Jesse's garter snakes

[Mommy2many]

I see now...
maybe...

[RedSidedSPR]

Give it up. You lost.

[Mommy2many]

I never give up and I never lose

[RedSidedSPR]

Oh that's scary.

[RedSidedSPR]

Hey cool I popped a snake!!!

Ive always been scared to pop them, plus I don't like it... I read it hurts them or something, and I just sex them visually.

But, I was having doubts that my checkered was actually male... His tail just screamed FEMALE!! I was annoyed at that, and finally, after weeks of staring at his tail, decided to gently START popping him..

I just did what I've learned, gently, not even all the way, and it was EASY! it's all about finger placement!

Yup. He's male. But I swear, I never would have guessed that...

[RedSidedSPR]

Red at feeding time.. Not normal.

I've said it before, how crazy Red (flame) gets with food, almost to the point of being dangerous. Last night I was done, and even several mintutes later, I picked up the blue wash cloth I used for pictures and it sorta bounced around. He threw himself at the glass, mouth open wide, going nuts, pushing hard as he could to get trough the glass, and fell over backwards into the water bowl....

I had to see if he'd do it again, and he did. I just shook the towel and he came out of the leaves and did the same thing (without falling in the water)

So thats why he's potentially dangerous during feeding time, he attacks movement. That would include another snake.

He doesn't get like that really with tong feeding, but anything else, especially ALIVE, and he'll be like that. The first and last time I put feeder guppies in te cage with all the snakes, he literally came flying out of the hide (didnt even know where he was) and just threw his whole body in the water bowl!!! He was swimming in circles, taking down more guppies than I thought possible in that time, the other snakes came and any movement they'd make would cause Red to attack them. After he bit Smoke, and compulsively stole a guppy from Rooster (concinnus) I took him out. (he bit me when I touched him) So, 1., the rest could eat, and two so they would be safe.

That's the last time he gets guppies with the other snakes.

Oh yeah, and on Sunday, I was feeding him down on the floor, he missed the tilapia, and chomped down on my finger looking like my checkered. He would not let go, trying his best to pull me away and swallow me, until he finally gave up.

Steves story inspired/reminded me to tell all that.

[guidofatherof5]

Sounds like Red needs an attitude adjustment.

[RedSidedSPR]

He's a sweetie when there's no food involved. It's not even attitude, he just gets way too exited over food!! Which is why he's usually the fat one.

[Bart]

It's nothing like my Kleo. She's very gentle with food - she must smell it from all sides and when she's convinced, she opens her mouth. Izy usually smells her food and then bolts towards it. No "flying" moves...

As for guppie hunting technique... Kleo has two options: she stares at the water and BAM - strikes and gets a fish. Alternatively, she puts her head in the water and makes few circles with her mouth wide open. Izy does the same trick, but she usually enters with her whole body into the dish. She doesn't do the Kleo's first trick though.

[RedSidedSPR]

Ok sorry, I misread your posts as her being psycho like that.

That's how my adult is with fish. I'll upload a video from back when I first had him, and was feeding him live fish and worms. Now i don't, cause this live fish were Rosies.

This was before i joined here. Everything I read recommended rosies. I still have a huge stash in my freezer, and he gets some ever now and then, cause he loves them. It's the only food he's guaranteed to eat at any time, so I used them to deworm him.