I'm ridiculously excited.

[mikem]

I've heard that "it's a snake" line more than once, lol! Like Marnie said, non-snake people just don't get it. I'm excited for you! Pics necessary once they arrive

[ProXimuS]

Only one dozen?! Yes, and pics when they arrive!

[kerensa]

yes only a dozen. I had to choose between what I wanted for red sided (think they're all gorgeous) Easterns (love the reads, albinos and melanistic) and the plains ( like most of them) May decide in the long run to just stick to the red sided and the Easterns. I did luck out and get a good selection.

Since in the long run most will be housed together in 48X24 enclosures, a dozen is much easier as far as space requirements go- using 4 or 5 enclosures. And now I have that whole snake room. It has 5 racks that have (4) 48x24 enclosures in each, for a total of 20 enclosures. (and yes they are all baby proof) so a dozen garters is not too many, feels like a good number.

[jitami]

How exciting!!! I would be thrilled as well! Can't wait to see pictures of them all happy & healthy in their new home! Congrats!!!

Boy do I hear you about people not understanding... I've been quite tempted to block otherwise good friends from my facebook page this week because of their comments on my surprise garter baby pictures. Really is a bummer when you're so excited about something and people can't even be polite enough to be excited for you, even if it's not 'their thing.'

[EasternGirl]

Red-sideds and easterns sound good to me. Snow red-sideds are gorgeous! Albino red-sideds are too. My little Joe is an albino red-sided. Will love to see the high red. Anxiously awaiting pics!

[kerensa]

well last day of waiting. have a tracking number (although they have yet to be mailed) be back later, I have walls to bounce off of.

[-MARWOLAETH-]

The night before my snake arrived in the post I was like a 5 year old at christmas eve.I can't imagine how exited you are with 12 little snakes on the way! Ohh and pics are compulsory

[EasternGirl]

When I have had snakes shipped...I am always up in the morning an hour or two before the delivery time...staring out the window like a little kid waiting for the ice cream truck! Lol....

Can't wait to see pics of your new additions. Hope everyone arrives safely!

[kerensa]

well 11 arrive in the morning and the last one arrives Thursday morning. She was forgotten. I'm now home and am making the hubby drive everyone else around in the morning and skipping classes so I'll be home to get my little ones have a ton of fresh trout and pinkies for them... got the enclosures all ready complete with fresh moss and brand spanking new hides and baths... everyone's having to make their own sammies for dinner so I can do the final polishing.

Now all I have to do is survive the impatience... and maybe bounce off a few more walls...

doubt I'll sleep tonight.

Pardon the spelling errors...

[snake man]

You will spend all this time making the perfect habitat and then when you put the critters in they will not hide in the "hides" they will find somewhere else, they will not do anything there supposed to. I spent a good amount of time making a a coconut hide and stratigicly placed it along with another hide and my snake hides in her vine. Good luck cant wait to see pics.

well 11 arrive in the morning and the last one arrives Thursday morning. She was forgotten. I'm now home and am making the hubby drive everyone else around in the morning and skipping classes so I'll be home to get my little ones have a ton of fresh trout and pinkies for them... got the enclosures all ready complete with fresh moss and brand spanking new hides and baths... everyone's having to make their own sammies for dinner so I can do the final polishing.

Now all I have to do is survive the impatience... and maybe bounce off a few more walls...

doubt I'll sleep tonight.

Pardon the spelling errors...