Garters are such fast shedders!

[jaleely]

Just cracks me up. One day they're fine, next day they're in full blue, next day they shed. It may take a few more days than that but my lil female anery red sided is SO fast!
I didn't even know she was in shed. I was holding her and showing her to a friend, we come home a few hours later and there's a shed lol
Previously she's done the whole almost overnight transition thing.

She's growing so fast! Male does the same thing to me, but of course he eats less, and is growing less...still a super fast metabolism though.

Just a funny difference. The ball pythons i have take weeks...first the pre-blue fussy stage, then a week or so in blue, then a week or more after, then a shed.
My hogneses take forEVER. And they are a really fast metabolism animal. They eat, next day, they're pooping. But shedding takes about a month off food, being fussy, then in blue for a week or more, then at least two weeks before the shed after they come out of blue.
Sand boas are inbetween the balls and the hognoses depending.

But man, I must be doing something right with these little garters because they're eating, pooping, peeing, drinking, and shedding and growing!

And ALWAYS the shed had that gaping mouth open...makes me laugh every time i see it because it's so cute and silly!
All the other snakes roll theirs up, but not these guys! Looks like they just go "AHHH" and then slide right out!
So cute!
I'll post a shed pic on here. Feel free to post yours, as well! I Love'em and they crack me up!

[setfree]

A couple of mine just shed today! The sheds also had that look on the face! I'll try and post some pics tomorrow.

[guidofatherof5]

Garters are the best kept secret in the snake world. So many snake people are missing out on a true experience with a snake that has personality.
Every day is a new experience.

[jaleely]

They are really a joy. I'm so glad I got into them! Have to thank our moderator, infernalis...Wayne. First time I really looked into them was because of some posts he did over at sSnakeSs.com.
I am SO impatient about getting more garters, now *lol*
Hey i can't let my little guys get lonely!

[Steveo]

Mine are secret shedders... maybe one or two out of ten I can see preparing for shed or shedding. The rest just leave skins all over the place.