Jon's Garter Snake Thread ( Suzi )

[Foxrun402]

So proud of Suzi! she let me handle her... Came to my hand... Stayed calm while we went to get a cutip... Got her shed aid coat put on effortlessly 1 handed! she was just awesome tonight!
All while blue! I didn't have much fear of her stressing because she ate tiny worm bits from my palm yesterday while beginning to blue! I use this product as I said in another topic just to be sure she has an easy time shedding =) and It's worked so far so good!



we hung out for a little bit, then I put on her shed ease and worked it in pretty good letting her run through my fingers, set her back home in her moss hide and she just kinda looked at me like why did you put me back? I almost wanted to take her back out but I know she needs her beauty sleep!

[kueluck]

Don't ya just love it when they come to you instead of having to go to them. I like the jar idea moist hide, the rock looking one I have with the hole on top they don't use.

[Foxrun402]

Well Suzi went clear on the 29th and still has not produced a shed yet, but this morning when I woke up I decided that I would check on her and found her digging around in her moss hide, so maybe its about that time! I have been leaving her be for the last 3 days and just kinda eyeballing around in there for signs of a shed and have not found one yet...

Yesterday when I woke up I noticed her adjusting her jaws a little like they seemed uncomfortable so I figure the shed was constricting her a little so I thought she might have shed yesterday, but I guess not... Hope all goes well today I am beginning to worry a little...

[guidofatherof5]

Yawning and flexing the jaws is a normal thing they do.

[Foxrun402]

Yes but is it normal for then to not have shed 3 days after clearing up from blue?

[guidofatherof5]

Yes but is it normal for then to not have shed 3 days after clearing up from blue?

Yes, I've had snakes take up to 10 days after opaque is over.

[Foxrun402]

Ok well I will just keep a close eye on her activity and keep this updated... That made me feel a little better, She is STILL in the moss hide I believe but I don't want to startle her or freak her out checking ... I did see her poke her head out enough to see her eye and I couldnt tell if she had shed in the moss hide or not because i saw very little of her... then she flicked her tongue and went back under lol

[Foxrun402]

Like I said she has been in there ALL day so far ever since I woke up about an hour after her lights came on... and then... She showed herself... I saw most of her upper half glistening and new! Her face looked so clean and her top stripe was bright yellow almost neon!!! I believe she is in there doing her job! she looked very clean and shiny new, but then again is in a wet moss hide... I startled her a little with the camera but she stayed out enough for the pic!

[Foxrun402]

She came back out a bit here... What do you guys think? she look fresh? I will dig around in the moss hide later to reach a verdict on that =)

[guidofatherof5]

Too difficult to tell in the photo.