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gregmonsta
10-14-2009, 03:22 PM
Wohoo ... the goodies from Houten!

Sangria

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/sangria.JPG

Fawn

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Fawn.JPG

Kink

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Kink1.JPG

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/doubleend.JPG

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/fawnsang.JPG

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Kink_2.JPG

Kink and Sangria both fed today.
adamanteus
10-14-2009, 03:57 PM
Nice new additions, Greg. Why is Kink called Kink?
gregmonsta
10-14-2009, 04:38 PM
:rolleyes: he has one ... special adoption case that one. So far so good :)
guidofatherof5
10-14-2009, 04:38 PM
They are all beautiful. I'll take that Fawn anytime you want to let her go.:D
gregmonsta
10-14-2009, 04:39 PM
They are all beautiful. I'll take that Fawn anytime you want to let her go.:D

She is a beauty :D ... she's mines .... mines I tells ya!
Snaky
10-15-2009, 01:45 AM
Why is Sangria called Sangria?:D

Great additions, Greg. I hope Sangria will do well ;)
drache
10-15-2009, 05:06 AM
beautiful additions, Greg
and I'd special adopt Kink any time - lovely snake
reptileparadise
10-15-2009, 08:52 AM
Yuk...bunch of ugly worms you got there!

Good to hear Kink is feeding for you as well. I'm suprised Fawn didn't eat yet!

@ James ...and the rest offcourse; Kink is the result of a small accident at my place.
I wasn't paying attention and he got in between the side of one eclosure and a sliding door. The result is a kink in his spine....


Why is Sangria called Sangria?
He got it from a drunk guy? (S)he's an alcoholic? :D
jitami
10-15-2009, 11:38 AM
Lovely new little ones, Greg. Congrats!
Snaky
10-16-2009, 01:23 AM
He got it from a drunk guy? (S)he's an alcoholic? :D
hmm, litle difcult toooo read.. wha say'n?? :p:D
Andi
10-16-2009, 03:06 AM
They are good lookers well done on the early feeding.
gregmonsta
10-18-2009, 05:35 PM
Why is Sangria called Sangria?

The red on her head made me think of blood .... so I thought of the french for blood .... this didn't sound feminine enough :rolleyes: .... so she became a fruity red wine :D
Snaky
10-19-2009, 01:23 AM
You thought it over :D
gregmonsta
10-19-2009, 03:43 PM
Another feed and Kink an Sangria stuffed themselves again. Think our Fawn is still getting used to her surroundings. She's more interested in climbing all over me instead of food :D .... looks like I've got another cuddlebug :D
reptileparadise
10-27-2009, 11:53 AM
How are they doing? Has Fawn started feeding for you?
gregmonsta
10-28-2009, 05:58 AM
She's still not eaten yet. Missed another feed last night. Do you know the British name of the fish you use? ... also, was she kept in a group or seperately?
reptileparadise
10-28-2009, 07:44 AM
I was worried this was going to happen.
Recently got an email of someone who bought parietalis on snakeday as well. They also stopped feeding.

She was housed in a group and was fed mostly on smelt and pollock.
Most of my own animals have stopped feeding as well (all of a sudden) and they only seem to be sniffing their food instead of actually feeding on it.
I tried worms the other day, and they went bezerk! It might be worth a try...
gregmonsta
10-28-2009, 09:26 AM
I'll give it a go if I can get some ;)
gregmonsta
10-29-2009, 05:21 PM
:D One worm chopped into three wriggly bits in a dish of salmon chunks did the job ;) ... two worm bits and two chunks of salmon were happily consumed by Fawn this evening ... All hail the mighty worm!!!!
guidofatherof5
10-29-2009, 06:52 PM
That is great news, Greg.
Looks like they are settling in.
gregmonsta
10-30-2009, 02:53 AM
:D Best thing is she was hanging from my hands with her head in the foodbowl when she was eating.
drache
10-30-2009, 05:59 AM
sounds great, Greg
it's so cool when they become relaxed around you
on a funny note -
I got to this thread after reading two newbie-on-the-forum posts, and despite the fact that I've looked at the thread before, for a moment I thought you were introducing human newbies - wish I could adequately describe the mental image . . .
reptileparadise
10-30-2009, 06:55 AM
Phew...Thats all I can say right now....
warbot
10-30-2009, 07:52 AM
Hi everyone warbot from South-Africa here :D

Nice to be back, I am getting my red sided garters tonight (it is now 3:49pm in the afternoon here) so I can't wait :D :D :D

Is there anything different between them and checkered garters?

and what is their Latin/scientific name?

@ gregmonsta - " I AM SO JEALOUS!!" I would love a pair of radix like you have there!

please email me any information to war_bots@hotmail.com

thanks in advance , sorry for using your thread for me, but that's me soz :D

and happy thamnophing hehe
gregmonsta
10-30-2009, 03:21 PM
Hi everyone warbot from South-Africa here :D

Nice to be back, I am getting my red sided garters tonight (it is now 3:49pm in the afternoon here) so I can't wait :D :D :D

Is there anything different between them and checkered garters?

and what is their Latin/scientific name?


Congrats on the new additions.
Red-sideds are Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis. You'll find that they can be kept just like checkereds (although they come from Northern America and into Canada, whereas checkereds are found mostly in the Southern States).
:rolleyes: post some pictures up for us once they've settled in.
gregmonsta
10-30-2009, 03:23 PM
wish I could adequately describe the mental image . . .

:rolleyes: Paint us a picture? :D
gregmonsta
10-30-2009, 03:27 PM
Phew...Thats all I can say right now....

:rolleyes: it must be seasonal considering the rest of the brood went off food too. But the worm trick definately worked. I'll use another live worm tomorrw (mixed in with salmon and pinky parts) and then I'll use defrosted worm parts for another 4/5 feeds using less and less until she gets the idea that 'normal' food isn't so bad after all ;).
drache
10-30-2009, 06:17 PM
:rolleyes: Paint us a picture? :D
more like a cartoon really
miniature humans in bags - all perky and inquisitive
a sort of reverse anthropomorphism
gregmonsta
10-31-2009, 07:17 AM
more like a cartoon really
miniature humans in bags - all perky and inquisitive
a sort of reverse anthropomorphism

Lol :rolleyes: with a giant thamnophis peering into the bag and saying 'How cute!!!' :D
reptileparadise
10-31-2009, 01:00 PM
:rolleyes: it must be seasonal considering the rest of the brood went off food too. But the worm trick definately worked. I'll use another live worm tomorrw (mixed in with salmon and pinky parts) and then I'll use defrosted worm parts for another 4/5 feeds using less and less until she gets the idea that 'normal' food isn't so bad after all ;).


Its most likely seasonal. But still! It always scares me when I rehome garters and they stop eating!

Your tactic is a good one by the way. Same as I do when they are newborns (although I haven't used this tactic in the last two years...they all went for fish on the first try)
gregmonsta
11-01-2009, 07:54 AM
Its most likely seasonal. But still! It always scares me when I rehome garters and they stop eating!


:rolleyes: I can imagine. :D good news is she stuffed herself again last night on worm parts, pinkie parts and salmon.
reptileparadise
11-01-2009, 01:06 PM
Thats just perfect :D
She getting spoiled with that salmon....:D
warbot
11-02-2009, 12:00 AM
Hi again, and thanx for the support :)
another question I want to ask is, can I put my checkered in with my red sided garters?

and weather this is a good idea?

I will post some pics as soon as I get chance
thanks in advance

warbot
gregmonsta
11-02-2009, 11:05 AM
Hi again, and thanx for the support :)
another question I want to ask is, can I put my checkered in with my red sided garters?

and weather this is a good idea?

I will post some pics as soon as I get chance
thanks in advance

warbot

:rolleyes: I would not mix them unless they are all male or female. You might end up with some unwanted hybrids.
warbot
11-03-2009, 12:43 AM
Yea that is the only concern that I have cause I have the 2 pairs, so I am afraid of them chowing each other, not that they need to, they are fat! hehe I feed them alot of pinks but now putting them on fish, less fatning and will reduce imapction.

but thanx

I decided to keep them separate, I can't stand the though of losing one of them!
ConcinusMan
11-03-2009, 05:54 PM
They won't chow on each other but yeah, you better check that weight. Make sure you're not overfeeding them on fatty foods. Heck, they could probably stand to fast for a month. It won't hurt them. I'd keep them seperate although the chance of them interbreeding is probably remote, especially if you don't brumate.
warbot
11-04-2009, 12:29 AM
I will keep that in mind
brumate?
And yea I got them separate, my newbies are not doing as well as I want them to be,
not eating properly, very skittish, especially the one!

what can I supply to them as food that I can leave in a bowl so that I do not startle them to much?
gregmonsta
11-04-2009, 07:03 AM
brumate?

The process of hibernation in snakes.



what can I supply to them as food that I can leave in a bowl so that I do not startle them to much?

A good option would be to leave bite-sized pieces of fish/pinkies (or pinky parts) in a bowl and keep watch from a distance ;)
ConcinusMan
11-04-2009, 11:14 AM
I don't know what substrate you're using, but that method sometimes results in swallowing of substrate. I always feed them in a manner that prevents that, and I always separate individual snakes as they tend to bite one another when the feeding response is initiated.