2011 Checkered Garter babies

[Sonya610]

but when I was dealing with 20, 30, or more babies in one tank, it's a little more difficult than keeping two of them apart. Some are very aggressive and fast. You blink, and they're biting each other.

20 or 30? Sheesh, I have a hard time managing just TWO I can't begin to imagine 20 or 30.

[kibakiba]

That's how I felt about my 5. After a few feedings you start getting used to having to rush to make sure no ones eating each other. I've only had a couple very minor food fights with them. Its almost automatic thing with me, I give one a piece, push the others away, give another one a piece, push them away, etc.

[HazAnga]

ok ok ok, everyone, I know that taking care of a bunch of babies can be a chore but there's different ways that everyone does things because they are comfortable with, everyone doesn't have to do it the way you do things just because they may bite each other and end up with an infection of some sort. This thread was made for myself to post updates and pictures of my 2011 scrubs, not so everyone can tell each other what to do during feeding or tell someone that they way they feed their scrubs is wrong.
So with that, my scrubs and the new scrubs are doing well. I tried feeding the new ones yesterday with no real success, I'm going to try tomorrow with hope that someone gits interested. They all seem to like to wander about the cage, checking out their home and all crowding in the cork bark log or the other hide, or even climbing the fake plant that I have in there.

[ConcinusMan]

20 or 30? Sheesh, I have a hard time managing just TWO I can't begin to imagine 20 or 30.

54 last year to be exact. ehem.

So Nick, I take it the first babies are all eating but not the new ones yet?

[HazAnga]

yes, the first bunch of babies have had at least one meal, I'm going to try and feed that one albino again with something else, in hopes that it'll eat. I'm sure everyone will eat tomorrow when i feed them, even the new one's, I have faith in them
I'll remember to post some more pix tomorrow too, the girlfriend killed the camera the other day and failed to mention that, or even charge it... Women... lol, they drive men crazy.

[kibakiba]

Men drive us women crazy! With your lack of listening, lazyness and and.... Men.... Psh.

[HazAnga]

Men drive us women crazy! With your lack of listening, lazyness and and.... Men.... Psh.

lol, men will be men... and Well... women, there women.

Quick question though... I just got an air conditioner, by how much will that effect the temperature of the snake cages, I have under tank heaters on all cages but it would still cool the cages down.

[kibakiba]

It would depend on what you keep it at. It shouldn't cause too much of a change in the temperature, as long as you aren't making it snow.

[guidofatherof5]

Your ambiant temp will be what it is.
If your hides are over the heat it shouldn't vary too much.
My snake room is cooler now that the air is on and the snakes don't seem to be affected by it at all.
Just my thoughts.

[HazAnga]

ok, good to know, the corn cages shouldn't be affected too much either then?