Barak666's garters

[Barak666]

Well, long time no see. All of my little beasts do well. They continue to grow (I recently compare their last shed with the first one they had in my care, and by comparing them, it is obvious they grow. They are close to 8 month's old now. I still feed them every two days, mostly with nightcrawlers (dust with calcium and vitamins from time to time) and guppies from time to time (I tried the mice pinkies and they eat them too, but they are harder to come by, so it is not their main diet). So they pass most of their time basking digesting, and once they start exploring (food hunt, normally the second day after eating) I feed them and they go back to the basking spot. So they are not very active and I don't see them pretty often (at least not easily).

When should I start to space out the lunches?

For sexing, is it doable with a shed? Cause I'm not able to catch and hold them (I don't try very hard, since I prefer not to stress them unnecessarily), they got to much hides and they seems to know when my hand is going after them (if it goes for the food plate or the water bowl, they are not afraid of it, but if it goes for them, they rapidly flee undercover).

And for the eyes, a picture of Jaunas taking a nap using a bone (jaw) as pillow. We don't see it in the picture, but the rest of his body is inside the cranial box (take me time to spot his little head)

[PINJOHN]

have really enjoyed following this thread from start to finish, it was great to watch those beautiful snakes grow and develop
thank you so much for your many photos and observations, i look forward to watching their future adventures

[Barak666]

Thanks

[charles parenteau]

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The mother of the 3 garter snakes!!!
and the father!!
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...u/P1040078.jpg

[PINJOHN]

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The mother of the 3 garter snakes!!!
and the father!!
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...u/P1040078.jpg

!superb!

[Barak666]

Always a pleasure for the eyes to see your snakes Charles

Here I take two quick shot of "Guy" after a big meal of earthworm. He was the biggest eater today, so it explain his plump shape. His orange sides grow more orange with each shed, for comparison it is him who come straight for my camera sooner in this post.

[Barak666]

So I borrow our job's camera for the week-end, so I could try to take some shots .

So here some first shots taken right after cleaning there enclosure.

First "Orange" who turn to be more red than orange


Then "Guy" and "Jaunas" basking on their freshly wash plants

[kibakiba]

Those guys are absolutely adorable!

[guidofatherof5]

Awesome snakes.

[gregmonsta]

Vibrant beasts