PDA

View Full Version : T.s.parietalis babies on the Ranch


guidofatherof5
08-01-2009, 07:02 AM
:)I didn't expect to be caring for any parietalis babies this fall but it was a welcome surprize this morning. I had a female delivered(brown paper sack on the front steps) a month ago. I never thought her to be gravid. So much for what I know. Looks like 11 babies so far. No jellies or stillborns. I'll post a few photos later.
Today is a moving day for some of my radixes. They will be moving downstairs to make room in the nursery for some of the babies that have been born. So, it's back to work for me after I clean these babies up and give them a check over. I've never seen parietalis babies before. I love'em.:)
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/red_sided_baby.jpg
Zephyr
08-01-2009, 07:41 AM
How adorable! :D
Congrats, Mr. New Dad. :P
gregmonsta
08-01-2009, 09:33 AM
Congrats again Steve :D ... lovely.
guidofatherof5
08-01-2009, 09:56 AM
Make that 12. Just got home to find a late delivery. This day just keeps getting better.

All seem very healthy and are larger than my radix babies. I guess that means they'll eat more:eek:
ssssnakeluvr
08-01-2009, 10:00 AM
very nice!!! tons of babies....gonna need a ranch hand to help out??? :cool:
guidofatherof5
08-01-2009, 10:59 AM
very nice!!! tons of babies....gonna need a ranch hand to help out??? :cool:

I've got 5 little ranch hands to help out.:D Whether they want to or not.:D

I have a simple motto here on the Ranch. You work, You eat.
ssssnakeluvr
08-01-2009, 11:11 AM
maybe I should tell my ranch hands here that.... :cool: my 2nd oldest daughter doesn't much care for them.... the others help out a lot
guidofatherof5
08-01-2009, 11:40 AM
maybe I should tell my ranch hands here that.... :cool: my 2nd oldest daughter doesn't much care for them.... the others help out a lot

The key to your statement was "oldest". My oldest is the least involved since she has so many other interests(sports,friends,sleep,nothing):D

In a pinch, they all come and help.
ssssnakeluvr
08-01-2009, 12:01 PM
I can't keep my oldest out of the critter room...she is the biggest help. she keeps a corn snake, rat, and gerbil in her room..plus she has a pair of beta fish and is trying to breed them.
TwistidMutations
08-01-2009, 12:55 PM
Congrats steve. nice looking babies
guidofatherof5
08-01-2009, 04:49 PM
3 out of the 12 have started eating earthworms. That was fast.:)
charles parenteau
08-01-2009, 05:25 PM
COngrad Steve!nice looking baby.
reptileparadise
08-02-2009, 03:23 AM
Congrats Steve!

Be carefull...parietalis are THE coolest garters ;)
drache
08-02-2009, 05:31 AM
yeah, Steve
those babies are going to steal your heart
guidofatherof5
08-02-2009, 07:14 AM
Congrats Steve!

Be carefull...parietalis are THE coolest garters ;)

I beg to differ(respectfully) but I thought that title belonged to radix.:D


They are still cool. Many ate the first day. I'm going to love watching these guy grow. :)
Mommy2many
08-02-2009, 03:32 PM
Sounds like you have an awesome bunch there!
guidofatherof5
08-02-2009, 08:41 PM
These are some little eating machines. Twice a day. Each time they act like they haven't been fed. Looking forward to watching these guys grow.
reptileparadise
08-03-2009, 03:46 AM
They will...They'll grow pretty damn fast!
ianrambell
08-04-2009, 01:53 PM
Your probly going to have a parietalis ranch now lol. Hope they all do great!
guidofatherof5
08-04-2009, 05:18 PM
Your probly going to have a parietalis ranch now lol. Hope they all do great!

Ian, I was thinking that but didn't want to say it.:DThey will just be a sub species here at the Ranch. No offense to them but my love is radix.
reptileparadise
08-05-2009, 03:06 AM
:( No US based parietalis ranch then? :(
guidofatherof5
08-05-2009, 05:41 AM
:( No US based parietalis ranch then? :(

Not at this time:rolleyes:
guidofatherof5
08-06-2009, 11:32 AM
The babies just keep coming.
Not the greatest of success though. 8 born: 1-stillborn, 2-deformed(had to be put down), 4- normal.
Blessed to have the 4 normals. They are welcome here at the Ranch.

The two that were put-down had severe problems. 1 had an open G.I. track and the other's body had formed together and couldn't uncoil. Both were alert, which made it even harder to put them down.
ssssnakeluvr
08-06-2009, 11:43 AM
Not at this time:rolleyes:
I can start one here!!!! :D
guidofatherof5
08-06-2009, 11:52 AM
I can start one here!!!! :D

It may not be up to me if many more babies arrive.:D
Didymus20X6
08-06-2009, 12:30 PM
The two that were put-down had severe problems. 1 had an open G.I. track and the other's body had formed together and couldn't uncoil. Both were alert, which made it even harder to put them down.
That's awful! Can't imagine how tough that must have been.
drache
08-06-2009, 01:35 PM
birth can be such a mixed bag
congrats on the healthy ones
guidofatherof5
09-17-2009, 10:15 PM
I had a strange delivery to the Ranch tonight. I found a pop bottle out on the front steps. The lid was on and inside was a baby T.s.p(red-sided) and a baby Dekayi. Both of course are welcome on the Ranch. I've had them dropped off in boxes and paper bags, heck I even had one left in a tied up sock. This is a first and hopefully the last pop bottle. I guess thing could have ended much worse for the snakes if the person had wanted to harm them.
Didymus20X6
09-17-2009, 11:36 PM
How about Nehi and Pepsi?
guidofatherof5
09-21-2009, 04:19 PM
There must be something in the water here on the Ranch. Not only the radixes grow big but so do the T.s.parietalis(red-sided). My largest one, JW(female) is 40 inches and 255 grams. She has a nice attitude. She downs adult mice without any trouble. She is going to be my first T.s.p. breeder next Spring. With her size I hope she'll put out some high baby numbers.