sorta good news [Archive] - Garter Snake Forum

ssssnakeluvr

03-10-2009, 07:57 PM

I was checking out my snakes to see if there were any signs of anyone having bred....my orange is probably gravid....I can feel lumps in her and she is starting to show. I think one of my red spots is gravid...thats the good news....bad news is I have seen no signs in any other snakes that they have bred.......

guidofatherof5

03-10-2009, 08:02 PM

Don,

Sounds like you have more good news than bad.
I'm sure your others will be "Gett'in busy" soon. Be patient.:D:D

MasSalvaje

03-10-2009, 08:21 PM

Don,

Sounds like you have more good news than bad.
I'm sure your others will be "Gett'in busy" soon. Be patient.:D:D

First comes the "Be-Gett'in busy" and then comes the "Be-Gatt'in babies."

I apologize for the lame humor I just couldn't resist!

-Thomas

guidofatherof5

03-10-2009, 08:35 PM

First comes the "Be-Gett'in busy" and then comes the "Be-Gatt'in babies."

I apologize for the lame humor I just couldn't resist!

-Thomas

You came to the right place, Thomas. You're going to fit in just fine.
Glad your with us.

MasSalvaje

03-10-2009, 08:43 PM

You came to the right place, Thomas. You're going to fit in just fine.
Glad your with us.

Why thank you much Steve!

I really like your parakeet by the way!

-Thomas

zooplan

03-11-2009, 12:49 AM

Hello Don,
you must not expect each female to be gravid each year.
In wild garter population there´s only every other captured female gravid in June/July.
And to give you a little additional hope I shall tell that I´ve had several clutches without any sign of maturity. And the season has just begun, so there´s a lot of time to become thick and maternal:D

snakeman

03-11-2009, 04:24 AM

I have never caught a adult female in may june that was not gravid.At least in pa.

drache

03-11-2009, 05:25 AM

well I'm glad, your orange is gravid
i've never been able to feel lumps for sure

ssssnakeluvr

03-11-2009, 11:20 PM

I don't expect all females to be gravid...was hoping for more than 2 tho....oh well....as I increase my number of adults this year, the percentage of females breeding next year should be higher. I have had an occasional one pop that didn't look gravid too!

ssssnakeluvr

03-12-2009, 01:10 PM

well......after todays feeding session I think one of my het albino red siders is gravid....and my anery x golden red sider, bred with my anery red sider...can't feel lumps, but she is fat at the back third of her body.......

infernalis

03-12-2009, 01:15 PM

Congrats Don, Fingers crossed for you.

Snake lover 3-25

03-12-2009, 04:32 PM

great news:)

anji1971

03-12-2009, 10:03 PM

Sounding good, Don. Best of luck!:)

ssssnakeluvr

03-15-2009, 05:01 PM

I checked on my anery x golden today....gotta be gravid! she is way fat!!! I think one of my easterns is gravid also!!!! she is het for melanistic, possible het snow and albino. she was bred with a normal male....should be normal babies.

guidofatherof5

03-15-2009, 05:52 PM

ssssnakeluvr

03-15-2009, 06:04 PM

that would be cool! I will be getting photos later to post on here

ssssnakeluvr

03-16-2009, 10:18 PM

ok.....here's pics of my gravid girls.....

orange flame....cranky girl, bit the camera

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF1002.jpg

eastern....cranky girl!!!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF1007.jpg

red spot....

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF1010.jpg

ssssnakeluvr

03-16-2009, 10:20 PM

het albino red sider, bred with het albino

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF1013.jpg

anery x golden red sider, bred with anery

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF1018.jpg

Stefan-A

03-16-2009, 11:33 PM

Nice ones, Don. :)

adamanteus

03-17-2009, 01:40 AM

Nice pictures, Don. I'll look forward to seeing the babies.

drache

03-17-2009, 04:20 AM

yeah - me too

ssssnakeluvr

03-20-2009, 02:00 PM

here's better pics of the anery x golden, she shed this week.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF3020.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF3021.jpg

ssssnakeluvr

03-20-2009, 02:02 PM

here's picks of Cariad, our lovely attitude snake, I mean mascot. She might be gravid....was put together with a male from the same litter (het for all albinos, Iowa, Nebraska, and Christmas) and with a red phase x snow male. could be some albinos in this......

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF3014.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF3016.jpg

gregmonsta

03-20-2009, 02:22 PM

Right dude!!! I going to have to confiscate your collection!!! That's way to many pretty snakes for one person :p

drache

03-20-2009, 04:39 PM

Right dude!!! I going to have to confiscate your collection!!! That's way to many pretty snakes for one person :p
what? you're you noticing this, Greg? where have you been/
nice photos too, Don

Sid

03-20-2009, 05:04 PM

Really great snakes and photos, Don.

adamanteus

03-20-2009, 05:08 PM

I love that anery X golden...... What's going on? I don't usually go for 'fancy morphs!

ssssnakeluvr

03-20-2009, 09:59 PM

I wouldn't call her fancy...just orange instead of red....kinda like this baby from a w/c mother

http://www.donsgartersnakes.net/images/hyporedside.jpg

count dewclaw

03-21-2009, 05:30 PM

here's picks of Cariad, our lovely attitude snake, I mean mascot. She might be gravid....was put together with a male from the same litter (het for all albinos, Iowa, Nebraska, and Christmas) and with a red phase x snow male. could be some albinos in this......

Did I tell you I was looking for a female Iowa albino? ;)

You do have some great looking snakes and your photography shows them off nicely.

ssssnakeluvr

03-21-2009, 08:36 PM

Did I tell you I was looking for a female Iowa albino? ;)

You do have some great looking snakes and your photography shows them off nicely.
thanks! I can't wait for spring to get here and stay....will be able to take new photos of everyone outside with my new camera!!
I don't know for sure which male bred with her....didn't see any signs of breeding so I out the red x snow male in with her. the snow (not sure whether Iowa or Nebraska) comes from an albino gene....could get albinos....not sure which....if the male from the same litter as her was the lucky father...could have all 3, Iowa, Nebraska, and Christmas....and hopefully Christmas Nebraska!!!!! will keep everyone posted!! :cool:

guidofatherof5

03-21-2009, 10:44 PM

thanks! I can't wait for spring to get here and stay....will be able to take new photos of everyone outside with my new camera!!
I don't know for sure which male bred with her....didn't see any signs of breeding so I out the red x snow male in with her. the snow (not sure whether Iowa or Nebraska) comes from an albino gene....could get albinos....not sure which....if the male from the same litter as her was the lucky father...could have all 3, Iowa, Nebraska, and Christmas....and hopefully Christmas Nebraska!!!!! will keep everyone posted!! :cool:

Calm down, Don. Before you vaporlock.
It will be okay. Take a couple deep breaths, relax. That's it. That's it.
Now, let nature take it's course, and
KEEP US INFORMED !!!!!

ssssnakeluvr

03-28-2009, 05:24 PM

was checking on everyone today....my silver might be gravid along with my other het albino red sider.... left males in with the females for a month..may have bred later in January than the others.... much better this year with bringing the males out a week before the females. :cool:

ssssnakeluvr

03-29-2009, 11:14 AM

some newer pics of gravid snakes..... :D

melanistic eastern

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF7004.jpg

het albino red sider

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF7006.jpg

Cariad, the plains mascot

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF7009.jpg

ssssnakeluvr

03-29-2009, 11:15 AM

red spot

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF7011.jpg

cranky eastern getting ready to shed

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF7013.jpg

orange

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF7019.jpg

ssssnakeluvr

03-29-2009, 11:17 AM

anery x golden red sider

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF7022.jpg

silver

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF7025.jpg

het albino red sider

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF7028.jpg

red sider

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF7032.jpg

guidofatherof5

03-29-2009, 08:50 PM

Love the scale spread on the melanistic eastern.
Nice radix, too........ sorry. Great looking radix. I love those radi.

ssssnakeluvr

03-29-2009, 10:47 PM

yes, she is huge!!! can't wait to see how many babies she will have!!! the radix should have an interesting litter....

count dewclaw

03-30-2009, 08:57 AM

They are looking good. How far along in gestation are they?

ssssnakeluvr

03-30-2009, 12:49 PM

some are farther along than others....I put the golden x anery with the male together in early january, the rest were put together around mid january...were left together for a month...some bred right away, others later.....

count dewclaw

03-30-2009, 01:00 PM

Thanks, I'm trying to get an idea of what Penny might look like if Azule mated with her before he passed away....one can hope, right?!

gregmonsta

03-30-2009, 04:04 PM

You never know :)

ssssnakeluvr

04-06-2009, 09:41 PM

well....feeding day today, my orange eastern and melanistic didn't eat...and the mel is getting ready to shed. the first one to breed was my anery x golden...she is huge but she ate today....expecting her to pop anytime now.

k2l3d4

04-06-2009, 10:18 PM