Found Garter Need ID..

[Charlet_2007]

I know I've been on here forever but i need to know what this is i was thinking dekayi? maybe not lol so many garters and so little memory lol by the way a friend found it and gave it to me..

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/IMG_2189.jpg

[adamanteus]

Yes, Natalie, it's a Dekays. (Storeria dekayi)

[Charlet_2007]

YES!!! strike one up for me WooHoo.. thanks.. i feel good that can actually now Id a garter properly lol

[Aundrea]

awwwwwwwwwwww what a cute Dekay!!! Looks like my Max. :D

[snakeman]

are you thinking that a dekay is a type of garter? I may be reading it wrong.But, a dekay snake is not a type of garter.

[Charlet_2007]

lol yeah well i got alot of reading up to do still

[Garter_Gertie]

That's a cutie, Natilie! Lucky you!

[Snake lover 3-25]

lol congrats:D

[infernalis]

How in the H.E. double toothpicks did I not see this one sooner???

Natalie, That little snake will steal your heart, They have some real "personality"

We have 6 adult Dekayi snakes, and a batch of babies. Love them all:D

[reptile3]

I have 2 from Wayne, they are super sweet....
Great find!!! :D:D

[Charlet_2007]

yeah i was hoping i would find a garter or something this year.. its been a whole year since my little no feet died.. i miss him terribly.. every time i got the money to buy a garter something came up and i then have to spend it on that.. its a sweet heart that's for sure.. still hasn't ate for me tho are they easily to take care of in captivity?

[infernalis]

Dekayi snakes are super easy.

It may take it a little while to settle in.

What I suggest to people is to go outside and yank up some fresh grass, use it for your first substrate, (Makes the snake feel more at home, I guess)

Can you find any garden slugs where you live?? They just love slugs.

The only other food is worms, Many of ours eat worms readily....

More later, The kids are giving me a hard time, and it's a school night.

Post something back, that will put this back into my unread post column, So I don't forget.

Storeria dekayi (http://www.danceswithreptiles.com/dk.html)

[Charlet_2007]

well hes settling in nicely.. im redoing his 10g here tomorrow... Friday hopefully ill have pics woohoo.. its sooo small compared to the 10g tank it lives in now.. I was thinking about letting it go but it got down to 23 here last night and night before last and it will tonight as well... So it'll have to stay the winter in.. LUCKY snake and me as well lol.. Even our out side cat scratched at the door to be let in and she NEVER comes in!!!! So it must really be cold out..

[Snake lover 3-25]

that's good:D lol he sure is a cutie:D

[Charlet_2007]

any way to tell if its male or female?

[Snake lover 3-25]

how big is he???

[Charlet_2007]

just a tiny baby.. see the pic on my first post.. no bigger then like 5-6 inches maybe less

[Snake lover 3-25]

hmmmmm..... well... if he's a boy he might not get very much bigger..... the biggest i've had was a 13" female...... but then again i've only had a few......... lol ask wayne:D:D

[infernalis]

From my observations, the males of this species are usually around 12 inches, and the females around 18 inches.

The females of our collection are all twice the diameter of the males as well.

An adult female will be about as big around as a size 8 ring finger.

The tail taper rule also applies to Dekayi snakes.

Hope that helps.

I assume IT's eating??

[Charlet_2007]

yeah earth worms for right now... :D:D:D