Marnie's Snakes

[ConcinusMan]

Coming from a guy who had a boy named "Amy" that sounds like a wise approach.

[EasternGirl]

Lol...yep...that is what I told my son...Ziggy works either way. S/he has eaten twice now...two big plates of worms each time. S/he still doesn't like contact though...but does come out to look at me and likes to bask and go in the water. I put another hide in the enclosure which s/he seems to like. I just don't feel right relocating and releasing. I do need to try to figure out the sex though!

I haven't seen anymore mites in the babies enclosure. Could they have been eradicated with just one treatment? Bella is now eating with the other babies. She and little Joe have made fast friends...I think they are in love . Should I worry about canoodling at this point? I often lift up the paper towel in the enclosure and find all four babies cuddled up together...so cute!

It was feeding time the other day...and as I have said before...these garters must have amazing smell ability. If I put food in one enclosure...the whole brood gets in a frenzy! As soon as I reached in to take Sadie out to feed her...she bit me several times. Now, however, that I have gotten used to it...I do not freeze up and pull back when she goes to nip at me. I just go ahead and pick her up and let her nip for a minute and say "Now knock it off...I'm not dealing with that nonsense!"...and she stops...lol. Once I pick her up...she's fine. Of course...3 worms each was not enough for my big greedy girls! They were looking for more the next day...being spoiled...they each got another two small worms! And of course...Sadie has taught Cee Cee some defense maneuvers. Yesterday, I went to pet Cee Cee and she turned around and bit me! Silly girls!

[EasternGirl]

Got a wonderful surprise tonight...the neighbor boys brought me a baby eastern! She is a bit smaller than my babies...I would say she is probably about 3 mos old. We have named her Athena, and she is in quarantine. She is a cutie! Have no idea how I will fit her name in my sig...lol.

[guidofatherof5]

Looks like the name Marnie will have to go.

[kueluck]

I'm guessing you don't have a personal limit there huh?? And I'm trying to figure out how to divide one on one time with just four. Happy to hear you are miteless.

[EasternGirl]

I passed my personal limit a while ago! Taking care of 12 snakes is no joke...especially when 5 of them are babies. I don't know how some of the breeders on here do it...and have families and jobs to boot! But the neighbor boys keep bringing me snakes...apparently all of the garters that have been missing from my yard the past two years have gone to live over there...and they can't leave them in their yard because foxes go in the yard. I have a feeling there must be more babies over there...where there is one...

I'm just glad the weather will get cold soon and the snakes will brumate...because I don't know how many more snakes I can take in!

[EasternGirl]

Oh and btw...Stefan explained how to fix my sig so I could fit everything in! Thanks Stefan!

[guidofatherof5]

I passed my personal limit a while ago! Taking care of 12 snakes is no joke...especially when 5 of them are babies. I don't know how some of the breeders on here do it...and have families and jobs to boot! But the neighbor boys keep bringing me snakes...apparently all of the garters that have been missing from my yard the past two years have gone to live over there...and they can't leave them in their yard because foxes go in the yard. I have a feeling there must be more babies over there...where there is one...

I'm just glad the weather will get cold soon and the snakes will brumate...because I don't know how many more snakes I can take in!

Just one more......

[EasternGirl]

Lol. I am not addicted to garters.

I forgot to add that Ziggy ate again...a plate of tilapia. Still needs to put on weight and I changed everything in his/her tank the other day and of course forgot to check sex again! I'm going to try to feed the new little scrub today!

[EasternGirl]

Tried to feed the new little baby, Athena yesterday. I even went out into the yard and dug until I found the perfect baby earthworms for her. I put her in a deli cup with the wormies...but she wasn't interested. She tried to cuddle with them! I guess she thought they were baby garters like her! She is just so darn cute...she has a way of cocking her little head and looking at me with the cutest expression on her little face that melts my heart!