It is The general care and maintenance of garter snakes and water snakes by David Pelowin. It has many interesting things in it. There is a disorde called steatitis. It is a build up of fat under the skin. Do you think a diet of rodents could cause that? IT said it is caused by oily fish. It has pics of albino northerns, diamond backs, florida bandeds and a scaleless northern. I have not seen but one scaleless snake before and it was a garter. I have got to get one!!!! Ben siegal said he might have soem het albinos ( I am to cheap to buy an albino ) this spring.
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Justin
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I got a new book. Does anyoen else have it?
justin stricklin
Mar 23, 2005 01:26 PM
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michael56
Mar 23, 2005 07:27 PM
Have'nt seen the book Justin. Feeding your waters rodents does seem to be a way to avoid "steatitus". Notwithstanding, it's not a great idea to over-feed whatever the food is (which you already know).
Back to the book ... the closest I have is by W.P. Mara, one of water snakes and the other of garters.
Michael E.
Paul Hollander
Mar 29, 2005 01:36 PM
AFAIK, steatitis results from too much fat from whatever source. In one of Fred Frye's books (Reptile Care???), it mentioned an alligator that got steatitis from a diet of obese rats.
Paul Hollander
