New, with first Garter!

[jitami]

What a sweet little baby! Sounds like you're off to a good start! Welcome!

[anji1971]

Hello, and welcome!
What a pretty baby you have!

[Snake lover 3-25]

cute baby!!!! great setup!!!

i'd say that if she is eating for you then she is fine without a friend for now..... but i think they like to be together.... so i'd get one once you feel ready... just my opinion

[jitami]

Topaz, I have to tell you that the pic of your baby on your fingers had me a little freaked out! I'm expecting my first two babies early next week, about the same age as yours, and while I know that they are small your picture really drove that home! I'm getting soooo excited! And just a little nervous!

Oh, and I love the fact that the boyfriend is listed last in your menagerie

[Topaz]

Topaz, I have to tell you that the pic of your baby on your fingers had me a little freaked out! I'm expecting my first two babies early next week, about the same age as yours, and while I know that they are small your picture really drove that home! I'm getting soooo excited! And just a little nervous!

Oh, and I love the fact that the boyfriend is listed last in your menagerie

Hehehe. That is actually the boyfriend's fingers! He has much bigger hands than mine

Yes, they are VERY small. I was blown away at the size. I hadn't held a garter since I was very young, and the babies almost scared me. I was afraid I'd drop them (like the breeder did a few times.)

Also, I forgot to add that the lady who bred the parents said she had the babeis eating large crickets. I couldn't imagine they'd even be interested in them. So I don't know if they actually ate them or if the worm my girl got was her first meal. Any insight on this would be appreciated. I think next month if she still has any left (which is very likely, they don't have a very good reputation,) I might get another when I go to pick up some gerbils.

[Snake lover 3-25]

yeah... i bet it'd make your little girl happy.... but please tell that "breeder" to either stop getting the snakes or at the VERY least figure out what to feed them!!!!! por snakes...... recomend this forum!!!

[jitami]

Hehehe. That is actually the boyfriend's fingers! He has much bigger hands than mine

Well, that's a bit of good news We got my first and, up until this point, only garter as a yearling. He wasn't big, but not tiny, either. He was being passed around and dropped by a group of boys, including my own. Yes, they got a talking to. I felt sorry for him and he's been with us 6 years now. I didn't find this forum until this spring and the timing is just perfect to start adding a snake or two here and there

[Topaz]

This breeder most likely won't be interested in any forums. They breed everything from betta fish, to opossums, gerbils, african greys, etc. They're in it for the money and to them it's a "business." Better than some I've seen, but it could be WAY better.

[Snake lover 3-25]

that's horrible...... maybe if you tel them the snakes'll die and then there will be none to sell if they dont start feeding them the right food......

[GartersRock]

Ugh. The "breeders" sound like bad news.... Oh well. Good luck with yours!!!