Draco Profile - Page 2

sharthun · 02-25-14, 07:54 PM

Awesome pics and vid!

bigsnakegirl785 · 02-26-14, 12:38 AM

Thanks everyone! He's quite the character. lol

thinkbig317 · 02-26-14, 08:30 AM

Aww.....what a cute lil guy!!!

bigsnakegirl785 · 03-02-14, 08:11 PM

Well I tried feeding him yesterday, and found out he's starting a new shed cycle!

poomwah · 03-02-14, 08:38 PM

he is SO beautiful. I wish I could have garter snakes but the DNR frowns upon it :[
Well,they won't let me have them in the house, but they can't do anything about the ones that decided to live in my shed :P

bigsnakegirl785 · 03-07-14, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by poomwah

he is SO beautiful. I wish I could have garter snakes but the DNR frowns upon it :[
Well,they won't let me have them in the house, but they can't do anything about the ones that decided to live in my shed :P

Thanks! And that's too bad, they are so goofy. I miss finding snakes around where I live. The only snake I've seen in the past 2-3 (maybe 4) years is a baby ringneck. I used to find ringnecks, garters, and water snakes all the time.

Well, I found Draco's little present today. It was a bit dark for photos, but I'll try to get some better ones tomorrow during the day.

It was threaded through his vine, so I accidentally ripped it in half. He also got a meal since he refused his food and took it quite ravenously.

I got him out and he musked me a little...

drumcrush · 03-07-14, 08:16 PM

Real nice! Mrs. Buttercup shed as well

13"!

bigsnakegirl785 · 03-07-14, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by drumcrush

Real nice! Mrs. Buttercup shed as well

13"!

Cool.

I didn't measure this shed, but it wasn't much bigger than his last one when I put them next to each other. It was bigger around, but not noticeably longer. It's probably ~10 inches though.

drumcrush · 03-07-14, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785

Cool.

I didn't measure this shed, but it wasn't much bigger than his last one when I put them next to each other. It was bigger around, but not noticeably longer. It's probably ~10 inches though.

Sweet, makin progress

poomwah · 03-07-14, 08:46 PM

nice, he's looking great :]

bigsnakegirl785 · 03-27-14, 11:44 AM

Well, I can finally sit down and almost relax with him instead of hovering over his tank. I had him out for about 30 minutes a few days ago and he was being fairly calm, just threading through my fingers, crawling up my arm, and wrapping around my wrist. He hasn't launched himself out of my hand in a long time now.

It's always funny bringing Cloud out of his enclosure, because it's only about a foot away from Draco's tank. It's amazing how aware garters are of everything, because as soon as Cloud is out Draco can smell him and he comes out of hiding to watch him. Neither Bud nor Cloud ever notice each other, so it's pretty cool (and funny lol) to see a snake so interested in another. He also got a chance to go outside a few weeks ago - he was not allowed to leave my hand, of course!

drumcrush · 03-27-14, 11:52 AM

Real nice! It's funny for me when it comes to feeding time. I will lay the mouse somewhere in the tank, and she shoots out of the aspen once she smells it and realizes there is food haha Nice to Hear Draco is doing fine

bigsnakegirl785 · 03-29-14, 03:13 PM

Thanks everyone.

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Originally Posted by drumcrush

Real nice! It's funny for me when it comes to feeding time. I will lay the mouse somewhere in the tank, and she shoots out of the aspen once she smells it and realizes there is food haha Nice to Hear Draco is doing fine

lol Yup, they're quite the hunters. Draco's preferred ambush spot is his vine now.

He'll poke his head out from wherever he's hiding, look at the food, and then run off to his vines. Then I just wave it randomly and he'll slowly slink out of the vines to grab it.

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Originally Posted by JW360

Ugh I want one so bad the local place has like five or six baby albino checkerds like yours they are so fun and active I love it.

Yup, they are awesome.

You should definitely get one if you can.

drumcrush · 03-29-14, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785

Thanks everyone.

lol Yup, they're quite the hunters. Draco's preferred ambush spot is his vine now.

He'll poke his head out from wherever he's hiding, look at the food, and then run off to his vines. Then I just wave it randomly and he'll slowly slink out of the vines to grab it.

Yup, they are awesome.

You should definitely get one if you can.

One time she jumped out of the aspen and grabbed onto the mouse like a shark, I died when she did that lol

bigsnakegirl785 · 03-30-14, 08:28 PM

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One time she jumped out of the aspen and grabbed onto the mouse like a shark, I died when she did that lol

lmao Garters are just the goofiest. Ah, man, I'm dying just picturing it. XD

I am thinking about deepening Draco's substrate, because I don't think there's enough for him to bury in. Next time I expand some EcoEarth, I'll give him a little more.