My Checkered is the biggest weenie

[Mommy2many]

They love to hunt! Mine have smeared pinkie parts all over their homes, including the glass.

As for calcium powder, I do not use it. I vary the diet between pinkies, earthworms and fish; frozen, live or salmon. Between all of the different foods, they do extremely well.

[d_virginiana]

I have one that acts the same way. He'll be really curious and follow you around inside his tank until you look at him, then he either freezes or runs.

[ObsidianDragon]

Wow, these little garters seem to cycle through sheds fast. She was blue maybe two days, cleared up, and then shed the next! Meanwhile my king, who started blue at around the same time, is...still in blue. Poor fella.

Looked like a good, clean shed. And she ate--but not from my hand! Indeed, after the first time she took food from my fingers, she's steadfastly refused ever since. Ah well.

At this rate she is SO flighty...I think I'll just leave her be and feed her on her plate until she's maybe big enough to not be a total weenie. That day will come, right? Maybe?

[Mommy2many]

Scaredy snake...

[ObsidianDragon]

"The Hermitage", freshly redecorated with More Ways To Not Be Seen
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And one unhappy, poop-expelling, but freshly shed Dart. She didn't appreciate being removed for the redecorating process! I weighed her since I had her in The Cup anyway, and she's a wee 11.7 grams.
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[ObsidianDragon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNRE1PqUtQw

I took a video of her "back up, flee!" routine, because it amuses me so. I've been handling her here and there to try to get her used to it--only every third day or so, as I also feed her every three days at the moment and try to space it so it's not liable to disturb that process. So, I handle her the day before I'd feed her, so there's a day between when she's left alone.

Have a bonus picture of my King, Noodle, while I'm here:
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[guidofatherof5]

"Patience you must have my young padawan"

[jersbabyp]

Ours is an adult, we rescued him last year from a construction site in the winter. We left him alone for about a week. Then decided it was time to see how he reacted to being held. He explored my hands and lap for about 15 minutes and then fell asleep in my hand. 11 months later and he does the same thing every night. Sometimes only plays for 5 minutes sometimes 30, but always ends up asleep in my hand. He likes to push my fingers with his nose into certain positions so he can get comfortable. He amazes me every day.