New Member here

[JSI]

Hello,

I'm new to the whole Thamnophis genus but I am getting a pair of concinnus in a few weeks. They were produced by a friend of mine who has a lot of amazing looking garters (among other snakes).

I've been keeping and breeding snake for that past 15 or so years and over the past 5 been working with mainly Corallus hortulanus (aka Amazon Tree Boas).

This will be my first Thamnophis and I'm pretty excited about getting a snake that doesn't sleep all day ;)

Jeremy

[adamanteus]

Hi Jeremy, and welcome to the forum.:)

[jitami]

This will be my first Thamnophis and I'm pretty excited about getting a snake that doesn't sleep all day ;)

Welcome Jeremy!

[Garter_Gertie]

Welcome, J! I'll bet you you find you fall in love with your garters and wonder why you ever boas. Garters are a BLAST!

[anji1971]

Hello, and welcome!!:)

[Lulu Bennett]

Hi and welcome Jeremy,
If you need any help then just ask, we are here to help
Lulu xxx

[ScimitarX]

Welcome here:)

[gregmonsta]

Welcome :D I'm sure you'll find your venture into the Thamnophis world super rewarding ;)

[beaniesmommy]

Welcome! Like everyone has said you will really enjoy garters, they are really entertaining.

[infernalis]

Welcome.... Nice choice for first garters.

I also like arboreal snakes, keep you on your toes:D

[ssssnakeluvr]

welcome to the forum....and if no one mentioned it...we love photos here.. show us your snakes!! :D

[crzy_kevo]

welcome to the forum and i have to agree with don
we all love pics here

[Sid]

Welcome to a great forum.

[Lori P]

Welcome! Hope you enjoy it here. We can't wait to see your snakes!!!

[JSI]

Wow this board has a lot of traffic. Great hospitality too.

Here are some pictures of the snakes I currently have.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/jeremy.s.irwin/SCnVNhtJgtI/AAAAAAAACGg/qZjPB9pURq0/s800/crop2.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/jeremy.s.irwin/SCnVWhtJgyI/AAAAAAAACHI/8IiC_FeKr8g/s800/IMG_9130.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/jeremy.s.irwin/SCnVWxtJg0I/AAAAAAAACHY/P8I6CB-dbFE/s800/IMG_9154.jpg
http://lh6.ggpht.com/jeremy.s.irwin/SCnVWxtJg1I/AAAAAAAACHg/bjkCgdf-MVo/s800/IMG_9444.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/jeremy.s.irwin/SFm0v38ol3I/AAAAAAAACiA/yGIbeZXqqJo/s800/IMG_9555.JPG

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/JSI11/IMG_9255.jpg


I will of course post pics of my little garters when they arrive.

Jeremy

[ScimitarX]

Those are some nice ATB's. We have a large female, lovely animals if you dont mind their aggressive personalities:)

[Stefan-A]

Welcome aboard, Jeremy. :)

[Lori P]

Wow, gorgeous animals!!! Are ATB's venomous? And are they always ornery??

[count dewclaw]

Welcome! Lovely animals you have there. :D

[anji1971]

http://lh5.ggpht.com/jeremy.s.irwin/SCnVNhtJgtI/AAAAAAAACGg/qZjPB9pURq0/s800/crop2.jpg



I LOVE this one!! :)

[lestat]

Wellcome. Enjoy this site.

[Sid]

Welcome to the forum.

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow nice snakes!!! and great pics!!!!! Welcome to the forum!!!!:D:D

[JSI]

Wow, gorgeous animals!!! Are ATB's venomous? And are they always ornery??

Not venomous, they are usually a bit grumpy but some are not too bad. The red one is pretty good and only bits when I really irritate her.

Jeremy

[infernalis]

very nice animals you have there:D

Nice to see!!

[Odie]

Hi, from Oregon, Jeremy :)

[Gijs & Sabine]

Welcome here :)
Very nice snakes you have there and great pics too !!

[SpyrotheGartersnake]

welcome! as you can see everyone has there specalities in caring for garters!:D

[Lumpy]

Welcome!

Lump

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

welcome! owning garters is like owning tiny living roller coasters that you cant ride:D

they are tons of fun!

[Snaky]

Welcome and have fun here :)
You have some nice snakes!

[JSI]

I picked up this one over the weekend.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/jeremy.s.irwin/SHwHvOXJ3-I/AAAAAAAACs8/H2PePlbgC3A/s800/IMG_0101.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/jeremy.s.irwin/SHwHuv8jIpI/AAAAAAAACs0/CHBdZRruPC0/s800/IMG_0094.JPG
http://lh6.ggpht.com/jeremy.s.irwin/SHknjbITS0I/AAAAAAAACrM/YjTkk1sbW1k/s800/IMG_0089.jpg

Still waiting for my garters, only a couple more weeks.

Jeremy

[jitami]

Nice... I'm captivated by it's huge eyes! They must have great eyesight? Especially at night?

[GartersRock]

Omg! Yay!! Another ammie person!! I really need myself some solids...

[JSI]

Nice... I'm captivated by it's huge eyes! They must have great eyesight? Especially at night?

They are very alert at night. Also really attracted to motion and will come to the front glass if I stand close to their cage. Their heat sensors are also very good and can find a small spot of bare skin with good accuracy. I have found that out many times when handling them with gloves and a long sleeve shirt. They can find the gap between the glove and sleeve very well.

Jeremy

[GartersRock]

Amen to the heat sensors!
I was photographing my halloween phase and he was striking very accurately at the lamp.

And the a few days later. I was cleaning cages and my orange was acting pretty docile. But then I sighed and I guess breathed over him and he instantly struck at the heat! lol! Very fun little snakes!

[jitami]

Sounds like fun :rolleyes::p:D

[Snake lover 3-25]

lol i wouldn't want a snake that i had to wear gloves to handle but those are VERY pretty!!!!!:D

[GartersRock]

I don't use gloves to handle mine. I just know how to not get bit. Haven't yet!! ;) And I free handle them. As long as I keep them aiming at my face, keep that out of range. They don't have time to bite my hands. lol!

But I DO use gloves to handle the TX rats. THOSE will tear you to peices if you aren't fully covered. So I don't free handle them, I just restrain them behind the head.

[Snake lover 3-25]

that stinks....

[drache]

welcome to the forum Jeremy
those are beautiful animals, you've got