeyk]

they like lil worms!

[Zephyr]

they like lil worms!lol
Very nice pair there. Have you sexed them yet? Visually, of course. ;)

[lestat]

Wellcome and enjoy this site. There's always some good advice from others and its very friendly here.

[jeanette]

hello and welcome :)
cute little snakes you've got there :)

[Sid]

Welcome to a great forum and nice little Checkered Garters.

[ScimitarX]

Welcome here, pretty snakes you have there:)

[lukeyk]

cheers peeps! yeah they been sexed albino is female and male is normal. there gna breed when theys older i think they were from the same clutch tho but i think the parents werent related

[enigma200316]

Hello and welcome to the forum..................:)

[drache]

welcome to the forum
cute little checkereds

[anji1971]

Hello, and welcome!
Those little ones are adorable! :)

[bulrush]

I just got a wild garter. Here's what they told me to do to tame them. Put them in their cage for the first 7 days, do not pick them up. Be sure to clean their cage each time it gets dirty. After 7 days, pick them up 2-3 times per day, for at least 10 minutes each time. The longer you handle them the more tame they'll get. I've been picking mine up for about 2 weeks now and he just stopped struggling in my hands yesterday, so he is making progress.

Remember they have a primitive brain and act only on instinct, there is really no intelligence there.

[Zephyr]

Remember they have a primitive brain and act only on instinct, there is really no intelligence there.
This we do not know.
However, after my science fair experiment, we will.

[drache]

intelligence is relative
and like Kyle said - we do not know
there is no scientific evidence that animals have no intelligence - it's just a myth started in the bible
I've met humans who behave with less intelligence than the average garter

[Odie]

Hi, from Oregon, Lukeyk :)

[bulrush]

Well, here's my evidence for no intelligence, and I also realize intelligence varies widely with individuals. After having my WC snake for 3 weeks and doing no harm to him, and when I pick him up my hand approaches him slowly in a non-threatening manner, he still does not realize I am not there to hurt him. Therefore, he has no ability to learn (so far).

That does not mean I will not treat him kindly. Any animal deserves respect, and I give much more respect to nature than the vast majority of people around me. (Note I said "around me", which does not include the people on this forum.)

We can start another thread on reptile intelligence if you want. I did not intend to hijack this thread.

[jeanette]

hey there i just noticed you said you love rfuk lol, my husband uses that site lol his user name is snake plisken lol :)

[Snaky]

Welcome to the forum and have fun here :)
Those are some nice firt garters!