Garters in UK

[adamanteus]

Attention all our UK members!:)

I've noticed over the past few months that as new members, from the UK, join the forum they all seem to say the same thing about the lack of diversity in the available Garter species in the UK. It seems that mainland Europe is far ahead of us in the wide range of Garter species they can obtain.

In view of this I am arranging to bring together an interesting selection of '08 captive bred Garter babies this August, here in Northern England. Prices will vary depending on source and availability, advance orders will assist in ensuring no one is disappointed and no shipping of 'surplus' Garters takes place.

The list of available Garters so far is:

T. atratus atratus
T. cyrtopsis cyrtopsis
T. cytopsis ocellatus
T. elegans terrestris 'Red Morph'
T. elegans vagrans
T. marcianus marcianus 'Albino'
T. marcianus marcianus
T. proximus proximus
T. proximus rubrilineatus
T. radix
T. sirtalis concinnus
T. sirtalis infernalis
T. sirtalis parietalis 'High Red'
T. sirtalis sirtalis 'Florida Blue'
T. sirtalis sirtalis 'Melanistic'
T. sirtalis sirtalis 'Het Melanistic'
T. sirtalis tetrataenia

I hope to expand on this list over the next few weeks.
UK members wishing to buy should PM me for details and prices.
European breeders wishing to 'enlarge their market' and sell in the UK can also PM me.

If you prefer you can e-mail me on jasumo@btinternet.com

[adamanteus]

If this works out well, perhaps we have the beginnings of an annual UK Garter Snake fair!

[gregmonsta]

Sounds fantastic mate :) ... anything to expand our horizons ... I'm sure GJ's and Sabine will join in for this ;)

[jeanette]

sounds fantastic.
im learning more and more about garters as time goes on and have actually just got a pair of garters, they were listed as checkered garters but im afraid i dont know much about their parentage at all, they are only a couple of months old atm.
It would be definately something to have more species available.
Great thinking :)

[ScimitarX]

Definitely a great idea. :)

[adamanteus]

Don't forget though, guys.... this time around only pre-ordered animals (from the list) will be there. At this point I can't arrange for a mass of surplus stock, so there won't be much to 'browse' through.... If you want something, you need to order it in advance.:)

[jeanette]

i probably wont order this time around as im just getting used to the 2 new ones ive got and hoping they will get used to me soon too.
but i will more than likely be bugging you sometime soon...............did i say bugging? i meant begging lol

[adamanteus]

No pressure to buy, Jeanette. You could always come along just for the social thing and to see some of those more unusual Garters 'in the flesh'. You're not so far away from me.
All I'm saying is, there will be little opportunity for 'impulse buying' on this occasion.

[Sputnik]

I guess I will have to travel up North this summer... :D

[lestat]

I would love to order some varieties other than Checkereds. I love all the vairious types. I said to my boss on Monday i would go to the Hamm Show and bring back around 100 Garters. He thought i was serious. Given a choice
i might well buy to many so i will have to think of which ones i would like to buy. I want 2 more young Floridor Blue Garters so i have 4 in total.

[Flutterbye]

Hi James, thankyou very much for replying you're a star! I've tried to send you a private message but my internet is playing havoc today so i hope you get this post. I'd very much love to order a San Francisco Garter from you. Thankyou very much for your time, you've made my day :D

[adamanteus]

Good choice, Kim... I don't think you'll be disappointed!:D

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/general-talk/2027-tetra-update.html?highlight=tetra+update

[punky_jen]

Hiya, would you be able to post some piccys of what these look like? Iv googled the names but they all come up different colours. Thanks.

[adamanteus]

Just look them up in our photographic library, Jen, most of them will be in there. I already gave you the link.

[Snaky]

For the concinnus, you can have a look here also:
http://www.thamnophis.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=88&cat=22

[Stefan-A]

Good choice, Kim... I don't think you'll be disappointed!:D

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/general-talk/2027-tetra-update.html?highlight=tetra+update

Everybody wants a tetra. :rolleyes:

[Snaky]

Everybody wants a tetra. :rolleyes:
I don't have it and I'm not planning on buying it either;)

[Stefan-A]

I don't have it and I'm not planning on buying it either;)
I have a tetra and I don't even want one. :D But it's a garter and a funny little character. :)

In other words, I didn't get it because it was a tetra, I got it because it was a garter snake. :rolleyes:

[adamanteus]

I have a tetra and I don't even want one. :D

Do you want to swap for something else?

[Stefan-A]

Do you want to swap for something else?
What have you got?





No. :rolleyes:

[adamanteus]

I have a mouth ulcer that I don't want, I just thought....

[jeanette]

I have a mouth ulcer that I don't want, I just thought....
awwww put some salt on it, it stings but it will get rid of it.

[adamanteus]

I haven't really... it was a joke with Stefan.:D

[Garter_Gertie]

How'd that/those tetra(s) get across the pond? Man, I'd give my right arm to have one. GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!

[Elliot]

How'd that/those tetra(s) get across the pond? Man, I'd give my right arm to have one. GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!

Well infernalis look almost the same as tetras, their red stripe is just broken into kind of rectangles and you can get them in the U.S.

[Garter_Gertie]

Well infernalis look almost the same as tetras, their red stripe is just broken into kind of rectangles and you can get them in the U.S.

Thank you, Elliot dear! That's very helpful info. It's prolly what I'll do. I appreciate you telling me that.

[Elliot]

Thank you, Elliot dear! That's very helpful info. It's prolly what I'll do. I appreciate you telling me that.

No problem. :)