Forum: General Talk

Not only was Gary's home upgraded from a 10 gallon to a 20 gallon, complete with new furnishings, she presented me with a few firsts. She decided...

Because these species are not easy to photograph (small, shy and a terrarium that is not suited to make pictures in) I took them in my hand. The...

I think this is an eastern but not sure. Could it be a ribbon snake? I see a white bar in front of its eye.

I tried to get a pic of my eastern's vent yesterday. I would flip his tail end over but he didn't like that and bit me twice. How do you guys do...

Okay so my friend is taking care of an african fat tailed gecko for his friend for 5 weeks. I'm worried that the friend that gave it to him is not...

I work 3rd shift and have been home for a bit. I have my computer in the room with my snakes and went in to check my email before going to bed. I...

How often do Garters shed? I think I read somewhere on the site that shedding occurs shortly before a gravid female gives birth? Are foggy eyes...

I found some more garters in a local park last weekend. One was a drooler.

and how do you prepare it, first i feed each one a f/t pinkie or fuzzy then i defrost salmon or tilapia put it on some wax paper, get some worms from...

Well, I took a stroll to one of the pet store chains to get a few things and make live more natural for my Eastern. I can see the 10 gallon I had on...

Went out this morning to one of my favorite places to see gartersnakes. It was overcast when I got there, so I figured I probly wouldn't have to much...

While out in my critter room feeding and cleaning cages I was taking some pics of my racer. I happened to notice something on the floor beside one...

heres a photo

Does anyone know if this already happened. No, I have no plans in that direction! I am just curious.

Since the world of Garters is new to me, as are snakes in general, I have a few questions about their behavior. Since this is day 2 of my...

My son lives in Washington state now and over the weekend took some photos with his cell phone of some garters that he ran across. I believe they are...

Here's a male yellow bellied racer I caught at work last week....

Saturday night, I was off to a friends hen night...its quite a way, so I decided to be designated driver and pick some people up on route.... on...

In this thread ill periodically be posting pictures of my growing collection and some of my other pets. Ill start off with some maritime pics i...

Well, my female albino checkered was sitting beneath the basking light today and I noticed two dark ovals at the end of her abdomen. I grabbed a...