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09-02-2008, 03:50 PM
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"Preparing For First shed"
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Tacoma, WA
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Hello from a Newbie w/a bunch of Garter's
Greetings to the Thamnophis community!
I have collected some garters with my kids over the past few months, and have been a casual lurker since we caught our first one. I will give you my run down of what we have.....at least based on my identifications.....all were cause within the same small estuary location on Puget Sound in Washington State. Feel free to point out any observed flaws in my husbandry techniques! Thamnophis ordinoides: 1 adult female, 1 (I think) born in 2006, 1 born in 2007, 4 born in captivity 10 days ago. (4 live, 1 stillborn, finally witnessed them eating slugs today. We small worms and feeder guppies in water bowl, but they babies are housed with the yearling, so I am not sure if their big cousin was the only one eating) They share the 10 gal. tank with an Alligator lizard, caught in the same area. The lizard, I believe, as a smaller well feed insectivore poses no threat, only company. Thamnophis elegans: 1 very gravid female, 'Lilly' our largest snake. I counted the 8 Upper labials. T.s. pickeringii, or other subspecies: Maybe? 1 gravid adult female, 1 adult male, 1 two year old male. The female has very blue markings. The male is more pale and patterned, looks like the Blue Stripe pic in the Caresheets The juvy looks like an Eastern Garter. They all eat worms, guppies, tadpoles and slugs. We plan on releasing the most babies back to repopulate the wild. I will post some pics soon Andrew |
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09-04-2008, 08:08 PM
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Adult snake
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Fingerlakes Region New York
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Re: Hello from a Newbie w/a bunch of Garter's
Hello and welcome!
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09-04-2008, 08:10 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
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Re: Hello from a Newbie w/a bunch of Garter's
welcome to the forum!!!! pics will help with id....the small photo there doesnt help a lot...but looks like one ordinoides, on pickeringi, and looks like a vagrans in there....looking forward to pics!!!! we LOVE pics on here!!
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09-04-2008, 08:19 PM
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"Preparing For First shed"
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Re: Hello from a Newbie w/a bunch of Garter's
Thanks guys...I will try for some better pics asap. Our female pickeringii is giving birth right now. One healthy one out...much bigger than the ord babies from 8/22.
Just took a few pics, lets see if they look OK. I need to figure out how to take better close ups.
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09-04-2008, 10:08 PM
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Re: Hello from a Newbie w/a bunch of Garter's
Welcome Andrew
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09-04-2008, 10:18 PM
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Re: Hello from a Newbie w/a bunch of Garter's
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