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Lola shed last week. Sadly I wasn't able to get her out in the sun for a photoshoot, but I did grab her up and take some awkward pictures of her anyway.

Sorry, no full body shots. She had a good hold of me, thus making manouvering her and the camera was a little difficult.

And OT. A gorgeous Garter my brother caught the other day.

Any idea on the ssp? Just a sirtalis? He found her in South-Eastern Ontario. I'm not great with my Thamnophis particulars.

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Danielle

Herps:
1.1 BRBs
1.0 Amel Motley Corn
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Other critters:
1.0 Great Dane
1.0 Siamese
1 Senegal Parrot
1 Blue Fronted Amazon

cute pics i like the one where its a close up of his head coming at ya. the one above it aint bad either hey who said that lol

lol

Thanks. I was trying to get her around my neck from far away so I could show off more of her, but she just peeked around as I was snapping the photo.
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Danielle

Herps:
1.1 BRBs
1.0 Amel Motley Corn
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Other critters:
1.0 Great Dane
1.0 Siamese
1 Senegal Parrot
1 Blue Fronted Amazon

She's a cutie,

LOL and that snake aint bad either arh arh
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

hey hey hey back off old man leave this to the young ones to deal with lol jk now lets all be nice before we scare her away and we loose pics of her and her pretty rainbow boa

lol

Lola says thank you, but Quetzal is getting a little jealous of all the attention his old lady is stirring up!

Just a question while I'm thinking of it. Do females ever lay on their sides for reasons other than being gravid?
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Danielle

Herps:
1.1 BRBs
1.0 Amel Motley Corn
----------------------
Other critters:
1.0 Great Dane
1.0 Siamese
1 Senegal Parrot
1 Blue Fronted Amazon

They lay on their sides for thermoregulating, more often while gravid but not always. When breeding I always look at is a good sign but not proof of gravidity.

There are three main factors I look for in a gravid girl:

Size - should be a noticable swelling, maybe not localized but she'll look girthier than normal.

Position(s) - (NO Bob, not those positions ) In thermoregulating positions, like you said sometimes on her side, sometimes on her back even. Quite often content to find a comfy spot and just lay there for days, seeming to not even move. I say seeming because I've seen gravid girls moving at night and go right back to the same spot by the next morning.

Appetite - Most of my girls seem to refuse everything while gravid. Occasionally one will eat and this year I have one girl who has eaten a few times but she was a bit thinner than typical for breeding. Last years litter was way late for her - November.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
24.36 BRB
19.19 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

you are out there (shaking my head back and forth vigorously) but I like that about you so keep posting and making fun of melol
Bob

Danielle,
....Great PICs. I am not sure about what the subspecies of that T. sirtalis is. It looks very similar to T. sirtalis sirtalis which has a large range but not sure how far north it extends. I am on another vacation and do not have any books here.
Jeff

>>Lola shed last week. Sadly I wasn't able to get her out in the sun for a photoshoot, but I did grab her up and take some awkward pictures of her anyway.
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>>Sorry, no full body shots. She had a good hold of me, thus making manouvering her and the camera was a little difficult.
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>>And OT. A gorgeous Garter my brother caught the other day.
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>>Any idea on the ssp? Just a sirtalis? He found her in South-Eastern Ontario. I'm not great with my Thamnophis particulars.
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>>Danielle
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>>Herps:
>>1.1 BRBs
>>1.0 Amel Motley Corn
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>>Other critters:
>>1.0 Great Dane
>>1.0 Siamese
>>1 Senegal Parrot
>>1 Blue Fronted Amazon

Thanks Jeff.

I figured sirtalis sirtalis. We also get butleri here fairly commonly.
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Danielle

Herps:
1.1 BRBs
1.0 Amel Motley Corn
----------------------
Other critters:
1.0 Great Dane
1.0 Siamese
1 Senegal Parrot
1 Blue Fronted Amazon

She is so light colored I can't wait to see what she looks like in the sun. When you said garter, I didn't think snakes lolj/k and thanks for sharing
Bob

She is looking very pretty, Danielle. I bet she would glisten in the sinlight!
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

Very nice Danielle!! The garter is nice too!!

>>Lola shed last week. Sadly I wasn't able to get her out in the sun for a photoshoot, but I did grab her up and take some awkward pictures of her anyway.
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>>Sorry, no full body shots. She had a good hold of me, thus making manouvering her and the camera was a little difficult.
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>>And OT. A gorgeous Garter my brother caught the other day.
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>>Any idea on the ssp? Just a sirtalis? He found her in South-Eastern Ontario. I'm not great with my Thamnophis particulars.
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>>Danielle
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>>Herps:
>>1.1 BRBs
>>1.0 Amel Motley Corn
>>----------------------
>>Other critters:
>>1.0 Great Dane
>>1.0 Siamese
>>1 Senegal Parrot
>>1 Blue Fronted Amazon
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photos.xtremecombatsports.com

ah, havent seen a garter snake in years, Used to love catching those when i was younger. Nice brb, too!
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1.1 96, 04 Het Albino - "Suzie" & "Lumpy"
0.1 03 Poss. Het Albino - "Ami"
0.1 05 Super Salmon - "CreamSicle"
0.1 04 Anery Het Snow- "Squelchy"
1.0 04 DH-Sunglow - "Dwayne"
1.0 06 TH-Moonglow - "Gargamel"
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