Stefan's garters

[Stefan-A]

Yeah, I zoomed in on him inside the box at 0:15. There's more of him at 1:56.

[ConcinusMan]

I still think that there is a great risk of "cooking" the babies in a situation like this. You say "her body her choice" but it's a snake we're talking about. They don't always make the best choices. Personally I wouldn't provide a hot spot higher than 90 degrees F, and I wouldn't do it using bottom heat.

[Stefan-A]

I still think that there is a great risk of "cooking" the babies in a situation like this. You say "her body her choice" but it's a snake we're talking about. They don't always make the best choices. Personally I wouldn't provide a hot spot higher than 90 degrees F, and I wouldn't do it using bottom heat.

They do this quite literally for a living. They know a hell of a lot more about what's the right temperature, than we do. Even assuming that this particular female doesn't know what she's doing, why would I want to help her pass those genes on? I'm not going to be like all those [expletive deleted], who bend over backwards to make sure animals that are completely unfit to breed, do so. I don't pip eggs either.

[guidofatherof5]

Best of luck. Hoping for the best.

[Stefan-A]

Well of course I forgot my scales at my second address, so no update on the possibly gravid female's weight this week.

She did however do something completely against her character: She refused food.

[gregmonsta]

Be careful .... if she's like mine she'll want a bite. Although it seems your girl likes to follow a normal pattern.

[Stefan-A]

Waved the mouse in her face. She ran away.

[guidofatherof5]

Waved the mouse in her face. She ran away.

Is that unusual for her?

[Stefan-A]

Is that unusual for her?

Extremely. This snake's feeding response is normally triggered by everything.

[Stefan-A]

Still nothing new, starting to think it's a false alarm. Forgot my scales again. Offered her a mouse, she bit it once and ran away.

Noticed that the timer is turning off the lights in her enclosure roughly a minute earlier every day. It was 22:15 last Thursday, 22:09 today. And yes, we don't use the AM/PM system here.