Spring 2011 Ranch Births

[guidofatherof5]

My big beautiful girl Onespot is delivering while I type.
6 big babies at this time. No stillborns or slugs.
Video to follow.
T.radix het. Iowa albinos.

Make that 7 big babies.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Awesome get us some pics.

[guidofatherof5]

Just video this time. But it's HiDef;)

[Mix]

Congrats! Can't wait to see!

[ConcinusMan]

Congrats Steve.

[guidofatherof5]

Onestop just passed a preemie. Still much of the egg yoke visable. Very weak and half as small as her siblings.
She also has an exposed lower GI tract. She will have to be euthenized.
Poor little scrub didn't have a chance.
*update.
Working with another just deliverd. Appeared stillborn and fully developed. Looks like it's unable to take a breath. Tried some recued breaths for it but I'm not sure it will make it.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Early_baby.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

Poor thing. Seems like I get one of those with every northwestern litter. Not sure why.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Sorry for your losses.

[BUSHSNAKE]

nice as ice Steve-o

[guidofatherof5]

The one that was having trouble breathing is doing much better.
When it first gasped for breath, the inside of it's mouth was bright white.
It's now has some color inside the mouth. Also doing some tongue flicking and movement on its own.
This one will need some TLC for awhile.
Onespot still looks like she's has babies to deliver.

[guidofatherof5]

I just found this very tiny radix in the enclosure. It's only about an inch long. Smallest stillborn I've ever seen.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/preemie.jpg

[drache]

just got here . . .
6 healthy, 1 frailish, and two stillborn so far?

[guidofatherof5]

12 healthy, 1 frailish. 2 stillborn.

[drache]

good turn-out
how is she doing?

[Mommy2many]

More babies! You can tell it's spring! Maybe, in Iowa. Ok, still, glad to see most are doing well. Sorry to hear of the losses.

[ConcinusMan]

More babies! You can tell it's spring! Maybe, in Iowa.

Until you step outside.:rolleyes:

[Mommy2many]

Did spring go hide there too?

[guidofatherof5]

Final tally:

15 alive and doing well, even the one that had troubles.

2 stillborns

1 preemie(which had to be put down)

Video will be uploaded tomorrow.

[RicMartin]

Congrats on the 15 new garters!
Sorry for the losses.
Ric

[andycul]

Congrats on the new arrivals, shame about the few that didn't make it.

[gregmonsta]

:) baby season!!! Congrats Steve ;)

[guidofatherof5]

Here's a photo of the little scrubs. This is less than 24 hours after birth.
All seem active and alert. The one with the breathing troubles has blended in with the rest. I think that's a good thing.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/new_babies1.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

Nice spotty pattern.

[kibakiba]

Awwwwww! I want one! Haha. Very cute.

[andycul]

They look great Steve, congrats again :D

[indigoman]

Fine looking group! hope the one that needed a jumpstart continues improving. Congrats Steve!

[guidofatherof5]

Here's the video I promised.
CRBERDB8GoA

[kibakiba]

I liked the seventh one, he was so cute. :D

[ConcinusMan]

He still is, I'm sure.:p

[kibakiba]

I know but in the video... Like his first breath, just adorable. Then again all babies are like that for me.

[drache]

those were big coming out - wow
pretty babies

[Mix]

That was great to watch! Thank you for posting that. Such big babies!

Also, I loved the commentary:
"would ya get out the way, you knucklehead?" I loved it. :D

[mustang]

aww look at all the little radix..in a masculine way

[Jeff B]

Nice video Steve, and congrats on the new ones, nice and big.

[guidofatherof5]

On a bad note. I found 3 of these little scrubs dead this morning. No reason that I know of for it. Very strange. The others seem fine. Active and alert.
I will have to keep a very close eye on this group.

[Jeff B]

That is distressing Steve, but don't be discouraged, the others will likely be fine, those 3 probably weren't fully developed internally, even though they may have looked fine on the outside. I think that is part of the reason garters have relatively so many babies. As opposed to egglayers, were the eggs have the luxury of hatching at there own rate. I know many times when I have hatched turtle or snake eggs there would be sometimes 2-3 weeks inbetween the 1st hatch and last hatch in the clutch, whereas with garter snakes they all get pushed out at once, ready or not.

[guidofatherof5]

Darkgirl gave birth this morning. She bred to my T.radix Iowa albino male.
I've lost count but I think she's around 23 live born and 2 stillborn.
This babies are tiny compared to Onespot's babies.
Photos and video to come.
After I install the new water heater.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Congrats Steve.

[gregmonsta]

:D looking forward to more pics ;)

[guidofatherof5]

I was happy to see Darkgirl having her babies.
Then I saw this baby. I couldn't be any more happy. I love a radix with a white dorsal. Black and white is so beautiful.
Actually I have 3 like this.
They might be Iowa albino hets but this is gorgeous(In my opinion)
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/White_goodness.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/darkgirl.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

That's different.

[Mommy2many]

Congratulations on all the new squiggles!

[drache]

very nice

[kibakiba]

I like those little white ones. They look exactly like my silver baby, but with spots and more of a white background :D

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Those are nice.

[guidofatherof5]

Here's another look at one of these babies. Looking forward to getting them out in the natural light.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/white.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

Almost looks as if it's a mutation. I don't want to say axanthic, but there's no yellow pigment at all. Of course, this could just be polymorphism. Whatever it is, they are interesting looking that's for sure. You say these are albino hets?

I wonder if you were to breed two of these together, if it would produce albinos with white stripes instead of yellow? Hmmm...

[kibakiba]

Awwww... I want one! :D They are so precious. That little one looks so cuddly.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

WOW! Those white ones are nice.

[guidofatherof5]

I have eaters from both Onespots' and Darkgirl's groups.
A number of them tried worm pieces today.
Both mothers are back to normal routines.

[Scott F]

Steve,

Congrats on your babies, looks like you are getting loaded up on neonates now :).

Scott

[BUSHSNAKE]

wow looks like you have something there Steve

[guidofatherof5]

Thanks everyone for your comments.

I've been under the weather this week with a sinus/lung infection on top of an injured lower back. These babies were born when I injured my back. All I've had time to due is make sure these little ones had a warm place to live with access to water.
Today, I was talking with Joe and he forced(:D) me to go down and take a more indepth look at these beauties.
Because of that look I see I have 6 of them, not 3 that I originally reported.
Thanks, Joe;)

I'm really looking forward to watching these little ones grow. I'll try to get a group photos of the 6 over the weekend.
My infection is about over(still coughing up aliens) and the back is slowly healing.

[ConcinusMan]

Do you mean 6 of the "special" colored ones?

Oooh I hate those kind of colds where you're coughing crud up. Personally, I haven't coughed up aliens since I quit smoking. Feeling much better now. I hope you feel better soon too Steve. Mucinex is great for that BTW. Good stuff.

[guidofatherof5]

Do you mean 6 of the "special" colored ones?



6 of the non-colored ones:D

[ATS]

Amazing looking snakes!:)

[guidofatherof5]

Just discovered that one of my girls gave birth overnight.
23 jellies, 2 stillborn and 1 soul survivor.

[Mix]

Fingers crossed for the little guy!

[RicMartin]

Get well soon, Steve. Good luck with the survivor.

[guidofatherof5]

Get well soon, Steve. Good luck with the survivor.

Thanks Ric,

Back to 100%.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Great to hear your feeling better.

[guidofatherof5]

The last 3 groups of hets are eating very well.
The youngest group ate 2 dishes of food today.
Most of the b/w babies are eating.

[guidofatherof5]

While I took a nap yesterday I missed the birth of these 21 new little normal radixes.
I knew the mother was about to pop but missed it.
Good looking group of scrubs.
Some still have to shed which is rather unusual.
My babies usually shed within the first hour of birth.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/newborns.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

concinnus' come out with the skin coming off. They're done within minutes.

[guidofatherof5]

While I took a nap yesterday I missed the birth of these 21 new little normal radixes.
I knew the mother was about to pop but missed it.
Good looking group of scrubs.
Some still have to shed which is rather unusual.
My babies usually shed within the first hour of birth.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/newborns.jpg

Little did I know, within 36 hours 4 of these babies would be dead.
No reason that I could see for it.
2 looked like they convulsed upon death(mouth agap).
Nature must have had a reason.
I don't like it but I accept it.

[MasSalvaje]

Sorry to hear about the loss Steve, it is always hard no matter how many times it happens.

Glad to see you are feeling better. What ever it was you had found its way to my house.

-Thomas

[guidofatherof5]

Glad to see you are feeling better. What ever it was you had found its way to my house.

-Thomas

Very sorry to hear that.
Rest and plenty of fluids.;)