The first 4 weeks of garter keeping

**Char361979** · 10-10-2011, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by chris-uk

you make me feel guilty now.

So you should

**snakehill** · 10-10-2011, 02:29 PM

Hey Char! I think he's yours! Hope he's still there!!!

**chris-uk** · 10-10-2011, 02:09 PM

Did I forget to mention this thread to the wife?
The garter in the shop seems quite happy enough. We'll have to see whether we end up with any more garters...

Anyway, as an update on the the four newbies - 2 are little porkers who are putting on weight nicely, the one that had the bad shed is a picky eater but at least she is eating. As for the 4th, we're not expecting it to survive, after 2 months it weighs about 2g compared to 12-14g for the bigger two from the same litter.
I expect the next update on their progress to include some bad news. To borrow one of Steve's terms, the "feeding switch" just hasn't switched on for this one, and she's lost weight, she's got less active, it just isn't looking good.

On the positive, our albino checkered looks like she's coming up for her second shed in 3 weeks - off her food, skin is very dull and not soft to the touch. I'm hoping when I get home from my business trip she'll have shed and will be looking forward to her favourite pinkie feed.

**Char361979** · 10-10-2011, 02:10 PM

You are so right Steve. You can see the pain in his little face. Stuck in a tiny box with just substrate and a water dish, surrounded by these big brutes with no elan or finese. Destined to sit there until they put him in the clearance sale when some snot nosed kid will buy him and not love him or cherish him as we could. He will never know the joy of curling up with Binky the way Eskarina does or wrapping himself round my thumb whilst watching tv. The will know none of these things. He will merely sit alone in his plastic prison.

I would dearly love to just go get him but I can't drive and the shop is far enough away that I can't go and get him without Chris taking me.... Gosh darn it!!

**Char361979** · 10-10-2011, 02:30 PM

I'm working on it snakehill!

I knew you guys would understand the poor little fella's plight.

**chris-uk** · 10-10-2011, 02:40 PM

Meh.... I might cave in. But we also know a man who has a couple of dozen checkereds in need of homes. Including a batch of 50% albino checkereds.

And just so you guys don't think that we have a weird marriage where we type at each other on a forum across the room from each other... I'm 140 miles from home working for a couple of days. If I was at home I'm sure I'd be getting a real guilt trip by now.

**Char361979** · 10-10-2011, 02:55 PM

Guilt trip is a little strong... moral instruction is the term I would use.

**snakehill** · 10-10-2011, 04:03 PM

Sorry to hear about your little one that isn't doing well!!

**Char361979** · 10-10-2011, 04:32 PM

She just won't eat. It's really sad as she's got the prettiest markings and colours of all of them and is the most inquisitive.

**guidofatherof5** · 10-10-2011, 08:04 PM

Hoping the little one does a turn around before it's too late.

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