Garter Bachelor Pad of Kansas

[InsanePirateDragon]

Well sorry I've haven't been around, my hand decided that it wanted to visit the land of Owieville and spend the last few weeks splinted up and useless which made trying to handle reptiles a little hard (particularly to a certain little albino who doesn't really sit still just yet)

But both Garter boys are doing fine, Sully's clocking in at over a foot now and is very eager for his food, but he will take it nicely from my fingers without complaint and now understands the concept of a food bowl and no longer hauls his worm and fish across the tank.

And Marley's a good ol' boy now, more than likely full grown now at a descent 25 inches with his most resent shed yesterday and went on his many trips to preschool with the kiddies, who love him. I just love my handsome boy.

And for picture spam


Wait... Is that BREAKFAST!!!



You're moving too slow! I'm dying!


And of course, right after his latest shed and thinking; OMG a CAMERA LET ME SEE!




Fine... I'll sit here... But I better get something...


Oh yeah... Thats the spot...


WHY DID YOU STOP PEASANT! I didn't tell you you could! Now keep scratching...

[guidofatherof5]

Nice update. Snakes are looking awesome.

[ProXimuS]

Lookin good

[InsanePirateDragon]

Okay so funny story yesterday...

I fed everyone in the morning like I always do before I go to work, and I believed that I had everyone all locked up and secure so no worries.

Then I get an interesting call while I was at work last night from my sister who was at the house.

Sis: Hey are you missing a snake
Me: Not that I know of... Why...
Sis: Well a little pink snake just came slithering up to me with a 'take me home' look on his face.
Me: Wait... What? You have Sully!

So somehow, I'm not exactly sure, but the little Houdini got during feeding time and had run of the house for a few hours. And at least he was smart enough to go up to someone without much trouble... Silly boy.

So I might be moving up his transfer to the Bachelor Pad a little sooner than I thought. I was going to wait until winter to put him with Marley but I might just go ahead and do it since the big tank apparently is more secure than the the 10 gallon.

[ConcinusMan]

And his humble abode for a little while, at least until he's a little bit bigger most definitely. He's certainly smaller than when Marley came around

A tip:

Put the water dish on the far cool end, away from the heat sources which should be on the other end. If you want to see them out more, try adding plastic plants to make the enclosure rather "jungle like" and add an overhead heat source. They'll often then come out up into the plants to bask under the overhead heat.

Some albinos prefer to come out after dark. They can't see red light so a red heat bulb will let you see them, but they'll think it's dark and come out. Works for kings and milks that hide all day, too.

[InsanePirateDragon]

Alright so its officially has been a week since Sully moved into the Bachelor Pad with Marley with no incidents. They either take up different hides (I made sure that there were plenty so that they could get away from each other) or they'll share the basking spot each in their own pile of snake. Sully's even shed since going in so thats a good sign.

Still going to keep them separate while eating though since Sully likes to go 'everywhere' with his share.

But all in all, I don't know what I was worried about in the first place, but I'm still watching them like hawks looking for signs of aggression from either of the boys.

Meanwhile RL just taken a turn with my grandmother just being diagnosed with cancer and we really don't trust my uncle to take care of her, me and my family will be talking more about it over thanksgiving of what to do.

But if push comes to shove I might have to relocate for a little while to Pittsburg KS for a few months at least. And the boys and Fry will probably at least come down with me and I wouldn't be able to get internet down there unless I hit up a Starbucks.

And I hate coffee.

[EasternGirl]

I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother. I hope that she can beat this. She is in loving hands, though, so that is good. Sully looks so big! Can I ask you the difference in size of Sully and the other bachelors? I am considering moving some younger snakes in with adult snakes...but I can't decide if it would be safe based on size difference. That is funny about Sully getting out and slithering right up to someone! If that happened here...you all would know it because you would be able to hear the screams of my family all across the country. Glad Sully didn't go MIA.

[InsanePirateDragon]

Thanks.

But yeah, Sully's grown a lot he's as long as the 10 gallon so I figured it wouldn't hurt to move him a bit earlier than I planned, I'll get some pictures of him and Marley tonight. Now Marley is still a bit bigger min you, but I do trust Marley not to get all 'grr' with Sully, still I always check on them every morning and whenever I pass reptile/bedroom.

Probably helped that I used the rule of Leos. Provide enough hides for everyone and space there shouldn't be fighting. Each snake pretty much has his house; Marley has his rock hut and Sully has his bamboo tube and the humid hide that I keep chasing him out of. Its not like he has a snake pool or anything... Silly Sully.

Marley gave the tube a try but he didn't exactly fit the tail end of his body in and it was quite comical to pull two feet of snake out like a magic trick. He wasn't stuck, just needed him the weekly body checks that I do and to hang out on my computer with me like we always do though he's gotten a bit big for his normal spot.

I've been super paranoid about mites since the hedgehog had them. It took forever to get rid of them.

[guidofatherof5]

Two different mites. No need to worry.
Hedgehog mites are probably sarcoptic, demodectic, psoroptes, and chorioptes.

Snake mites are Ophionyssus natricis.

[InsanePirateDragon]

I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother. I hope that she can beat this. She is in loving hands, though, so that is good. Sully looks so big! Can I ask you the difference in size of Sully and the other bachelors? I am considering moving some younger snakes in with adult snakes...but I can't decide if it would be safe based on size difference.

Okay I got a pick of the boys while I was changing out bedding;


Marley still has a bit of bulk against Sully's awkward teen stage as I'm calling it.