Gertie's Gravid!

[anji1971]

Gertie and Wayne,
You two are just too much!!! Silly people...........
On that note, Peepers is simply adorable, and I'm envious!
And Gertie, you'll do just fine as a momma. Your enthusiasm alone should provide success!

[jitami]

Aw, Peepers is precious! Congratulations & good luck Gertie. You(and little Peepers) will be fine! Really, if I can raise a yearling with NO experience and a little help from forum members, so can you! You have a huge advantage over where I started! Don't stress, it'll be a piece of cake

[Snake lover 3-25]

Good luck!!!

he's a cutie!!!!

[Garter_Gertie]

In for a penny, in for a pound. How's that, James, for speaking English? THAT's an OLD holdover from the days of the Great Tea Dispute.

Will get two kids: Peepers and Jeepers. Yeah. Dumb names, but Peepers so fits! And Jeepers goes along with - the song and all. And come to find out Jeepers is a shy so I could see him jumpin' outta his skin yelling, "Jeepers!" when surprised.

Wayne, do you have a pic of Jeepers you could put up? At work I printed out the pic o'Peepers and have it sitting on my desk. If you have any more of them, I'd love to seem them. Like his body.

Oh. Yeah. Penny/pound. I've decided I will get two boys. The price was too good to pass up. I'd be stupid to not get two. Actually, I'm getting one and the second's free - if you look at the pricing.

Gotta check my calendar and talk to my boss - I've no time left to take off... - but I'm anticipating giving birth next week, say maybe Thursday.

Then not that following Sun, but the Sun after that (two weeks from this coming Sun) I'll take the boys to work for the FIRST TIME!!!! I want to give them time to settle in before taking them to work.

You should see their tank! Looks like a field mouse lives in there! So that should be good - the set-up and substrate - for garters! The swimming pool is full, just needs plants, a light and maybe a basking light. Will have to see as it gets so hot up here.

Rock area on the left. One rock on the heating pad, then surrounded by the small river stones. Big rocks around that, kind'a keeping all the rocks in one place. Then going right, the swimming area, then the mopani wood/climbing area. Still want to get those rough fake vines as I'm going to train the pothos on them.

Only things not resting on the glass are the two hidey logs. Then my made up substrate all over. It looks like field mouse heaven!

[infernalis]

Gertie, I just saw digital thermometers at wal mart for around 10 bucks, get one, then you will know when it's safe or not.

I'll get out the snakes today and harass them with the camera for you.

[Garter_Gertie]

What department, Wayne? I need to go on my lunch hour enkneeweigh. Should I get two - one for each end? And where do I put them - inside or out?

THANKS!

[infernalis]

I found them between the garden center and pets...

Inside the cage, where it can read the ambient air temp inside the cage.

Probe thermometers were like $12, and can be mounted outside, with the probe inside.

The one I got measures humidity as well.

I am going to get another for Limon, I can hide the probe inside his fake vines and read his cage temps perfectly.

[adamanteus]

It's a very good idea to have a thermometer inside your enclosures. All of mine have them.

[infernalis]

Strange as it sounds James, I set the whole room at 80F, 68F at night, then monitor the ones that require more.

[Garter_Gertie]

James, one or two? One for heat pad area and one for basking area? It's only a 20 gal L... Wouldn't one work?