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    "Preparing For First shed" GGarter's Avatar
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    Finally!!!

    I have finally got my first garter this weekend!
    A CB female t.s.s. "florida blue" from 06.

    Looked for a male aswell but with no luck.

    She's been eating guppies from the day I put her in her temporary enclosure. Quite a surprise as I expected her to be all stressed out from the transport and her new surroundings.
    She's lively, and pays a lot of attention to her surroundings. Moving from the basking spot to the cold area beside the water bowl.

    I'm not fully done with my vivarium for her, and hopefully a him as well, but i'll post pics of the project when I'm done.

    She's not tame at all, and it's not my mission to make her so. I would like to make her "handable" though. I thought about giving her a week to settle down, and then starting handling her once in a while. Is that too soon you think?


    greets Tore
    Greets Tore

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    Re: Finally!!!

    congrats Tore
    i would probably let her settle for about 2 weeks first. just for time to adjust
    good luck

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    Re: Finally!!!

    Congrats and good luck with her..................
    Justin

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    Re: Finally!!!

    congratulations on the new arrival!
    I hope you can find her a partner soon. I am not allowed to buy any snakes till I pay my student loan off, so i am a little envious!!!!

    I'm sure after she's settled in you'll have no trouble handling her- even my wild caught garter tamed up a little after a while!
    Best of luck!!
    Anji

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    Re: Finally!!!

    whod you get it from??
    Quote Originally Posted by GGarter View Post
    I have finally got my first garter this weekend!
    A CB female t.s.s. "florida blue" from 06.

    Looked for a male aswell but with no luck.

    She's been eating guppies from the day I put her in her temporary enclosure. Quite a surprise as I expected her to be all stressed out from the transport and her new surroundings.
    She's lively, and pays a lot of attention to her surroundings. Moving from the basking spot to the cold area beside the water bowl.

    I'm not fully done with my vivarium for her, and hopefully a him as well, but i'll post pics of the project when I'm done.

    She's not tame at all, and it's not my mission to make her so. I would like to make her "handable" though. I thought about giving her a week to settle down, and then starting handling her once in a while. Is that too soon you think?


    greets Tore
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    Re: Finally!!!

    Congats on the garter. You realize....it all starts with just one.
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    Re: Finally!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by reed_Kamsler View Post
    whod you get it from??
    I got it from a dane called Søe.

    We don't have a lot of people breeding garters in denmark.

    He has some goog looking specimens though.
    Greets Tore

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    Re: Finally!!!

    Congrats with her! Hopefully you'll find her a suitable male. They are known for their temperemant and this normally stays that way.
    We'll be expecting pics (or certainly I am)

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    Re: Finally!!!

    Congratulations with your first garter !!
    I think it's ok to start handle her after a week. Normaly baby garters don't mind the transport much. But like Snaky already said, s.s. florida blue have quite a temperament, and I think it's very hard to tame them We have ours for 1,5 year and they're still jumping around even if I only stand in front of their enclosure. But I guess that makes them so special
    . They are gorgeous garters and I'm sure you will have a lot of fun with her.

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    Re: Finally!!!

    "Florida Blue" are very beautyful snakes and good feeders too.
    I´ve bred them for some years, but now I´m thru with it.
    My male died and I´m going to sell my last female, because I´m looking forward to breed more parietalis.
    Allready waiting for the sommer
    best wishes bis bald Udo
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