Draco, Albino Checkered Garter

[CloudtheBoa]

Commercial earthworms are only 2 minutes away at the nearby Walmart. I'd have no trouble; all I'd have to do is buy some with my groceries.
They are quite small and squirmy but something about that I found enjoyable whenever I managed to catch them. They were awesome to release too because of the way they moved was so liquid and surreal, they looked like miniature flying serpents. Definitely a lot different than my sluggish ball pythons.
You're really making me consider getting one now lol. Here I though I'd be a Boa-or-Python-Only-(Maybe-A-Lizard) guy.

It will also depend on whether or not the snake will take the earthworms. I've been told checkereds readily take earthworms, but Draco turns his snout up at them. You'll just have to see. Whatever it will take it will be cheap because they stay small (2-3ft). Their humidity requirements are ridiculously low, so you don't really need a hygrometer and they do well in tanks because of their low temps and humidity. It's been around 10-13% humidity in the house and I haven't been spraying his tank or anything. I do have some EcoEarth in his tank for looks, but I've let it dry out and he still shed a perfect shed. To be safe, you can still spray them down anyway.


Draco shed yesterday, so here are some photos of his fresh paint job.









I also made use of the huge appetite snakes get after they shed, and offered some scented pinky mouse parts. He took two legs willingly, and even just about ripped the second piece out of the tweezers. He didn't want a third, though, and just fear-struck it. Not sure if this is a fluke or not, but I'll be getting him a guppy in the next few days and I'll try the other pinky with it. I'll get it today if I can because the weather channel is calling for snow later in the day.