Last year my albino red phase radix had her babies. A total of 11. They are all doing great and growing up nicely. 2 out of the group have taken off and are much larger than their siblings. In the past this isn't a strange occurrence as the females seem to grow at a faster rate than the males.
The only problem is, these are males. I've never had this happen while I've been raising garters. The females have always pushed ahead of the males in length, girth and weight. I'm not complaining as these males might be ready to breed next Spring. I've just never had males grow larger than females at this early stage of their lives.
Any thoughts out there.