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03-26-2007, 05:46 PM
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Juvenile snake
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baby garter 55 degrees?
i was outside at my friends house and behind his shed near a strip of woods leading to the creek, i saw a small garter roughly 13-16 inches... it was 55 degrees outside, isnt that a bit cold? i wasnt able to cath the little bugger, to fast.
is it just a freak thing or should i start herping!!!!!!??????  
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03-26-2007, 07:36 PM
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Old and wise snake
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Re: baby garter 55 degrees?
Will they stay out if it was in the 70's for a few days then goes down to the 40's, 50's, and maybe below freezing for a week?
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03-26-2007, 07:48 PM
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Location: South Carolina
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Re: baby garter 55 degrees?
I have to supppose they retreat back to their dens. I have had this happen often here in South Carolina and after finding a few specimens durind a couple of warm days it gets cold again and I find absolutly zip.
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03-26-2007, 07:52 PM
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Dutch, bold and Thamnophis-crazy
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Re: baby garter 55 degrees?
The fact that it was to fast to catch says something about its bodytemperature, I guess.
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03-26-2007, 09:38 PM
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Never shed
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: massachusetts
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Re: baby garter 55 degrees?
Where do you live rwg? Snakes up north come out at lower temps. The other day in Massachusetts, as I posted earlier, I found 7 garters and the temp was 58. I picked them up and they were very warm because they are dark and absorb a lot of solar radiation while basking.
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03-26-2007, 10:04 PM
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Juvenile snake
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Re: baby garter 55 degrees?
o cool, i didnt know that,
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greyhawk- i live in PA so i guess it might be that they come out a little earlier |
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03-26-2007, 10:06 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Re: baby garter 55 degrees?
garter snakes are very cold tolerant. On animal planet's most extreme shows, there was one on party animals...showed red sided garters coming out in snow to start breeding....
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