Growth rates...

[Zephyr]

After observing my garters today *and getting bit because of wormy hands in the process* I've noticed that the snakes that look female are developing the fastest, or are the largest at least. Can any one confirm this?

[drache]

from my limited experience I'd say so too

[adamanteus]

It seems to me that my males are growing fastest initially, then, after a couple of months, my females catch up and surpass them.

[Zephyr]

Ah. Thanks. So far I think I have 2 or 3 males, and the rest are females.
Lucky boys.

[Zephyr]

BTW, aside from the pic on Alan Francis's site, does any one have a good pic of the tails of male and female garters?

[adamanteus]

I don't think we have a truly definitive picture, clearly showing the difference in tail form between male and female, on the forum. We should. Maybe that's a job for some of our better photographers? Can someone try to get a really good picture to show the difference?

[Zephyr]

I actually find Alan's illustration really confusing...
I'll try and dig up some pics I have, and you can sex them James. :P

[Zephyr]

These are from 2 of my snakes last summer. I think these are two sexes.

[adamanteus]

That's a female.

[Zephyr]

That's a female.

Both of those are females?