Reveille!

[adamanteus]

Look who came out of brumation about 30 minutes ago!:D

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//539/medium/2009_0121mates0006.jpg

And look what she's up to already!:D

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//539/medium/2009_0121mates0001.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//539/medium/2009_0121mates0003.jpg

[Stefan-A]

Congratulations. :)

[count dewclaw]

Congratulations! Do you bring your males out of brumation before your females?

[adamanteus]

Yes, the males came out last week. The first of the females just now.

[dashnu]

Cool James! Hahaha doesnt take long does it :D

[count dewclaw]

Thanks, that's what I was planning on doing with Azule and Penny.

[adamanteus]

She has two guys on her tail (quite literally:rolleyes:), so I should get the opportunity to take some better photos.

[Lori P]

Hussy!!! lol Congrats!!

[reptile3]

Congrats James....:D

[drache]

how cool - congrats, James
they are very beautiful

[dashnu]

That is exactly what I am goingto do when I come out from Hibernation!! ohh err wait to much info

[olive oil]

Yay, that is so great. They didn't waste any time now did they? :D

[Scaley.Jade]

go james go james

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

How long did you brumate them for?

[adamanteus]

How long did you brumate them for?

Seven and a half weeks for most of them. The radix will stay down for a further week or so.

[infernalis]

Congrats James.

[Snake lover 3-25]

congrats:D

[guidofatherof5]

Great news, James.

[jitami]

Very nice! Congrats James!

[ssssnakeluvr]

sweet!!!!! mine will be coming out this week and next....hope to see the same thing here!!!!!

[anji1971]

Looks good, James!
Best wishes for many little ones.:)

[ssssnakeluvr]

I was working on my van today and went into my critter room to get something and looked in on a group I took out of brumation last week.....my orange, silver, and 2 male yellows. one yellow male was crawling over the orange female....didn't see them hook up..... but, when feeding and cleaning, I found blood all over the cage!!!!!! I hope it takes and I get orange babies!!!!!!

[bkhuff1s]

Man... I wish my Pugets take to each other like that.... I didn't brumate mine though...darn

[Elliot]

Man... I wish my Pugets take to each other like that.... I didn't brumate mine though...darn

I didn't brumate my ribbons but I got babies from them last year so there's still hope. :)

[Spankenstyne]

Congrats! Nice shots of some beautiful garters.

[Snaky]

Always great to see that they are alive and ready to go ;):D

[Gijs & Sabine]

Great to see Olive awake and shiny, James :)
All the activity is looking very promising :D

[adamanteus]

I just put the other males and females back together this evening....
Loads of 'love action' from the concinnus, tetrataenia and radix.;)

[adamanteus]

Caught a pair of tetrataenia locked together tonight. Looking good!;)

[count dewclaw]

Rub it in some more, please!:rolleyes::p My pugets must just be modest, not wanting to provide any PDA (public displays of affection)....I hope.

But seriously, congrats!

[adamanteus]

I wish I could have got a photo, but 'the business end' has been hidden under foliage the whole time. I knew they were joined by the way they were moving, but couldn't get a good look...... Then she came out and crawled right across the back of the viv..... dragging the poor guy backwards behind her!:eek:

[infernalis]

I wish I could have got a photo, but 'the business end' has been hidden under foliage the whole time. I knew they were joined by the way they were moving, but couldn't get a good look...... Then she came out and crawled right across the back of the viv..... dragging the poor guy backwards behind her!:eek:

Ouch! How neanderthal....

Good thing Sue didn't see that and get any ideas:p

[guidofatherof5]

James,

Last year when I discovered our girl "Lucky" breeding I saw something similar. Apparently she was done and wanted him out. She would roll and roll and roll. Poor "Scar" had to match every roll just to save himself.

[adamanteus]

I found my biggest female radix locked with one of the smaller males after work this evening.... which is surprising as I was 99% sure she was already gravid. Sorry, I failed to get the camera out in time.

[Stefan-A]

Better luck this time. ;)

[adamanteus]

'Bertha', my largest female radix is pretty close to parturition now. She's massive posteriorly, and obviously in some discomfort.
The picture doesn't do justice to how heavy she actually is, poor girl can barely move!

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll228/adamanteus_bucket/2009_0414bigbertha0004.jpg

[adamanteus]

So it would seem that (in captivity at least) Garters will still copulate when gravid. It was Bertha who was mentioned in the previous post (17th March) in this thread........ no way she got this big in less than a month!

[Stefan-A]

Yeah, one of these days you'll see babies squeezing out from beneath her scales. :D

[adamanteus]

Last year she gave birth to 18 live young, 3 still born and 7 jellies....... I daren't guess what she might produce this time. Once she's given birth she'll spend a couple of years in an all female environment. I don't want to breed the poor girl to death!

[guidofatherof5]

Bertha looks like she's ready to blow. Keep her away from any sharp objects, James.
I hope she gives you a bunch of healthy radixes. She's beautiful.

[gregmonsta]

Fingers crossed for the lovely :)

[count dewclaw]

I hope she has a large and healthy litter for you, soon. She looks uncomfortable.

[drache]

she looks immense, James

[reptileparadise]

holy crap! She´s `nice and plump´

Looks like you´ll be having a great season James :D

[Sid]

Hope you have a large clutch of healthy babies, James.

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow she's huge!!!! hope she gives you lots of babies!!!!

[TwistidMutations]

Congrats nice checkereds by the way

[k2l3d4]

Look who came out of brumation about 30 minutes ago!:D

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//539/medium/2009_0121mates0006.jpg

And look what she's up to already!:D

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//539/medium/2009_0121mates0001.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//539/medium/2009_0121mates0003.jpg

How big is she and how young... I have a checked that is not quite that light in color, and from bes age guestimation is a year old (this should be her first spring) and she is already 20 inches long. I am wondering about how big she will get and your lady definately looks very healthy.