Jon's Garter Snake Thread ( Suzi )

[jwolfe152]

well there's always an exception in his case look at tank

[guidofatherof5]

Hannibelle

I don't think that is a territorial issue.

[guidofatherof5]

[QUOTE=jwolfe152;248828]well there's always an exception in his case look at tank [/QUOTE]

There are always exceptions to the rule but without evidence that it(being territorial) is happening I stand by my original statement.

[jwolfe152]

i think they would be good together, but like you said to be safe take a full day of observing and if there are signs of aggression or being territorial split them up. another idea might be to videotape them while you sleep or if you have to go out for an extended period and watch it when ya can, just to be 100% sure of them.

[Foxrun402]

That's a great idea! I will def keep that in mind!

[Foxrun402]

I don't think that is a territorial issue.

Maybe not but still basically what I'm afraid of though... I don't want to put her in there until she is somewhat caught up with Suzi in size, Xena is so friendly its almost mind boggling so maybe she will change Suzi's attitude lol

Edit: Maybe Suzi will teach Xena how to properly dig into and hide in her moss hide like Suzi always does lol!

[Foxrun402]

Well I was home for lunch and was gonna clean a spot in Suzi's tank.... BLAM! she strikes my thumb and I feel little teeth drag across my finger....

First time I've felt her teeth while she was telling me "No! Go away!". buuuut I also woke her up poking her out of the moss hide.... I keep that hide in there all the time she loves it... I only moisten it during shed time... But even completely dry she digs all over in it lol.

They both ate a snack and I went back to work lol

[EasternGirl]

It's an interesting feeling the first time you feel teeth and a real bite. I have tried to explain it to people...best description I can give is it is like walking into a pricker bush and getting stuck really hard. It doesn't feel like a bite so much. I'm so used to it now...I have one small WC eastern that bites me every single time I take him out to move him to his feed tub....and my big girls, Cee Cee and Sadie...they bite the crap out of me every time it is feed time...they decide my hands are the food and they need to start munching on the way to the feed tub...lol. I have gotten to the point where I put medical gloves on because I get tired of my hands looking like I stuck them through glass after I move the girls for feeding...but they bite right through the gloves!!

[Foxrun402]

It was very odd... im used to her "nosing" or "fasle striking" and her nose tapping me and she darts off to hide lol, but this time it was a full on burst of aggression with tiny teeth that didnt puncture just scratched the surface slightly... no damage to me or Suzi lol

But it gave me a look into what I'll be dealing with in the future and I'm certainly not going to let a little biting deter me from handling them so they know I'm friend not foe lol!

Suzi has always done that though, and always sleeps buried in the moss away from plain sight... so maybe waking her up and kicking her out of the moss hide was a little too rude and she took action lol

[EasternGirl]

Yep, probably. Cee Cee always did the same thing for the longest time...just false-striking and banging her nose into my hand. Then she discovered biting...now if she strikes, she goes all out...strikes hard with a bite. She looks like some kind of crazed rattler or cobra when she does it...she's not playing around. She rarely strikes at me like that though...usually when she bites me it's at feeding time because she smells food...no striking, just grabbing at me like I am food and biting at anything that moves...lol. Sadie does the same thing.