New member with questions

[Lumpy]

Cockatoos are great birds. A friend of mine has a Moluccan he hand raised. Cockatoos demand attention, and if they don't get it, they tend to develop behavioral problems. They are great chewers too.

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[Lumpy]

Blue and Golds like to test you. Same with Quakers. They need to be handled quite a bit. Any large parrot can lay the smackdown if they so desire. I've been bloodied more times than I care to remember. It's an electric pain that I don't cotton to. But, exotic birds are just that. Even hand raised ones still have the "wild" still in their genes.

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[Lori P]

My mom has an African Grey that we rescued... he lived 8 years in basic solitary confinement, never out of his cage, stuck in a back bedroom with the door shut because he was "mean". Well, the things that have come out of this bird's mouth now that he's got a life... omg!! Those old owners have NO secrets from us now!!

And just the other day he started belching... rofl... my dad is so embarrassed because we know who he's imitating!! Guess it could be worse...

Welcome to the group Lump... your snake is beautiful, I hope she settles in well for you!!

[Lumpy]

Ours doesn't belch, but he does cough and clear his throat. He tells the dogs to "Kennel up!", whistles and calls the cats. Has a bevy of things he says. He's good at sound effects. More than once he's tricked me into thinking my Nextel 2 way was beeping. He can replicate the microwave timer too.

He's a piece of work.

Have you been able to handle him, or is he still bitey? It takes some time and patience, but you can tame him down.

Thanks for the welcome! I put a heating pad under part of the aquarium and set it to low, added a bowl of water and fashioned a box for a hiding spot until I get more suitable accomidations for her.

Lump

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

yes yes yes! you must provide your snake with water! I have a new WC garter also, shes a great big oaf of a snake... but as you can see here she has settled in well and i am 90% sure she's gonna be a momma! this pic is from when i first caught her in early spring... but her back end.. it's well, huge now!!!

[Lumpy]

How about feeding? How much and how often? Are nightcrawlers their main source in the wild? What about beetles and moths, stuff like that?

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[Snake lover 3-25]

VERY CUTE!!!!!!!! also about the babies you can see the recent baby threads GOOD LUCK!!!!!

[Sid]

How about feeding? How much and how often? Are nightcrawlers their main source in the wild? What about beetles and moths, stuff like that?

Lump

Worms, fish and toads are their main diet in the wild. Garters don't eat insects. I would try it on pinkie mice and see if it will take them. Welcome to the forum, by the way. This is a link to the general Garter care from the forum article section. http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets...ake_Care_Sheet

[Lumpy]

Do most buy frozen pinkie mice?

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[Snake lover 3-25]

yeah i think most of us do..... at least those of us who don't breed the mice them selves.....