A Good Day on the Ranch.

[guidofatherof5]

This day started out with me waiting for snakes to arrive in the mail.
They got here and look great.
3- Northwesterns(T. ordinoides)
2- Baby concinnus'(Already eating like pigs)
1- Young adult male blue anerythristic concinnus
Thanks Richard.

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The day continued good as many babies got fed and ate well.
Then the best news if all.
I walked by my Red Sided garter snake enclosure and saw babies. I didn't think I was going to get any of those this year. To make it even better they're albino hets.
I don't have an exact count but I think it's around 25. They are taking their first
shed bath.

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[guidofatherof5]

33 great looking little Red Sided scrubs.
Unless more turn up in the big enclosure:D

[kibakiba]

Awwwww! Their cute little faces just make my heart melt!It's going to be so hard to let my little ones go.

[Eddie]

Sounds like a great day.
congrats!

[ScimitarX]

congrats!

[snakeman]

awesome,congrats!

[RdubSnider]

Very nice. That red spotted looks alot like mine.

[charles parenteau]

Very good Steve tanks for sharing!!

[RedSidedSPR]

AWesome day. Congrats. How do you keep all those snakes? They keep coming!!

[guidofatherof5]

AWesome day. Congrats. How do you keep all those snakes? They keep coming!!

It's only a few more.:D and they're small.;)

[ConcinusMan]

This day started out with me waiting for snakes to arrive in the mail.
They got here and look great.
3- Northwesterns(T. ordinoides)
2- Baby concinnus'(Already eating like pigs)
1- Young adult male blue anerythristic concinnus
Thanks Richard.


You're welcome. It's the least I could do for what you did to help bertha, and at your own expense even. If it weren't for your help, she would likely would have continued to get worse and probably would have died. My hands were tied until you came to the rescue. She is well now and doing great. No signs of returning infection.

It's still a mystery why she got a bacterial RTI. I keep everything clean and conditions right. No other snakes, even ones that were kept in the same tank for the entire year, had any illness and they still don't.

[Spankenstyne]

Congrats. Great day indeed!

[RicMartin]

Congrats!

[ConcinusMan]

Now, I get a pair of those red sided hets don't I?;)

[guidofatherof5]

Now, I get a pair of those red sided hets don't I?;)


Now I don't know Richard.
I only have 33 of them.:D

Time will tell.;)

[Enneirda.]

Congratulations Steve! That was one great day. :D

[ConcinusMan]

That would really make my day. I'm trying to move away from keeping much, if any, native or WC snakes but I need to get more nice CB morphs. It's been very slow going trying to accomplish that. Not that I'm trying to make profits or anything but a pair of red sided albino hets would go a long way in helping to support my hobby once (and if) they start putting out litters with some albinos in them. Know what I mean?;) I would at least like to have a nice collection that supports itself, without having any WC or natives, ideally. All the snakes I've been acquiring has been with this in mind.

I still need a young adult female Iowa or nebraska (or het for both) to make a pair with Amy, and I'm still short a male albino checkered, too dangit! Through one mishap after another, I always seem to end up one snake short of a good pair for breeding morphs in the future.:cool:

[guidofatherof5]

Tonight was a first feed night for my little Red Sides.
They got a dish of dirt with some earthworms. It didn't take long for many of them to smell the food.
I think about half ate. Many were interested but just not ready to take a bite.
From this point on food will be available to them 24/7 as I don't want to miss a feeding opportunity windows with any of them.
This little scrub has his first full belly. This one was hand fed.
Spoil them young as I always say.:D
I love baby garter snakes.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/rs2.jpg

[Mommy2many]

Babies are awesome! Good luck and congratulations!

[guidofatherof5]

I offered these babies their first taste of Salmon today.
They accepted my offer and ate very well.
I should see some shedding in the next week or two at this rate.

[guidofatherof5]

Worm chunks were on the menu for breakfast and they eagerly cleaned out the food dish.
These babies as most are on the fast track to grow.

[guidofatherof5]

About a week back I found a baby T.s.parietalis (Red Sided Garter) on the floor. It must have escaped from the enclosure it was born in and has been on the loose every since. That means this baby is 3 weeks behind it's siblings.
Today, I went outside and luckily(been dry hear) found a couple earthworms.
The little scrub downed the worms in record time.
So the grand total is 34 new scrubs on the Ranch.
All are eating and growing.

[RedSidedSPR]

Wow, good thing you fonud him...