Originally Posted by Nanci
I don't know why garter snakes have to be so free with the musk...When I was a kid, though, I didn't mind. Now I get peed on my Buttercup all the time- but Koko has never done it. BC is developing a longer tolerance of being carried before peeing, though, and will sometimes even let me touch her head. Koko just hangs out of his shell and lets me hold him as long as I want. There is some kind of solid sandy substance in BC's urine. I read what it is, once, but can't remember. At least it doesn't smell!