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[katach]

I had the wonderful pleasure of meeting another forum member today! My honey and his son and I drive over to Chantel's (kibakiba) house today. We picked up Snakey for Blade to mate with. Chantel and her mom are super sweet and wonderful hostesses. Thank you guys so much for the warm welcome and hospitality. My step son had a great time playing with Lovey. Snakey made the trip to my place fine. He is settled in with Blade in our 10gal. tank. He happily ate 2 night crawlers also. I'll be posting some pics of the 2 together after Snakey sheds. I'm very excited to see the offspring that these two produce.

[kibakiba]

Snakey is going to beg and beg for food now that he knows you'll treat him right

It was fun meeting you guys!

[katach]

And I will probably give in must of the time.

I had a ton of fun meeting you guys too!

[kibakiba]

Yeah, he's pretty good at the "I'm starving, please feed me!" face..... Haha.

[guidofatherof5]

Garter snake escort service.
Good luck with the breeding project Kat.

[katach]

Thanks! I'm hoping for some healthy ones. I would love it if some turned out to be as red as Blade too.

[PINJOHN]

from me too, best of luck with the project, i know that between you and Chantel we wont go short of updates

[ConcinusMan]

Thanks! I'm hoping for some healthy ones. I would love it if some turned out to be as red as Blade too.

Could take 4-12 months for red to show up on babies. Don't forget to simulate the seasons. They are most likely to be "in the mood" in fall and early spring after brumating. Especially after the girl sheds during one of those two seasons. Sometimes they can be tricky and mate but not produce. Also, they can retain sperm from several matings, from several males, for several years before they decide to go ahead and have babies. So, the babies won't necessarily have the same father, or be fathered by the male last used.

This does make it kind of a pain to selectively breed northwesterns. And even if you manage to do so, the resulting offspring are still somewhat unpredictable due to polymorphism. Also makes it impossible to accurately estimate the due date. After mating, the babies can come anywhere from 60 days, to a year or two later.

Just some things to keep in mind.

[chris-uk]

Sounds like a good project, it's great to see when the forum community helps each other out with these projects. Good luck, and I hope you get the babies you're looking for.

[katach]

Bill said he saw some possible courting this morning. Fingers crossed!