Violet (just here for updates, future questions, and of course pictures!)

[gordonthegarter]

My one coworker wants me to bring her up sometime to meet her haha She says she wouldn't be afraid and would be able to hold her, but the whole slithering thing freaks her out how they can go so fast

Oh I bet she'd love chicken liver and heart. Definitely keeping that one in mind! I'm sure the cats wouldn't mind sharing a couple pieces of the giblets (usually cook them up for the furry beasts)

[gordonthegarter]

Decided to grab my camera and take some pictures of Violet just now. Thought I'd try using my close-up setting to get some cool pictures and well, how about I let them speak for themselves?

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[Foxrun402]

I think they turned out amazingly well! They are very detailed, and she is pretty!

[guidofatherof5]

Violet is beautiful.

[gordonthegarter]

Well I haven't been on here in a while.

Brought her to work to visit my coworker a few days ago and she loved getting to meet a couple coworkers of mine who were happy to meet and hold her. Had to buy Iggy some stuff so she came to the pet store too and a couple who were looking to buy a snake were quite happy to be able to meet her! Susan was so shocked at how cuddly and sweet she was for a snake

Weighed her a couple weeks ago and she's at 64 grams. She downs her crawlers like a fiend and after her fill of those starts sizing up my hand Let's just say if I don't use her box to get her back in the cage, I'll be her next meal! She's so happy and cuddly and such a joy to have!

Went on a walk the other day and saw a smaller garter, but it got away before I could take pictures. Did get pictures of two rather large water snakes sunning with each other though! Yesterday on a hike found a piece of a shed from a BIG rat snake, but didn't find the snake itself. Did find a tiny 1-2 foot long rat snake but he went into a log before I could catch him for some pictures. Snakes are clearly camera shy

[guidofatherof5]

Glad to hear things are going well.

[gordonthegarter]

Somebody spent the other day in her water dish practically the whole day. I got worried and checked on her since I had never seen her soaking before and noticed her eyes a little hazy looking and she was acting much more nervous and anxious than usual. Gave her food and put her back in and she went to soak some more. And today

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Somebody's gonna be shedding soon! First shed with me I'm excited.

[guidofatherof5]

Looking forward to the post-shed photos. I can't get enough of that Violet.

[gordonthegarter]

Well yesterday her eyes went clear again and today I go to see how she is and

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Wrapped around the pool is her very nice shed! Of course she was sitting under the substrate under the pool right by it so I'm thinking she had just done it a little before I showed up. She feels so smooth and the couple little scars she had when I caught her look a bit better now! And of course post she pictures (which didn't turn out too good cause she was in hunt mode cause she was a hungry little girl after all that tough work shedding!)

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I can't get enough of her face! It's just too cute. Now that she's all fresh and shed, she's back to her sweet cuddly happy not nervous and anxious self

[gordonthegarter]

DSCN2158.jpgDSCN2159.jpg Hungry hungry snakey (who is in need of a new box to eat in cause that one has had lots of crawler guts wiped onto it from dirty snake face )

DSCN2161.jpgDSCN2162.jpg And her shed. Mostly complete, except her jaw,chin which was on her log hide while the rest was around her pool) Eye caps and everything!