Quote Originally Posted by MasSalvaje View Post
Mine is alive and well! I did take in some fecal samples and they all came back negative, it is free of mites and ticks, and I quarantined him for about a month with no signs of trouble, I guess I lucked out (knock on wood). It is a shame that so few live they are really are amazing little guys! I had zero problems switching him to pinkies, loves to be held, and is a lot less nervous then most of my Garters.

Thank you all for the welcome!

-Thomas
I'm glad to hear that. But like you said, it does seem like you've been lucky. So far it's been the rule rather than the exception that these snakes die soon after being bought.