I'm getting checkereds, FINALLY!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Yes! believe it or not.... I was having a hard time finding some checkered garter snakes that were not teensie weensie and/or albino for a long time. All that I wanted was normal, not albino, not het for albino, not nothing to do with albino checkered's!!!! I finally get my wish!!! picking up the yearling trio at hamburg for $50!!!!

YES!!!!

::happy almost has new snakes dance::

I am really hoping to find some other thamnophis at the show as well!!! I have started reducing the amount of other colubrids in my collection mso that I can have even more garters!! Like more radix... parietalis....... atratus.... ::sigh:::rolleyes:

And what is it, may I ask.. that is so darned awesome about radix? I don't know why but I do love my normal female radix a whole lot!

[GartersRock]

WHOOHOO!!!! I LOVE Checkereds!! They where what got me into garters!! Or snakes in general for the matter! Which might explain that by the end of this week I will have a grand total of *10* adult checkereds and a yearling. Rofl!! Yes. I love checkereds. lol!
I KNOW you will enjoy them Shannon! Congrats to you!!!

I really need a normal radix... So bad!! And I need some normal easterns to. I have a grand total of none! But I do have a pair of flame easterns. Which I won't complain about. loL!

[GartersRock]

Oh and might I add that in all my checkered excitement. Mine too aren't het or homozygous for nothing but green!

[Lori P]

Congrats Shannon!! I can't wait to see them. And everything else you come home with... lol!!!

[Garter_Gertie]

Fantastic, Shannon! I'd love to go to a snake show... Darn.

Did someone say a "green" garter? I dibs it!

[anji1971]

Good news, Shannon!
Looking forward to the amazing photos that are sure to follow their arrival!:)

[Sid]

Congratulation, Shannon. Looks like you found them at a great price too. Keep us posted on them and if you find anything else to add to your collection at the show. Good luck.

[GartersRock]

Most nice checkereds Gertie are very green! I'll let you know when I have babies!!

[adamanteus]

Congrats Shannon. Checkereds are great, I have 2.1 myself.

[infernalis]

Some day I want some Checkereds, I changed my mind about the albinos, they are pretty, but the inbreeding and poor overall heath of the specimens sold, scares me away from them.

[Steve C]

Checkered garters are awesome looking. Normals, as well as albinos. I'd say the albino checkered garter is by far the most common garter I've seen advertised online and/or at local herp shows.
Looking forward to seeing some pics when you receive them Shannon.
Steve

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Some day I want some Checkereds, I changed my mind about the albinos, they are pretty, but the inbreeding and poor overall heath of the specimens sold, scares me away from them.

Thank you, Wayne!

that is exactly why I have decided to not keep albino checkered's.

[infernalis]

Checkered garters are awesome looking. Normals, as well as albinos. I'd say the albino checkered garter is by far the most common garter I've seen advertised online and/or at local herp shows.
Looking forward to seeing some pics when you receive them Shannon.
Steve


Albino Checkered garters are "mass produced" like lab mice, inbred to the point of snakes that are quite unhealthy.

There's a reason they are cheap, and too common.

[adamanteus]

Normal Checkereds are just so much more attractive than albinos, anyway!

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//539/medium/Checkered_1.jpg

[reptileparadise]

I do like some albinos, but the normal Checkereds are just outstanding! In fact, albino Checkereds are the only albinos I really, really don't like looking at!

[Kevin_is_a_herper12]

Are you going to the Northern Berks Reptile Expo?
I'm so P.Oed that I can't go this year..I will be in Costa Rica and will miss it...d**m!

[Zephyr]

Aww, but I like my albino checkereds. They're from separate bloodlines so when I breed them next year we can expect the best. :)
Normal checkereds are some of my faves too though. I like the green and black. ^^

[crzy_kevo]

congrats shannon checkereds are great looking snakes :D

[GartersRock]

See Gertie! Green!

Take that back... By the end of next week I'll have 13... Ah!!

[lestat]

Congrats on getting Checkereds. I have 4 Albinos,8 Checkereds and 13 baby het albinos. Checkereds are nice looking.

[GartersRock]

Take that back. 18. ;)

[Garter_Gertie]

Most nice checkereds Gertie are very green! I'll let you know when I have babies!!

Yes'um! I love GREEN!

[rwgsnakes]

wow, i feel like sh*t, im so sorry shannon...thats why i hate buying from dealers i dont know...never really know for sure what your getting. If i ever see some checkereds around i will pick em up for you.


Justin

[adamanteus]

Sorry Shannon... I'm sure there'll be other opportunities.:(

[GartersRock]

Wait... Did I miss something???

[GartersRock]

Never mind. So sorry Shannon... I am PMing you!

[Lulu Bennett]

lol amanda it took me about an hour to work out where people were getting their information from lol i read through all of this thread 3 times over before i noticed the other thread lol