I'm getting checkereds, FINALLY!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Yes! believe it or not.... I was having a hard time finding some checkered garter snakes that were not teensie weensie and/or albino for a long time. All that I wanted was normal, not albino, not het for albino, not nothing to do with albino checkered's!!!! I finally get my wish!!! picking up the yearling trio at hamburg for $50!!!!

YES!!!!

::happy almost has new snakes dance::

I am really hoping to find some other thamnophis at the show as well!!! I have started reducing the amount of other colubrids in my collection mso that I can have even more garters!! Like more radix... parietalis....... atratus.... ::sigh::

And what is it, may I ask.. that is so darned awesome about radix? I don't know why but I do love my normal female radix a whole lot!

[GartersRock]

WHOOHOO!!!! I LOVE Checkereds!! They where what got me into garters!! Or snakes in general for the matter! Which might explain that by the end of this week I will have a grand total of *10* adult checkereds and a yearling. Rofl!! Yes. I love checkereds. lol!
I KNOW you will enjoy them Shannon! Congrats to you!!!

I really need a normal radix... So bad!! And I need some normal easterns to. I have a grand total of none! But I do have a pair of flame easterns. Which I won't complain about. loL!

[GartersRock]

Oh and might I add that in all my checkered excitement. Mine too aren't het or homozygous for nothing but green!

[Lori P]

Congrats Shannon!! I can't wait to see them. And everything else you come home with... lol!!!

[Garter_Gertie]

Fantastic, Shannon! I'd love to go to a snake show... Darn.

Did someone say a "green" garter? I dibs it!

[anji1971]

Good news, Shannon!
Looking forward to the amazing photos that are sure to follow their arrival!

[Sid]

Congratulation, Shannon. Looks like you found them at a great price too. Keep us posted on them and if you find anything else to add to your collection at the show. Good luck.

[GartersRock]

Most nice checkereds Gertie are very green! I'll let you know when I have babies!!

[adamanteus]

Congrats Shannon. Checkereds are great, I have 2.1 myself.

[infernalis]

Some day I want some Checkereds, I changed my mind about the albinos, they are pretty, but the inbreeding and poor overall heath of the specimens sold, scares me away from them.