Tiny miracle

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

This morning I woke up to a rather unpleasant surprise. I know I mentioned earlier that I suspected my albino checkered female was gravid. Well it turns out she was, but she dropped her babies way too early. The babies were almost done but they had not absorbed their yolks yet. Some of them were barely alive but most were dead and the rest were on their way out... Very sad... then as I was picking up all the stillborns out of the corner of my eyes I saw one that was not dead or dying. I picked the little guy up, somehow this tiny, premature baby garter snake was able to free itself from the sac and had managed to survive. This little snake is so small, the size of a newborn dekay's! But it seems to be alert and active! A bit thin, I don't think he absorbed the yolk, but he was apparently far enough along to where he managed to make it. I put him in a deli with wet paper towel as he was dry and needed to shed, when I get home from work tonight, we shall see how this little survivor is doing. it seems maybe this one was born to fight, so hopefully he will start eating quickly so that he doesn't starve! I'll post a picture tonight after work!

[snakehill]

Hope the little scrub makes it!! Good luck!!!

[Kantar]

Its name should be 'Lucky' I hope all the best for the little one, its in good hands

at least you can offer bigger pieces than I had to with my northern redbellies, started off with pieces no wider than 1/16 of an inch bites. Now they are biting down 1/8ths no problem

Can try to leave little bites sittng all around the enclosure. Their first bites was from a tiny piece of worm that I managed to stick to the enclosure wall

[guidofatherof5]

Nice to hear something good came out it this situation.
Hope the little one survives.

[RedSidedSPR]

Thats amazing! Hope he makes it!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

I was truly amazed to find a live baby from all of this. It baffles me that somehow this one beat the odds so far... I just hope it's not all in vain and that he makes it! If he does I will probably put him up for adoption once I am sure he is OK!

[Mrs N1ntndo]

well I hope he keeps going strong. I too think he was born a fighter. GO LUCKY GO.

[d_virginiana]

Hope he starts eating for you soon! At least you got one little one, and plus he has a wonderful story behind him. I'd love to see a picture of him when you can get one.

[katach]

I'm pulling for the little one! Good luck with him. Love to see a photo when you can.

[jitami]

Sending good thoughts to the little miracle baby...