"The Girls" move in together.........

anji1971 · 06-16-2008, 08:34 PM

Well, now that Chili's had her l'il peppers, I decided it was high time she shared accomodations with Deejay. I moved them Sunday, and it was kind of comical at first.
Deejay, having spent the last few weeks trying to crawl through the glass because she could see Chili in the next tank, and couldn't get to her, decided it wasn't so cool once Chili was actually present in "her" space!
This new arrival made life decidedly unpleasant -- immediately taking over the hide, and climbing all over the branches that had formerly only been climbed by Deejay.
There was much head twitching and tail lashing. So much tail lashing in fact, that it made watching TV rather difficult for a few hours! And I began to wonder if maybe I had done something terrible for Deejay's psychological state. Maybe she'd been traumatized and would need therapy............aaaaarrrrrggghhh!!
But by today, everything seemed to have settled itself. I added a second hide, and some extra greenery, and earlier, I caught the two of them right next to each other, although when I looked in Deejay gave a few tail-lashes just for good measure!

For the most part, though, they're spending their time rather calmly now:

EdgyExoticReptiles · 06-16-2008, 09:17 PM

awww, i didnt realize dejay was so large

aSnakeLovinBabe · 06-17-2008, 01:51 PM

tail lashing?!?! like when they whip their tails around?

Zephyr · 06-17-2008, 01:54 PM

They make cute roommates.
I too have moved my females in with eachother... They seem to have little "meetings" every once and a while. XD

anji1971 · 06-17-2008, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aSnakeLovinBabe

tail lashing?!?! like when they whip their tails around?

Yep! She was whipping the glass of the tank all night. Made quite the racket too.

adamanteus · 06-17-2008, 04:55 PM

My melanistic Easterns do that when they disturb each other... even though they've been together for months.

anji1971 · 06-17-2008, 04:58 PM

Well, then Deejay was apparently feeling VERY disturbed!!!

Lori P · 06-19-2008, 01:27 PM

They look very nice together, Anji. :-) Glad they settled in together!! Mordecai did a ton of tail whipping when I first moved Curious and Reed in with him. Funny to see.

Zephyr · 06-19-2008, 02:50 PM

Also, I've found it's a good indicator of how tame a garter is if you are holding them and when you touch their tail the flick it. It means they're comfortable enough with you to treat you like another snake.

Stefan-A · 06-20-2008, 12:08 AM

Sorry, but I've found that it isn't. In this household, whipping the tail is stricktly reserved for other snakes.

06-16-2008, 08:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
anji1971 The Leader of the Eastern Gang Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Windsor, Ontario Posts: 2,691 Country:	"The Girls" move in together......... Well, now that Chili's had her l'il peppers, I decided it was high time she shared accomodations with Deejay. I moved them Sunday, and it was kind of comical at first. Deejay, having spent the last few weeks trying to crawl through the glass because she could see Chili in the next tank, and couldn't get to her, decided it wasn't so cool once Chili was actually present in "her" space! This new arrival made life decidedly unpleasant -- immediately taking over the hide, and climbing all over the branches that had formerly only been climbed by Deejay. There was much head twitching and tail lashing. So much tail lashing in fact, that it made watching TV rather difficult for a few hours! And I began to wonder if maybe I had done something terrible for Deejay's psychological state. Maybe she'd been traumatized and would need therapy............aaaaarrrrrggghhh!! But by today, everything seemed to have settled itself. I added a second hide, and some extra greenery, and earlier, I caught the two of them right next to each other, although when I looked in Deejay gave a few tail-lashes just for good measure! For the most part, though, they're spending their time rather calmly now: __________________ Anji

06-16-2008, 09:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
EdgyExoticReptiles Edgy Exotic Reptiles Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,332 Country:	Re: "The Girls" move in together......... awww, i didnt realize dejay was so large __________________ Email:reed@edgyexoticreptiles.com AIM: reed_kamsla http://www.edgyexoticreptiles.com

06-17-2008, 01:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
aSnakeLovinBabe The Serpentine Queen Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,171 Country:	Re: "The Girls" move in together......... tail lashing?!?! like when they whip their tails around? __________________ Shannon<3Nicole So while you're outside looking in, Describing what you see, Remember what you're staring at is me.

06-17-2008, 01:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zephyr Thamnophis inspectus Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dearborn, Michigan Posts: 1,932 Country:	Re: "The Girls" move in together......... They make cute roommates. I too have moved my females in with eachother... They seem to have little "meetings" every once and a while. XD __________________ Memorable quotes: "We're in garter turf now." "Don't you bite me!" "Go geet dose boyiez girl go geet'em!"

06-17-2008, 04:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,465 Country:	Re: "The Girls" move in together......... My melanistic Easterns do that when they disturb each other... even though they've been together for months. __________________ James.

06-17-2008, 04:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
anji1971 The Leader of the Eastern Gang Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Windsor, Ontario Posts: 2,691 Country:	Re: "The Girls" move in together......... Well, then Deejay was apparently feeling VERY disturbed!!! __________________ Anji

06-19-2008, 01:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lori P thamnophis puniceus Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: VA Posts: 2,994 Country:	Re: "The Girls" move in together......... They look very nice together, Anji. :-) Glad they settled in together!! Mordecai did a ton of tail whipping when I first moved Curious and Reed in with him. Funny to see. __________________ Lori, New Hope Rescue-- rescuing equines and others www.newhoperescueva.com

06-19-2008, 02:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
Zephyr Thamnophis inspectus Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dearborn, Michigan Posts: 1,932 Country:	Re: "The Girls" move in together......... Also, I've found it's a good indicator of how tame a garter is if you are holding them and when you touch their tail the flick it. It means they're comfortable enough with you to treat you like another snake. __________________ Memorable quotes: "We're in garter turf now." "Don't you bite me!" "Go geet dose boyiez girl go geet'em!"

06-20-2008, 12:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
Stefan-A The Prince of Insufficient Light. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 5,737 Country:	Re: "The Girls" move in together......... Sorry, but I've found that it isn't. In this household, whipping the tail is stricktly reserved for other snakes. __________________ Ophidia in herba.

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