I must be Terminal Garter Snakes.

[guidofatherof5]

For the last year I've toyed with the idea of re-homing all my non-garter species.
I finally started that process.
Tonight, 5 of those snakes left the Ranch to a good home.
I let my pair of hypo-melanistic bull snakes, pair of gray banded kings and a ball python go tonight.
My fox snakes are next to leave in a couple of days.
I will miss them all but, I want to concentrate on the best species of all Thamnophis.;)

[Didymus20X6]

Sirtalis!

[ProXimuS]

Sounds like and awesome idea. I know the ranch could always use more garters!


Also Steve I'm no expert, nor do I claim to be, but if I'm not mistaken, Thamnophis is the best genus....:D


....Please correct me if I'm wrong any one....

[InsanePirateDragon]

No, that sounds pretty right. But yeah more space for garters.

Probably a bit hard letting them go.

I know I've been a bit tempted to trade Fry in for a more friendlier model to make room for maybe a nice pair of female garter, but I'm finding it hard to do.

[chris-uk]

Just think about the space you've got for garters now - either more room for the current headcount, or a couple more large vivs for new heads. :)

(PS: Go Mexican.)

[guidofatherof5]

Sounds like and awesome idea. I know the ranch could always use more garters!


Also Steve I'm no expert, nor do I claim to be, but if I'm not mistaken, Thamnophis is the best genus....:D


....Please correct me if I'm wrong any one....

I would correct you if you were wrong but you are correct. The error was all mine. Guess I had radix on the brain at that moment.
I stand correct.;):D

[Light of Dae]

I can understand getting rid of the non Garter snakes...
I love my banana cali king snake... but she is BORING lol She is only active when she is hungry, then I feed her n she hides n sleeps for the next week!
She is nice to hold though, so chilled out n will just sit in my pocket n watch the world go by, or bite me...
I like my Thamnophis way better.

[EasternGirl]

The very reason I came home from the expo with a concinnus baby instead of a corn...the garters were whispering to me when I was looking at the corns and kings...."Ungrateful, unloyal...how could you even think about another snake? You know you want another garter...get another garter". Lol....

[guidofatherof5]

Hearing garter voices again Marnie? Cool.

[EasternGirl]

Yep...I'm certifiably garter addicted. Now, if I start hearing the garter voices telling me to "kill kill kill"...you guys should get concerned! Ha ha ha....

[Steveo]

Gray banded kings are beautiful. I'd have a very hard time letting them go. :)

[-MARWOLAETH-]

I was getting ready to buy an ackie (Varanus acanthurus)a couple of months ago but i came across Steve and Stefan's channels on Youtube and decided to get a marcianus instead...i didn't know any thing about them before but in the space of a few months i'm obsessed

[guidofatherof5]

Garter addiction. The best snake addiction in the world. Glad you're with us William.

[-MARWOLAETH-]

One of us.One of us.One of us...:D

[charles parenteau]

THis is what I have done !!

[NickB]

It really is incredible that most people prefer Royals to Garters. It just makes no sense on so many levels.

[-MARWOLAETH-]

I think it's because there's more money to be made breeding them and are more interested in the pretty morphs and colours than the actual animal.

[guidofatherof5]

The last 2 big snakes(fox snakes) just left to a good home.
They will be missed but......:rolleyes:

[Steveo]

It really is incredible that most people prefer Royals to Garters. It just makes no sense on so many levels.

They're a bubble like dutch tulip bulbs. People look at them as investments but really all they have is a $100 snake with eye appeal.


I look at the ratio of cost of normal phenotypes to "designer" balls... I've seen baby balls for as little as $15, which means some people are using 400x markups or more for their high-end snakes. Even the most expensive garter morphs top out at about 20x.

[ProXimuS]

The last 2 big snakes(fox snakes) just left to a good home.
They will be missed but......:rolleyes:

Yay! More room for garters!! You should get another ribbon....Maybe a boyfriend for Shy;)

[guidofatherof5]

To be honest I still have one larger snake.
I kept Helen my blind Fox snake. She will be on the Ranch for the rest of her life.

[guidofatherof5]

Yay! More room for garters!! You should get another ribbon....Maybe a boyfriend for Shy;)

I would love to do that. Need to find a breeder. I mean someone with captive bred (C/B)

[ProXimuS]

Oooh if she ever has babies, I'd love one:D

I call first dibs:p

[guidofatherof5]

Oooh if she ever has babies, I'd love one:D

I call first dibs:p

You got it.

[ProXimuS]

Yes!!*arm pump*:cool:

[d_virginiana]

My parents have been talking about getting a new snake soon, since I'm going to be taking Harley and Houdini with me when I move in a couple weeks. They were talking about getting a black rat snake, and I immediately refused to allow them to do this, and have been looking up garters online for them ever since (and I MAY have also looked into getting a pretty little erythristic or ery/albino boyfriend for Harley... I can stop ANY time, I mean it) :D

[guidofatherof5]

My parents have been talking about getting a new snake soon, since I'm going to be taking Harley and Houdini with me when I move in a couple weeks. They were talking about getting a black rat snake, and I immediately refused to allow them to do this, and have been looking up garters online for them ever since (and I MAY have also looked into getting a pretty little erythristic or ery/albino boyfriend for Harley... I can stop ANY time, I mean it) :D

So can we, so can we.
Just repeat after me "hello, my name is Lora and I'm addicted to garter snake" and the forum said in unison " hi Lora":D

[-MARWOLAETH-]

When is Thamnophis anonymous next meeting?I think I should go I've started talking to Garry...

[katach]

That is perfectly normal. It's when they start talking back you need to worry:D

[kibakiba]

I always talk to my snakes. I was arguing with azul yesterday because he turned out to be a boy. I was really hoping he'd be a girl. :(

[chris-uk]

I talk to my snakes. Nothing wrong with that.

[ProXimuS]

*raises hand*
I do it too :D

[Invisible Snake]

Yep me too lol.

[katach]

I wake up and the first thing I do is say good morning to my snakies. I call them silly faces. "Good morning my little silly faces, good morning!" They come out to greet me and I turn the light on for them. They know the vibration of your voice I think. They are such awesome and amazing creatures! I wuv them!