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05-28-2007, 10:33 AM
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"Second shed In Progress"
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keepin more than one
hi all
just caught another wct and am wondering if its okay to keep them in the same tank, its a 40 g, tall boy, sal is 11 in. just a baby , and the new wct is twice as big, lmk thanks so much, will post pix soon. michelle AKA ,salzar  |
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05-28-2007, 10:38 AM
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Re: keepin more than one
Hi Michelle
 . Personally I always try to house snakes of equal size together. Just to minimise the risk of the smaller one getting accidentally swallowed during feeding . Other people might have different views on this.
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05-28-2007, 11:40 AM
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Re: keepin more than one
hi michelle
i keep mine paired-up but i'm very careful at feeding time, litterally stand over them and feed one pinky per snake at a time. this works pretty well for me but it does stretch feeding time out quite a bit. good luck tina |
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05-28-2007, 11:49 AM
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Re: keepin more than one
I had mine split up for a while, but not at the moment. I don't really fear feeding accidents that much, I watch over them while they feed. Cannibalism worries me, though, since the female is already much larger than the male.
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05-28-2007, 12:05 PM
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Re: keepin more than one
I've only ever known of deliberate cannibalism in Garters, when adult males eat newborns. I've seen this in both Florida Blues and Checkereds.
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05-28-2007, 12:24 PM
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The Prince of Insufficient Light.
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Re: keepin more than one
Didn't somebody here say that some garter had started swallowing its own tail by accident? Or was it on another forum.
  Just to be clear, my point was that garters do the darndest things. "Things" can ALWAYS happen.
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