Ribbon update...

[Oliverian]

I thought 7 babies was a pretty low number for the species...

I took the female out today for some sun, and noticed a tail haning from her vent.. So, I slowly eased it out, and two dead babies came out. They were wrapped in a ball, so I figure they got stuck coming out. I'm hoping there aren't any more in there, as these two looked pretty bad. (almost starting to rot...)

I was going to get pics but the camera I borrowed only holds so many, so I figured live babies would be better to look at then dead ones.

But the rest of them are doing well, on a better note. The guppies I'm putting in there seem to be dissapearing, so unless I'm just a really bad looker, they're being eaten. I was going to try some nightcrawlers as Vanan suggested, but I can't find the darn bait shop! I know there's one somewhere up here.

Hopefully those were all the babies. The count is now 7 live ones and 2 dead. The girl is eating like a pig as she always does, and ate a rat fuzzy yesterday. She usually gets fish, but I wanted to put some weight back on her. She's actually looking really well, didn't lose much at all!

The pics are coming soon, I swear!

-TammyR

[Matt_K]

just catch your own nighcrawlers.. Water your lawn during the day (a little closer to nightfall) once its pretty dark, go out with a flashlight and shine it through the grass, you'll have no problems SEEING them, the tricky part is catching them You have to be quick, and grab them from where they're entering their hole..

[vanderkm]

No pictures yet - can hardly wait to see these little guys! Hope the live ones and Mom and continuing to do well,

mary v.