Marnie's Snakes

[EasternGirl]

I am getting 2 radixes and an albino red-sided. The radixes, a female and a male are both 2 years old. The albino is a baby...just a couple of months old. The female radix is going to be a roomie for my female eastern, Cee Cee...the male radix is going to be a roomie for my male eastern, Seeley, and the albino red-sided, a male, will go in with my other two albinos. I will give them all a brief quarantine period out of respect for Steve...because Steve always follows strict quarantine protocol with garters...with CB snakes, when I know the breeder, I only do a brief quarantine. With WC snakes, snakes from stores, or snakes from unknown breeders, I always recommend a 60-90 day strict quarantine. When I found Cee Cee...I quarantined her from my other snake for 3 months.

[Invisible Snake]

Cool! Hey do you think you will be breeding the 2 radixes next spring?

[EasternGirl]

Oh...also...if the baby albino is too small to put in with my other albinos...he may go in with my eastern babies for a while until he gets big enough to go in with Hermes and Possum. It is going to depend on his size compared to my babies and my albinos.

[guidofatherof5]

Are they there yet...... The next twelve hours are going to suck. I hate shipping snakes.

[EasternGirl]

I hadn't thought about it. Probably not...as much as I have found that I love the whole experience of birth and babies with garters...I will be doing my clinical rotations for nursing school for the next two years and I will be crazy busy....too busy to take care of babies. The main purpose of getting these new garters was to provide same sex roomies for my easterns so that I will not have to worry about them breeding again. So...probably no more breeding in this house for a while.

[EasternGirl]

Oh Poor Steve...me too! I keep checking the tracking page....

[guidofatherof5]

They're not even off the ground yet and I'm worried. I won't sleep well tonight.
I'll be glad when I hit the lottery then I can hand deliver my snakes to everyone who wants them.
Note to self: play the lottery

[ConcinusMan]

I wouldn't say that. Sometimes they don't update the tracking info until the next day. They could be already in the air and even if they're not, they're most likely indoors where you left them, in a moderated "climate". Don't worry Steve. If you packed them well, they'll be fine. They're garters. They're tough. They can handle it. One time I had a shipment "disappear" in the middle of summer and it was quite hot. They arrived safe 5 days later.

But I hear you. There's always some anxiety until you know for sure that they have arrived safely.

[EasternGirl]

The tracking system on the computer lets you see an ongoing update of where the package is...it tells you where it is at any given moment that you check and it seems to be updated regularly...I just checked and they are now in Memphis. I will be worried all night too though. I won't stop worrying until I open the box and know that they are all okay.

I would like to win the lottery too...for many reasons.

If I had a shipment of snakes disappear...you know I would be in my car, driving halfway across the country...stopping at every fed ex between here and wherever they were shipped from...I would be freaking out!

[InsanePirateDragon]

Aw geez, now you're getting me all nervous for the little guy I'm getting on Weds.

Hopefully yours make it to their new home before long.