New, with first Garter!

[Topaz]

Topaz, I have to tell you that the pic of your baby on your fingers had me a little freaked out! I'm expecting my first two babies early next week, about the same age as yours, and while I know that they are small your picture really drove that home! I'm getting soooo excited! And just a little nervous!

Oh, and I love the fact that the boyfriend is listed last in your menagerie

Hehehe. That is actually the boyfriend's fingers! He has much bigger hands than mine

Yes, they are VERY small. I was blown away at the size. I hadn't held a garter since I was very young, and the babies almost scared me. I was afraid I'd drop them (like the breeder did a few times.)

Also, I forgot to add that the lady who bred the parents said she had the babeis eating large crickets. I couldn't imagine they'd even be interested in them. So I don't know if they actually ate them or if the worm my girl got was her first meal. Any insight on this would be appreciated. I think next month if she still has any left (which is very likely, they don't have a very good reputation,) I might get another when I go to pick up some gerbils.

[jitami]

Hehehe. That is actually the boyfriend's fingers! He has much bigger hands than mine

Well, that's a bit of good news We got my first and, up until this point, only garter as a yearling. He wasn't big, but not tiny, either. He was being passed around and dropped by a group of boys, including my own. Yes, they got a talking to. I felt sorry for him and he's been with us 6 years now. I didn't find this forum until this spring and the timing is just perfect to start adding a snake or two here and there