marcianus?

[Starling96]

does anybody know what there favorite food is?
ive been looking into getting some
thanks in advance!

[guidofatherof5]

Worms. Fish. Mice. :D

They don't care.

[Starling96]

:0 lol so they are not picky?

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Every Marcy I have will literally eat anything. I swear they would eat pizza if I let them!!

[Starling96]

Lol!
ill probably have a pair in the next few weeks then ;)

[Mommy2many]

Like Steve said, worms, mice, fish. Not picky. Goos luck!

[Starling96]

thanks!

[ConcinusMan]

Every Marcy I have will literally eat anything. I swear they would eat pizza if I let them!!

The ones I got from you Shannon, even take an occasional slug when I offer it. They aren't picky at all. I can offer pinkies, fish of any kind, worms, or as I said, even a slug. They eat it all with equal enthusiasm.

[RedSidedSPR]

Man, now i want one. :D

[Starling96]

Lol
I'll have to wait two months:(
That's when the reptile show comes

[Bart]

Ok, and how big males of this species can grow? I heard they are very calm. Can a such male become a companion for Kleo? I saw an offer of almost 1 year old male... Won't he try to mate with her?

[guidofatherof5]

Different sexed and species of Thamnophis should not be housed together.
At least not breeding age.

[Bart]

Yeah, I know, but I heard that ribbons are actually pretty hard to breed and they are different species, so I figured out that they won't do babies. :) :D

And besides, I'm sure, that with my luck, if I buy her a female companion, Kleo will turn to be a male! :D

[Didymus20X6]

I wouldn't count on that. Snakes of the same genus are able to interbreed.

[guidofatherof5]

You can't count on that. Putting them together runs the risk of breeding.
Both are Thamnophis.
It's too much of a risk in my opinion.;)

[Bart]

Aren't they supposed to mate after winter hibernation?

PS. I'm shedding (number of posts)! Lol, and I didn't even have a cloudy eyes!

[guidofatherof5]

Optimum breeding time is after brumation but they can breed at anytime of the year.

[Bart]

Well, maybe I'll just buy him and keep separate, how about that? ;) So, how big males can be?

[RedSidedSPR]

They average, like, 20inches. Mine is 24inches (3 years old) that's bigger than average.

[Bart]

Little small in my opinion...

[guidofatherof5]

Little small in my opinion...

Big enough to do their job;):D

[RedSidedSPR]

Little small in my opinion...

yea, they are. Especially compared to females. But, you're workin' with garter snakes. They're not a big species.

[Bart]

So I gotta find a female. I want something between Amon and Kleo. I like little snakes but Kleo I already got. ;)

[RedSidedSPR]

They aren't LITTLE. They just aren't BIG.

[Starling96]

lol
there the perfect size ;)

[Bart]

So are they big enough to dig in for instance an adult mouse or at least a hopper?

[Starling96]

a female might be able to out a small adult
a male would have a chance at a hopper

[Bart]

My 70 cm long Amon eats a hopper with ease; I'm asking because feeding a garter with tons of pinkies doesn't sound like a fun idea. Because I'm keeping Amon, I have adult mice and hoppers. It would be the best, that it would be able to eat Amon's sort of food.

[Starling96]

Yea im not sure but most likely
ask a more knolwedgeable member ;) lol

[kibakiba]

Mama is one of the smallest species and eats large fuzzies, so I'm sure a marcianus could eat a hopper with ease.

[Starling96]

They are?
i thouht they were one of the larger
Im pretty new to Thamnopis's :)
whats some of the largest?

[kibakiba]

Northwesterns stay around 2 ft or less. I think radix and marcianus are a couple of the largest, the giant garter snake (thamnophis gigas) is the biggest of them all. I think they're around 5 ft long.

[Starling96]

oh cool.
learning new stuff everyday.:D
Are thamnophis gigas a mexican species?

[kibakiba]

I think they are in California. I'm not 100% sure, though.

[Starling96]

Yea i googled and man they're big

[Bart]

Yes Chantel, but I'm wondering if a male marcianus would be able to eat a hopper or adult mouse. It's obvious that females can do it, but males?

[kibakiba]

I don't know how big males get, I know for a fact my male northwestern can barely down a fuzzy... And all snakes are different. It would depend on the size :D

See how clever I am when I'm tired!

[Bart]

Let's say, 60 cm large?

[kibakiba]

Maybe. Males are long and thin, so it wouldn't surprise me if he'd have difficulty. You have to keep in mind, though, what I only have a yearling male concinnus, an adult male northwestern (1 ft) and a baby male northwestern.

[RedSidedSPR]

Males in general don't get big. But they're big enough.