16 Red Stripe Babies!!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Hey guys,

My larger female rubrilineatus just finished giving birth, 16 healthy babies, zero stillborns/jellies. I just looked at her 2 hours ago and she was still fat. I went back in and saw some strange movement... and there they were!!! They look really GREAT and theres one cute baby that has a random bright green splotch on the side of his/her head!!

Pictures will come in a bit :D

stay tunes for this developing story!

[Josh]

Nice!
Cant wait for pictures!
Make sure u get a nice shot of that splotch

[prattypus]

er hem. uh, yeah, so- Shannon- :D what say you and I come to an under standing? Can't wait for the pics-

Ever get those days at work that last a whole month? But then I hear this, and it makes it an even higher high. woot woot.

[ssssnakeluvr]

so, how many of the babies are headed this way????? congrats!!!! :cool:

[prattypus]

so, how many of the babies are headed this way????? congrats!!!! :cool:

Don, have you met my friend, Mr. Goose Egg? They're headed west alright, but don't see them getting over the rockies.:D:p

[adamanteus]

Congratulations, Shannon. Looking forward to those pictures.:)

[drache]

congrats Shannon
pics this weekend, right?

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

I'll go and take some pics now guys... I really hope Spot is a boy so I can keep him!!! haha...

anyone who is looking to get some of these, please PM me! Prattypus is first in line and has been since I originally got these girls but don't worry there should be enough to go around :D

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Okay guys the results are in! I got a decent sex ratio of 6 males, 10 females! I have gotten to the point now, where I can actually guess which sex the babies are before I even pop them! And then popping confirms it... it's quite fun! That gives me one male to keep to pair with my girls in the future, and then 5 perfect trio's of babies to sell! (provided we have no failure's to thrive...) Not too shabby if you ask me!

Here are some pictures of the clutch.. oh, and Spot is a girl!

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/P1080521.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/P1080511.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/P1080512.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/P1080518.jpg

[drache]

those are lovely
congrats again

[prattypus]

drooooooool. Those are some intense colors. THe one on the right in the bottom pic looks quite ravenous!!

[Odie]

Lovely little things, congrats ;)
Love the "Spot" :cool:

[GartersRock]

Congrats!! Redstripes are so gorgeous!

[gregmonsta]

Congrats on those squiggles :D.

[guidofatherof5]

Love those new little scrubs.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

thanks everyone... and I am proud to announce that ALL 16 are eaters!!! they ate right from my tongs!!! they were even easier than the water snakes! I was amazed....

[charles parenteau]

Congradulation Shannon ,gorgeous babies! Nice head shot ,really!

[Yansolo]

those are nice! I like the spots and the back stripe

[Snaky]

Congratulations with the clutch. They look very nice :)

[bmreptile]

awesome. i really want to breed garters but have no where to hibernate/brumate them

[prattypus]

awesome. i really want to breed garters but have no where to hibernate/brumate them
Some folks don't brumate them at all, and others use the fridge.

[bmreptile]

not brumating at all would be easier.
i wonder if that works for checkered

[adamanteus]

not brumating at all would be easier.
i wonder if that works for checkered

Yes, it works for Checkereds. I guess because their natural home range is warmer than that of many other Garters.
I've bred Checkereds numerous times without brumation. Incidentally, this species frequently breeds more than once a year.

[bmreptile]

i hav heard frm a local breeder the only way to no breed checkers is to keep them seperate. appaerently they take no stimulus and if housed together often breed 1-2 times a year?

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

wow... something must be wrong with my pair!!! haha, I even brumated them this year and all I got from Marcy were jellybeans. My male shows no interest. I do have a female from Rhea due to drop any day though!!!

When I had adult albino checkereds though... the male never, ever stopped trying!!!

[adamanteus]

i hav heard frm a local breeder the only way to no breed checkers is to keep them seperate. appaerently they take no stimulus and if housed together often breed 1-2 times a year?

Yes, that's what I have always found with marcianus. I've had three litters in a year a few times.

[Quibble]

Congrats! Glad to hear they eat well, bet that saved a lot of work eh?

[bsol]

thanks everyone... and I am proud to announce that ALL 16 are eaters!!! they ate right from my tongs!!! they were even easier than the water snakes! I was amazed....

how are those water snakes doing?:D

[bkhuff1s]

Very Nice!