hello.... I am up super early and bored. While cleaning snakems' tank a few minutes ago I got to thinking of a few things I'd like to ask you guys seeing as you all have experience with your snakes


... one... I am able to handle my snake frequently because I only have one, but how often would you say you handle your snakes? Specifically I suppose regarding garters. Mine particularly loves slithering inside of my sleeves and doing what I call "sleeving". Haha
I pretty much make names up for all of my animals "habits" because Im so fond of observing them and enjoy all their little "quirks".
She loves going inside anything warm and often finds her way into my pantlegs sometimes as well. Im assuming that it is quite common but Im curious as to whether everyone else's garters do this often too


... Two... I was watching my snake after I put her back into her tank after I changed her water and it just came to me, as if often does, how gentle and defenseless (maybe not so much to their food but in general) garters are. Or at least the type of garter that I have is so docile. This could be due to a range of things seeing as I dont know too much about her because she was caught in the wild.
I found her raking on a very cold fall day with about a dozen or so others. She was the only one that I was able to apprehend because I couldnt move fast enough to grab any others and unfortunately no one with me was very fond of snakes, so I had no help lol
They all went every which way, and now I am assuming they are all brumating for the year wherever it is that they are. I was quite surprised that they would be out and about in that cold because we had already had our first frost here, so I almost felt like I was saving her by taking her in, but who knows, Im sure the other's found their way somewhere to do what they do.
ANYWAY, haha.... it just makes me so annoyed with people that detest snakes. It's always because they are SO misinformed & ignorant about them. My mother is that way and over the time I've had snakems, ive been slowly but surely getting her used to her. She even held her hand out recently & held her!
The whole idea of them being "slimy" and "dirty" bothers the crap out of me! I know not everyone has been brought up to tolerate & respect all other living things but the stubborness and squeemishness exhibited by most individuals afraid or snakes or even those that just arent familiar with them, really just gets my blood boiling! lol
I suppose I should try and understand them better but I cant help but think... IF THEY ONLY GAVE THEM A CHANCE! and I tend to be that way in pertinence to everything. Even trying new foods lol
You dont know until you give it a try! So dont make groundless uneducated comments and act like you hate something you know nothing about!

...phew! lol that was a rant....

and finally... I'd like to inquire about the shedding process.
I feel like my snake should have shed by now because Ive had her since halloween, but maybe I am just worrying over nothing.

thanks for reading!