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[splitpin]

hi everyone joined the thamnophis forum today like to say what a great site i have kept garters for sometime i live in the uk on the south coast i find it hard to get garters the only one's that seem to be available are chequered or red sided if anyone knows of good breeders in the uk let me know love to add to my collection:)

[ProXimuS]

Hello and welcome to the best Garter site:D

We have quite a few members from the UK, and should be able to help you with where to find more garters.

[thamneil]

Welcome to the forum! Im sure our members on your side of the pond will be able to help you out.

[splitpin]

hi thamneil do you keep your chequered garters in a group or in small groups as i would like to keep several together.whats best for you

[splitpin]

love to find a eastern garter sirtalis sirtalis in the uk looked for years but my favourite would be a oregon garter couchi hydrophilus post if anyone knows where i could find either

[guidofatherof5]

Nice to have you with us.
Here is a link to the forum care sheet which is always a good read.
We have many U.K. members that will be able to help you locate more garters.
Checkereds and Red Sided garters seem to be the two dominant snake though but others are still available.
Garter Snake Forum - Garter Caresheet (http://www.thamnophis.com/index.php?page=caresheet)
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//744/medium/welcome.jpg

[katach]

Welcome to the forum family!

[splitpin]

​thanks steve for the care sheet its the best i have read just cant wait to hear from other members and get my collection to grow many thanks

[mikem]

Welcome to the forum :)

[reptileparadise]

Welcome on the forum! Pretty sure you'll find some nice things around here ;)

[Invisible Snake]

Hi and welcome to the forum!

[gazzamann]

welcome !! im from uk and having the same problem they are quite hard to get hold off

[Didymus20X6]

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[splitpin]

if you here of any around please let me know what you keeping

[reptileparadise]

If you are able to make it to Doncaster in September, I'm confident there will be plenty. At least, we'll be bringing plenty :)

[splitpin]

anything different from red sided and chequered

[reptileparadise]

Depends if you like various (naturally occuring) radix colors, blue pickeringii, infernalis, very high red-red sideds, cyrtopsis and perhaps a few more odds and ends....

[chris-uk]

Welcome to the forum.

Garters in the UK aren't the easiest snakes to find, I think we got lucky with some of the species we've got. You see checkereds and redsided more often than others, but occasionally others show up for sale. I don't think there are any really good sources, Sjoerd at Donny in September is probably the best bet.

As for keeping them together, I've got two 2011 checkered girls together with two 2011 western blacknecks, they are happy enough and you occasionally find all four coiled up together in one hide. I've also got male/female vivs for adults where I have radix and Cuitzeos in together, they seem fine in each other's company.

[EasternGirl]

Hi and welcome to our forum family!