July Ranch babies

[gregmonsta]

Wow what a team effort. Congrats to team radix

[guidofatherof5]

The total was 27, with only 2 losses. My two girls, Hailee and Gabby were miracle workers. I thought we'd lose 5 but they worked and worked to save those little ones. A lot of stimulation(rubbing, bending, prayers). I am so proud of my girls.
I have 6 separated out from the large group, kind of a ICU. This group is questionable until they get a few meals down.

[count dewclaw]

Congrats!!

[guidofatherof5]

Crazy times here. 12 more radixes born and 14 Dekayi.

[guidofatherof5]

The last 24 hours have seen 33 more radixes born here on the Ranch. All very healthy and looking good. This last group of 6 will get a warm bath, finish their sheds and be put to bed. Looks like I'll be buying worms off the internet for this Winter. No way I can catch enough worms to get me through until Spring. This will be the largest group of radixes ever on the Ranch. It seems like all the rescues done this years have been gravid females. These are some very nice snakes. It would have been a shame to see these Mothers killed along with the offspring. I don't want to imagine all the ones that were killed this year.


I do know I won't be bored this Winter.

[mustang]

The baby radixes just keep coming. As I type another rescued mom is delivering. When I saw her this afternoon I notices the babies had dropped low and she was out of the hide with a kind of lost look. I rubbed her belly and told her today was the day. I've never had one deliver this fast before. They just keep coming. They are all beautiful.
While Gabby and I were helping her I moved the hide and found 3 more babies. One looked stillborn(on it's back, mouth open and lifeless). I grabbed it and handed it to Gabby. I told her to move it around, talk to it and rub its back and belly. Gabby worked her magic and within a couple of minutes she had it breathing and moving. This mother has a lot. The sad news is the last 5 died shortly after birth. I tried to get some air in them but they passed. Gabby is in tears everytime she hands me one of these poor little ones. I playing tough with Gabby but inside I'm losing it. Such a loss of life. I know, focus on the ones that lived. My problem is I want everyone of them to live.
It looks like the lost number may drop by one. My Hailee(age 8) has been working with one and it looks like it's going to make it.
Great news, we saved 2 more of them.
Here are some photos(these lived)

did u break em out?

[guidofatherof5]

did u break em out?

Yes. Most of the time they break out by themselves when we pick them up. We like seeing them take that first breath.

[guidofatherof5]

It looks like the birthing room of the Ranch can be shutdown for the season. We had more babies born this season than any other year. The only rescues done were from word-of-mouth contacts. It would be impossible for me to care for the amount of adults and babies if I advertised the fact I would remove Garter snakes from peoples yards. We have a lot of radixes in this town.

[gregmonsta]

You're doing a fantastic job with them mate long may it continue!