2012 Albino and het T.s.parietalis (Red Sided Garter Snake)

[ConcinusMan]

Gorgeous. Love the albino red sideds. One of my favorite aberrant garters. I just have a thing for red/orange on an albino. Beautiful.

[guidofatherof5]

I offered food on there birth day but no one ate. I wasn't surprised as very few snake eat that soon but it does happen.
This evening I place 5 worm chunks under the hide and 30 minutes later there were only 2. Looks like one of the hets.
has started eating.
I offer food as soon as possible as not to miss any fed opportunities. I mean an opportunity for them to eat.
I believe for some snakes the fed window can come and go rather quickly. By offering food early I catch all these windows.
Food doesn't go to waste if they don't eat. I have a few other snakes that will pickup the slack.

[guidofatherof5]

Make that 5 pieces offered and 5 pieces eaten. I think the larger of the two albinos has eaten.

I put 12 more pieces under the hide. I'll check it in the morning.
Hoping I can get all these special snakes eating and thriving.

[i_heart_sneakie_snakes]

They are absolutely adorable!!!

[InsanePirateDragon]

Awesome that they are eating! Good job little guys!

Now how big are they exactly, I'm kind of curious and still trying to guess age on my girl.

[guidofatherof5]

Been a good morning.
10 pieces of food eaten. I even watched the smaller albino swallowing a piece. That means both albinos are eating.

Here's a strange one. While feeding the adults Red Sideds the male dropped out and headed across the floor.
I went to the other side of the enclosures to intercept him. In order to grab him I had to move a small trash can.
Under that can was a Red Sided het. It must have escaped shortly after it was born.
Now the count is 7 born, 1 stillborn, 4 hets. and 2 albinos.

[chris-uk]

Good catch. Much longer and that baby het would have been facing dehydration. Hope he fairs well after his adventurous start to life.

[mikem]

maybe he was showing you where the little one had escaped to! glad you found it!

[guidofatherof5]

Thanks Chris.
I was just down in the snake room and saw the smaller albino out so I offered a chunk of worm.
The little scrub took it right off the hemostats. This group is doing very well for only being 2/3 days old.

[EasternGirl]

Wow....it has been mysterious baby time at the ranch. Glad you found the little one. Hope he is doing well. Glad the others are eating.