gwynhwyfar
12-03-2007, 11:27 AM
I am the queen of questions!
I've observed over the last two wees that Miss Snakey Snake is very enthusiastic about water. I actually change the water in the dish twice a day because within ~15 minutes of me putting in new water, she's in the dish hanging out. The bowl is big enough that she can fit her whole body in with room left over and she often does.
Given that she seems to be getting a bit more used to me handling her (when I removed her to feed her, she actually wound herself around my hand and seemed to want to stay there), would it be something that she might enjoy if I put some water in the tub and some objects for her to climb on and put her in there to swim around? Or would it just unnecessarily traumatize her?
BTW, I posted (bad!) pictures on the other thread. I'm going to see if she'll cooperate with me taking more pictures so I can get some better ones that are in focus.
As far as the shedding question ... She seems to have visibly grown since I got her. I haven't noticed any signs of cloudiness in her eyes, but her scales seem to be a bit duller than they used to be, though she's still acting normal (she's actually a lot more active and inquisitive than she was when I first got her). I wondered if that might have something to do with why she's hanging out in the water so much, as well. Help? I don't know if this is normal or how often a young garter sheds. I imagine it must be fairly often, since they grow so much ...
I've observed over the last two wees that Miss Snakey Snake is very enthusiastic about water. I actually change the water in the dish twice a day because within ~15 minutes of me putting in new water, she's in the dish hanging out. The bowl is big enough that she can fit her whole body in with room left over and she often does.
Given that she seems to be getting a bit more used to me handling her (when I removed her to feed her, she actually wound herself around my hand and seemed to want to stay there), would it be something that she might enjoy if I put some water in the tub and some objects for her to climb on and put her in there to swim around? Or would it just unnecessarily traumatize her?
BTW, I posted (bad!) pictures on the other thread. I'm going to see if she'll cooperate with me taking more pictures so I can get some better ones that are in focus.
As far as the shedding question ... She seems to have visibly grown since I got her. I haven't noticed any signs of cloudiness in her eyes, but her scales seem to be a bit duller than they used to be, though she's still acting normal (she's actually a lot more active and inquisitive than she was when I first got her). I wondered if that might have something to do with why she's hanging out in the water so much, as well. Help? I don't know if this is normal or how often a young garter sheds. I imagine it must be fairly often, since they grow so much ...