AlbinoSquiggle
Never shed

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   AlbinoSquiggle liked post by ConcinusMan On thread : Hello from Oregon

   I think that due to their diet of mainly earthworms, the likelihood of your snake having anything detrimental is minimal. Snakes that live in aquatic habitats or that have been feeding on fish and...

   Liked On: 01-06-2013, 07:28 PM

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   AlbinoSquiggle liked post by guidofatherof5 On thread : Hello from Oregon

   A fecal float is the only way to know for sure. In my opinion the wild is one thing and in my care is another. I wouldn't let any of my animals carry a parasite load. Too many negatives if left...

   Liked On: 01-05-2013, 08:56 PM

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   AlbinoSquiggle liked post by ProXimuS On thread : Hello from Oregon

   I do believe one of the issues with captive garters and parasites is that in the wild they can poop and go on their way, and in captivity they are stuck in the cage with the parasites, and I guess...

   Liked On: 01-05-2013, 08:56 PM

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   AlbinoSquiggle liked post by ConcinusMan On thread : Hello from Oregon

   Shedding frequency is tied to growth rate. The reason they have to shed is that they outgrow that layer of skin. They don't shed individual cells like you and I do so once that outer layer gets too...

   Liked On: 01-05-2013, 07:23 PM

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   AlbinoSquiggle liked post by guidofatherof5 On thread : Need help Identifying Oregon snake, Wild Albino garter?

   I think you are doing fine. She probably would never make it to an adult in the wild. It's bad enough being a happy meal for a lot of animals but to be lightly colored it's even harder to stay...

   Liked On: 12-27-2012, 10:10 PM

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   AlbinoSquiggle liked post by ConcinusMan On thread : Hello from Oregon

   No. As Steve said, several albinos have been found in recent years. But they were all T - . This one appears to be T + and that would be a first that I know of. Certainly the only one in captivity....

   Liked On: 12-27-2012, 09:49 PM

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   AlbinoSquiggle liked post by ConcinusMan On thread : Need help Identifying Oregon snake, Wild Albino garter?

   I answered this on facebook first. Not a wandering. Scale configuration is all wrong and there aren't enough upper labial scales. The head has all the characteristics of T. ordinoides. That is...

   Liked On: 12-27-2012, 04:07 PM

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   AlbinoSquiggle liked post by -MARWOLAETH- On thread : Need help Identifying Oregon snake, Wild Albino garter?

   1st male 2nd female. Probably better to wait for the experts I'm just practicing :D

   Liked On: 12-26-2012, 04:42 PM

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   AlbinoSquiggle liked post by Invisible Snake On thread : Hello from Oregon

   Omg! We have to get that project going! A forum member from Canada has melanistic ordinoides

   Liked On: 12-26-2012, 03:39 PM

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    AlbinoSquiggle liked post by Invisible Snake On thread : Need help Identifying Oregon snake, Wild Albino garter?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIUzh--WZWo

    Liked On: 12-25-2012, 10:58 PM

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    AlbinoSquiggle liked post by ProXimuS On thread : Need help Identifying Oregon snake, Wild Albino garter?

    The blue colors on the snakes can be hard to capture on camera. As for the eyes going blue before a shed, since albinos have red eyes, their eyes usually turn a sort of light purple color rather than...

    Liked On: 12-25-2012, 09:30 PM