Getting my garter early!

Morph · 06-07-2007, 02:00 PM

I managed to get the rest of the money together early to get my first garter snake. I will have him in exactly 16 hours and i really cant wait. I got a substrate called repti-terf which looks like its just compressed wood pellets. It absorbs rediculously quickly. My son tested it for me by spilling a cup of juice in the tank while i was setting it up

Snaky · 06-07-2007, 03:12 PM

I don't know the substrate, but it's always a thrill to expect some snakes! Don't forget to post some pic's if you have them

I'll be looking forward to them.

Morph · 06-08-2007, 04:53 AM

so i got my first garter snake today and WOW he's quick. opened the tub he was in and he dived out and nearly got away before i had chance to see him.
he is really well tempered and doesn't mind me holding him. he had a nice poo on my hand so he's already handing out presents.

sorry the pic is bad

Stefan-A · 06-08-2007, 05:25 AM

Congratulations!

That's garter snakes for you. Everything else seems to be stuck in slow motion by comparison.

Then again, I've never seen a Coluber, Psammophis or much else "in action", so what would I know.

Morph · 06-08-2007, 09:53 AM

just a couple more that i managed to get. i wish my camera was better :s

garterchick · 06-08-2007, 12:07 PM

congratulations on your new snake, i know you'll enjoy it.
tina

Snaky · 06-09-2007, 05:35 AM

Congrats, it's a really fun species to have, you'll enjoy it. But a slow garter is more of a contradiction in terms, you'll find out

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drache · 06-09-2007, 07:16 AM

what a beautiful snake
congratulations

Sid · 06-09-2007, 11:34 AM

Congradulations, nice speciman.

Sid

Morph · 06-09-2007, 12:14 PM

thanks everyone. he really is a charmer. he's still settling in but he doesn't seem to mind me picking him up. in fact when i handle him is the only time he stays still. I can't wait for him to get bigger but at the same time i love the fact that hes dinky (which is why i named him "Dinky")

06-07-2007, 02:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Morph Juvenile snake Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Aldershot, UK Posts: 133 Country:	Getting my garter early! I managed to get the rest of the money together early to get my first garter snake. I will have him in exactly 16 hours and i really cant wait. I got a substrate called repti-terf which looks like its just compressed wood pellets. It absorbs rediculously quickly. My son tested it for me by spilling a cup of juice in the tank while i was setting it up

06-07-2007, 03:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
Snaky "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,624 Country:	Re: Getting my garter early! I don't know the substrate, but it's always a thrill to expect some snakes! Don't forget to post some pic's if you have them I'll be looking forward to them.

06-08-2007, 04:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
Morph Juvenile snake Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Aldershot, UK Posts: 133 Country:	Re: Getting my garter early! so i got my first garter snake today and WOW he's quick. opened the tub he was in and he dived out and nearly got away before i had chance to see him. he is really well tempered and doesn't mind me holding him. he had a nice poo on my hand so he's already handing out presents. sorry the pic is bad

06-08-2007, 05:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Stefan-A The Prince of Insufficient Light. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 4,957 Country:	Re: Getting my garter early! Congratulations! That's garter snakes for you. Everything else seems to be stuck in slow motion by comparison. Then again, I've never seen a Coluber, Psammophis or much else "in action", so what would I know. __________________ No cutesy.

06-08-2007, 09:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
Morph Juvenile snake Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Aldershot, UK Posts: 133 Country:	Re: Getting my garter early! just a couple more that i managed to get. i wish my camera was better :s

06-08-2007, 12:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
garterchick Juvenile snake Join Date: May 2007 Location: austin , texas Posts: 158 Country:	Re: Getting my garter early! congratulations on your new snake, i know you'll enjoy it. tina

06-09-2007, 05:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
Snaky "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,624 Country:	Re: Getting my garter early! Congrats, it's a really fun species to have, you'll enjoy it. But a slow garter is more of a contradiction in terms, you'll find out .

06-09-2007, 07:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 3,952 Country:	Re: Getting my garter early! what a beautiful snake congratulations __________________ rhea

06-09-2007, 11:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
Sid Thamnophis Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,625 Country:	Re: Getting my garter early! Congradulations, nice speciman. Sid

06-09-2007, 12:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
Morph Juvenile snake Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Aldershot, UK Posts: 133 Country:	Re: Getting my garter early! thanks everyone. he really is a charmer. he's still settling in but he doesn't seem to mind me picking him up. in fact when i handle him is the only time he stays still. I can't wait for him to get bigger but at the same time i love the fact that hes dinky (which is why i named him "Dinky")

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