I thought she was super cute. Keep drawing! Your designs are so awesome!

Edit: lol didn't think that many people would zoom in on the ear. I'm usually an animal artist so I heavily referenced a different artist and don't have a great understanding of human anatomy. The hair went over the ear in a way that makes it look really weird, a mistake I hadn't noticed really til people pointed it out. No worries, for anyone worried about it being ai generated I've got a time lapse and sketch layer along with the actual layers unmerged available if ya want to see.

Edit 2: okay okay, I think he gets it now. He apologized even if it wasn't the best wording. He also messaged me privately and said sorry there and we talked through it. He did have some good points, the ear was messed up and if you aren't an artist some of my choices will look suspicious when you are looking for evidence for ai generation. I don't think he meant any malice by it and was just worried something slipped through the cracks. Plus I did just join the subreddit today. (Like 15 minutes before drawing this).

My best girl for tax

I own and breed checkered gartersnakes and while they can be skittish, so would any snake if you don't handle them. So why does everyone say that they are display species only? Ive seen a few posts on here and Facebook about how people want to learn how to handle them safely and more than half the comments say that they can't. It's a little weird because my most handleable snake is my oldest female and she's 6 ish. (I bought her from a breeder I don't love). But she's so personable and chills with me better than my corn snake does and WAY better than my old world ratsnake. Honestly she's the best pet snake and easily what I would consider to be a good one for strangers to hold. I never have to worry that she'll bite when being taken out and she never bolts. It does take a bit of training to get them comfortable but you can't just pick up a baby snake and expect them to understand what's happening. And they are super food motivated so if you just offer them some food they'll hang out with you all day! They have family groups, are gentle with their young, and are a social snake. Out of EVERY snake they should be the most affectionate because they have that engrained in their DNA to enjoy physical touch and seek out company.

So basically, why do people say it's impossible? Are mine somehow special because not to be rude to them, I really don't think they are.

My pregnant albino 6 yo female, her (maybe) pregnant normal 3-4 yo roommate, some of the 6yo's last clutter I sold a couple weeks ago, 2 gay lovers (this is a joke but they do cuddle often), and my 8 month old het albino duo.

I adore these lil dummies. The females are currently in a 45 gallon birthing tank because they should only have like 4-5 weeks left before popping. But usually the 4 adults all hang out in a massive 250 gallon bioactive tank (males still hanging in there) with a water feature and tons of flat rocks and a massive hollowed out oak log. The 2 babies are in a 20 gallon with a water feature but are getting upgraded soon because the female is starting to outgrow the 20.

I'm a firm believer in cohousing this species. Literally the only thing you gotta make sure is that you keep an eye on them during feeding time because the males are little gluttons and I watched my 3 year old male scarf down 12 minnows one day before the female got a chance to wake up 😂. Otherwise they spend most of the day hanging out and I've even seen the males stroke the females when they get super uncomfortable late in pregnancy. One male even would stand guard at the entrance of one of the hides while the normal female hid deeper inside and when I tickled him he twitched, she bolted, he waited and then hid in the hide as well. Not sure if it's what I think that was but it was definitely a cool experience. If ya got the space there is absolutely no reason to keep them alone. I won't even sell one of my babies to someone if they don't have at least plans of buying another garter to keep them company.