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    Juvenile snake Morph's Avatar
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    Getting my garter early!

    I managed to get the rest of the money together early to get my first garter snake. I will have him in exactly 16 hours and i really cant wait. I got a substrate called repti-terf which looks like its just compressed wood pellets. It absorbs rediculously quickly. My son tested it for me by spilling a cup of juice in the tank while i was setting it up

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    Truieneer, e ras apoat Snaky's Avatar
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    Re: Getting my garter early!

    I don't know the substrate, but it's always a thrill to expect some snakes! Don't forget to post some pic's if you have them I'll be looking forward to them.

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    Re: Getting my garter early!

    so i got my first garter snake today and WOW he's quick. opened the tub he was in and he dived out and nearly got away before i had chance to see him.
    he is really well tempered and doesn't mind me holding him. he had a nice poo on my hand so he's already handing out presents.

    sorry the pic is bad

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    Re: Getting my garter early!

    Congratulations!

    That's garter snakes for you. Everything else seems to be stuck in slow motion by comparison. Then again, I've never seen a Coluber, Psammophis or much else "in action", so what would I know.

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    Re: Getting my garter early!

    just a couple more that i managed to get. i wish my camera was better :s



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    Re: Getting my garter early!

    congratulations on your new snake, i know you'll enjoy it.
    tina

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    Truieneer, e ras apoat Snaky's Avatar
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    Re: Getting my garter early!

    Congrats, it's a really fun species to have, you'll enjoy it. But a slow garter is more of a contradiction in terms, you'll find out .

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    Re: Getting my garter early!

    what a beautiful snake
    congratulations
    rhea
    "you cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus" Mark Twain


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    Re: Getting my garter early!

    Congradulations, nice speciman.

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    Re: Getting my garter early!

    thanks everyone. he really is a charmer. he's still settling in but he doesn't seem to mind me picking him up. in fact when i handle him is the only time he stays still. I can't wait for him to get bigger but at the same time i love the fact that hes dinky (which is why i named him "Dinky")

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