garter snakes anyone?

[Wilma]

I have a real piglette of a western ribbon snake named Wilma and wanted to see if there were any other garter fans here?

:)

[tai_pan1]

The first snake I ever kept was an eastern garter snake. He was cool. I kept him all winter, fed him like crazy, and let him go the next spring. I was like 12 years old. He gew over 12" in just that one winter (it was like 8 months). Since then, garters have a place in my heart.

[Tim_Cranwill]

Me too. I kept them when I was younger (12 or 13) and I had some this summer that had babies. I let the whole lot go in late August due to space and money issues. I think they are a snake that doen't get enough credit. I'm not saying they are the best, but they don't deserve the "oh, it's just a garter snake" reaction every time. They are pretty cool in my books.

[SilverTongue]

POST SOME PICS! :)

[tai_pan1]

Every time I see some one post "post some pics", I say D*mn, I need to go get a digital camera. My wife is going to kill me!

[crimsonking]

....of a pair of garters from Hillsborough Co. FL. I like 'em all!http://www.printroom.com/_vti_bin/ViewImage.dll?userid=crimsonking&album_id=83666&image_id=40&param=2505

[SilverTongue]

Those are very pretty. How small are they? or Large?

[crimsonking]

Biggest in the pic is around 24" or so.

[SilverTongue]

They just sooooooooooooooo cute! :)

[Garter26]

If you couldn't tell from my nickname, I LOVE GARTER SNAKES!!!! I have been studying garter/water snakes for the last 4 years and I absolutely LOVE them!!! Here's the biggest fan of all!!


(If any of you have any questions, just 'mail me!!)

[tai_pan1]

do you breed them at all?

[eyespy]

I adore garters and ribbons. I have a western ribbon and a pair of plains garters and they are just so much fun to watch when they fish.

I used to wild collect eastern garters all the time when I was a kid, not realizing that it's illegal for me to do so. Now I keep non-native species and enjoy them for being "exotic" in my state. ;-)

[Jonathan Crowe]

Did somebody say "garter snakes" and not tell me?!?

At the moment, I keep Butler's, wandering, red-spotted, red-sided and eastern (normal and flame) garters, and I bred the wanderings and red-sideds this year.

To say that I'm mildly interested in garter snakes is like saying that Captain Ahab was mildly interested in whales.

My favourite snakes, bar none.

I've <a href="http://www.mcwetboy.com/articles/#herp">written a few articles about them</a>, and I have a rather lengthy <a href="http://www.mcwetboy.com/gartercare/">care sheet</a> (that's still a work in progress), if you're interested.

[Lisa]

Originally posted by Jonathan Crowe
Did somebody say "garter snakes" and not tell me?!?

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I've <a href="http://www.mcwetboy.com/articles/#herp">written a few articles about them</a>, and I have a rather lengthy <a href="http://www.mcwetboy.com/gartercare/">care sheet</a> (that's still a work in progress), if you're interested.

lol! Thats not a care sheet, thats almost a book! :jawdrop:

Great work John, yours is the page I send anyone wanting info on garter snakes.

[Jonathan Crowe]

But, but, I haven't even added the stuff about hibernation and the special things to look out for with baby snakes . . . !