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Bogertophis (10-27-2018),richardhind1972 (10-27-2018)
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What is wrong with Flickr lately grrr
Last edited by Justin83; 10-27-2018 at 10:03 AM.
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Last edited by Justin83; 10-27-2018 at 10:05 AM.
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Re: My first colubrid:-)
Looks like a pretty checkered Garter. When he gets a little older, it’ll be easy to tell if it’s a boy or girl based on the tail. If he takes silversides, I’d keep giving him those. You can transition him to pinkies and he will grow fast (cut them up for him since he’s so small). You may have to mix the fish in with the mouse since they are very keen on scent.
Night crawlers are good; avoid red wigglers as they are considered toxic. Not sure what worms you have in your garden, but should probably be avoided anyways since they can have parasites.
Congrats. Garters are fun to watch and are active during the day. Their musk stinks, but they typically calm down with age.
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Bogertophis (10-27-2018),Craiga 01453 (10-27-2018),Justin83 (10-27-2018)
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Thanks pal, I will avoid garden worms then, not sure if we have red wrigglers here in the uk? Hopefully he is ok? Was only a little one.
I was drawn to them as I'd like to do a display tank with live plants and it was amazing luck to see one in a local store.
I've not seen them for sale around here before.
So glad I bit the bullet and brought him home, gonna set a nice display up on top of the boa tanks once he has some size.
So do males have longer or shorter tails?
1.0 75% SD retic .... 6ft Hector cb17 1.1kg
0.1 coastal X ij carpet... Hielo cb15 8kg
1.1 crested gecko Vinnie + Mable
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The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to BPGator For This Useful Post:
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Re: My first colubrid:-)
I think they’re great for display tanks since they are usually very curious and will come up to the front to watch you. They also enjoy basking.
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That's great, cheers. Have you kept many? Got any ATM? I'm guessing 2.5' is average Max size? 3.5' very rare I assume?
1.0 75% SD retic .... 6ft Hector cb17 1.1kg
0.1 coastal X ij carpet... Hielo cb15 8kg
1.1 crested gecko Vinnie + Mable
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The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to BPGator For This Useful Post:
Bogertophis (10-27-2018),Jus1More (11-10-2018),Justin83 (10-27-2018)
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Those are some very nice garters you have, BPGator! thanks for sharing both knowledge & pics...I've kept many colubrids so this post caught my eye, but I
have no experience with garters, other than in my yard, lol. I do love the more active snakes...
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