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    Male or female? Please advise

    Hi everyone I was reading a post from a while ago where you all helped someone determine the gender of his garter snakes. I'm thinking mine is female, but not sure. The only reason I'm thinking that is because of the way (her?) tail tapers more abruptly than a smoother taper...is that the way a female's tail tapers? I'm not even pretending to know, but I have read something like that from multiple sources. Anyway, I can't tell from the vent because I haven't had a good enough look at it or gotten a good enough picture yet. Don't mean to be disgusting or crude, but could it also be that since he's eaten so many worms in the last week that he hasn't had a healthy enough crap yet and he's backed up? and that's why there's not a smoother taper? He has crapped a few times since he's eaten, but I don't know enough about them to know how much is enough. I do think it's a good sign, though.

    Can you all please help? I've included some pics, although I don't know if they're good enough for identification. If not then please let me know what to get a good close picture of. Thanks!!

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    Hello, I'm a new owner...found a Garter at work so I decided to keep it. Don't know what kind, but I'm thinking it's an Eastern since I live in WV.

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    Re: Male or female? Please advise

    i'm not the expert here, but i'm sure that's a female.
    congratulations
    tina, aka garterchick

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    Re: Male or female? Please advise

    Looks like a female.

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    Re: Male or female? Please advise

    Tina, it seems your an expert yet
    Itīs a female for sure.
    Iīll eat a broom, if not
    Allready waiting for the sommer
    best wishes bis bald Udo
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    Re: Male or female? Please advise

    Thanks for the help you all!!

    Udo, "Iīll eat a broom, if not " LOL! That's funny! I've never heard that before.
    Hello, I'm a new owner...found a Garter at work so I decided to keep it. Don't know what kind, but I'm thinking it's an Eastern since I live in WV.

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    Re: Male or female? Please advise

    I'll just chime in with just one more female!!
    Amanda Tolleson

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    Re: Male or female? Please advise

    Quote Originally Posted by kmreese View Post
    Thanks for the help you all!!

    Udo, "Iīll eat a broom, if not " LOL! That's funny! I've never heard that before.
    Itīs a German adage, I canīt find something similar English, so I had to translate it word by word
    Allready waiting for the sommer
    best wishes bis bald Udo
    Breeding Redsides EGSA-Chairman

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    Re: Male or female? Please advise

    female

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    Re: Male or female? Please advise

    Quote Originally Posted by zooplan View Post
    Itīs a German adage, I canīt find something similar English, so I had to translate it word by word
    In English, Swedish and Finnish, you'd be eating your hat.

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    Re: Male or female? Please advise

    Ah...ok Thanks Stefan, I've heard that one before, but a broom?? I thought it was funny...and Udo, I didn't mean anything by it. I just had never heard of eating a broom. Hahaha...it still makes me laugh. You've come up with a good one
    Hello, I'm a new owner...found a Garter at work so I decided to keep it. Don't know what kind, but I'm thinking it's an Eastern since I live in WV.

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