Close calls

[Snake lover 3-25]

does anyone take there garters out when the weather is nice and let them roam the yard?

mine love going out and exploring and maybe even getting a meal on the run lol

got any close call stories? outside? inside?

i take meadow out often and she's always great.... she just chills and she actually follows me whenever i start to move away... i'm out there with her of course but i don't have to pay much attention.... i usually have her out with her 2 yr old kids... but they are much more unrulely than i ever would have imagined and although she's great they tend to burrow into the grass and disappear from view...

i had 2 close calls on the same day last year with them.... i had meadow out along with sooty and willow (her kids) and another big girl i called big mama who i later let go along with her 22 babies.... i went over to bring big mama closer to where i could supervise and when i came back i could no longer see willow... now as many of you know willow is a pretty bright orange color and so i dug around a little and then i just waited for him to pop back up... around 10 mins passed and no willow so i started to panic and got the idea to spray the area he was in hoping to flush him out.... i sprayed and then i waited and finally he popped out and i captured him and put him away....

so i was just sitting out there and i glanced over at the others and when i looked back sooty was nowhere to be found.... so i sprayed and sprayed and dug and dugand no sooty.... 20 mins later i decided to check one last time and there she was and she looks at me like "what are you doing tearing up the lawn?" so that said lol now i just take them out one at a time...

meadow usually doesn't need much supervision... she just lounges and basks in the sun unless i start to walk away... only had one scare with her and that was her first time in the back yard.... i was helping my bro launch a rocket and then i went to check on her and she had vanished... my back yard is about 2/3 the size of my front yard and is bordered with woods.... after about 30 mins of searching with the help of my parents and my brother i found her under some brush at the edge of the woods with a toad in her mouth lol

once i was working in the garden with willow roaming in the dirt and meadow basking on a rock the garden is in a strange corner and is surrounded by a wide concrete path and i was keeping a close enough eye on them to catch them crossing it... so i looked up from weeding and of course willow is gone... so i pick up each rock and look under each plant and when i eventually make it to the corner i pick up some leaves and there he is with his head in a hole with a HUGE nightcrawler in his mouth lol

[adamanteus]

It sounds kind of risky to me, Shanley, to be honest. I think you could easily lose one (or more) of them letting them wander free like that. I never do anything like that.

[Stefan-A]

You've been incredibly lucky, Shanley.

[Snake lover 3-25]

yeah i know.... no more going outside unless it's only one...... they just love it too much for me to take it away so i'd be happy to spend 3 times the amount of time i'm usually out there

[mtolypetsupply]

I'm too paranoid to even think about that. Maybe when they're older they'll calm down, but they're so energetic now, and I have a tough enough time chasing a 1year old human down, much less a little athletic garter!

I don't even let my dog off lead, as I am too paranoid that he wouldn't come back, or would get hit by a car. I did get him as an adult, so I imagine that I might be more comfortable with a dog I had from a puppy.

[reptile3]

OMG! If I tried that with the dekayi's or garters, I would loose them! I let George out a few times, but he is big enough, to keep an eye on. I won't let my other reptiles out either. I let them sit in the window on a warm day

[snakeman]

Wait till a hawk swoops down and takes your snake.Thats what I am afraid of.I'll have to get the shotgun and start blasting!HA!HA!

[reptile3]

Wait till a hawk swoops down and takes your snake.Thats what I am afraid of.I'll have to get the shotgun and start blasting!HA!HA!

that would suck!! men & their guns!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Shanley, you're a crazy person!!!

I do regularly take my snakes of all shapes and sizes out into the yard, but it's only one snake at a time and unless they are a big snake, they don't go on the ground. I put them in one of the numerous small 3 or 4 foot trees/bushes we have and that way they can't go anywhere yet they still enjoy it, and I am in control!! Tightie whitie is my favorite to take out there, because once I put her in the tree she starts intantly waving her head side to side to blend in with the wind, and if I flutter my hand around she gets a crazy look in her eye and I know that she is thinking birds!!!!

I get so tempted to stick her out by the bird feeder

[ssssnakeluvr]

the ONLY time mine are out in the yard is when I am taking photos....and only one at a time....too easy to lose one!!!