New here!

[Atlas511]

Hi! Im new here. My name is Shane and I was refered from Kingsnake.com. I only have one female Plains which I found near my new house! I had garters as kid but I only keep Retics now. I am holding onto this one and plan to get more soon!

[Stefan-A]

Welcome aboard. :)

[Hollis_Steed]

Welcome, from Northern Utah!

[infernalis]

http://www.thamfriends.com/mat.jpg

This is THE place for garter snake information and discussion, glad you found us ;)

[MasSalvaje]

Welcome!

-Thomas

[Atlas511]

This is THE place for garter snake information and discussion, glad you found us ;)


And im happy I did! I rekindled my love for these GUYS!

here I am AGE 6
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Atlas511/Pythons/scan00019.jpg

and this is my new little girl. I found her near my new house! took a scented fuzzy on the first try! I cant wait to add more to the collection..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Atlas511/Pythons/5f24fcd7acb8.jpg

and my big baby (I breed retics)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/Atlas511/Pythons/17.jpg

[infernalis]

Love that retic, sweet!

[Atlas511]

i have more where that came from!

[guidofatherof5]

T.radix(Plains Garter snake) works its magic again.
You see Shane, you were infected as a young child and even have the proof. Once you held the good looking radix the connection was complete.
Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. Welcome to the collective:D

[Hollis_Steed]

Beautiful Retic! lots of snake to love

[ssssnakeluvr]

welcome to the forum!!! I am the one that suggested you pop in here :cool:

[guidofatherof5]

What part of the country are you from, Shane?

[Odie]

Hi, from Oregon, Shane :)

[bkhuff1s]

Hello

[Atlas511]

welcome to the forum!!! I am the one that suggested you pop in here :cool:

THANK you! I love it here so far!


What part of the country are you from, Shane?

Chicago, IL!~

HAWKS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gartermorphs]

just to warn you now have the bug and that means your one garter snake is gonna turn into 50 by the end of the year!

lol anyways welcome to the forum!

[gartermorphs]

anyways why do we get soo many newcomers this time of year?

[RicMartin]

Welcome; Steve is right, resistance is futile.

Ric

[Mommy2many]

Welcome, from Connecticut!

[oki-inu]

Welcome from Florida!

[drache]

welcome to the forum, Shane

[infernalis]

anyways why do we get soo many newcomers this time of year?



Baby season. the wild ones are out. etc.....

[mustang]

welcome, nice rectic

[Stefan-A]

anyways why do we get soo many newcomers this time of year?
'Tis the season. Soon, there will be a second wave, when half the people who have caught a garter this summer, come around whining that they don't know what to do with the dozens of babies that have "unexpectedly" appeared in the enclosure. Soon after that, there will be the people whose kids have caught a baby garter and can't get it to eat crickets and mealworms.

[ConcinusMan]

So predictable:rolleyes:

[mustang]

as predictable as freshmen

[Kevinh583]

'Tis the season. Soon, there will be a second wave, when half the people who have caught a garter this summer, come around whining that they don't know what to do with the dozens of babies that have "unexpectedly" appeared in the enclosure. Soon after that, there will be the people whose kids have caught a baby garter and can't get it to eat crickets and mealworms.

You guys are so awsome for putting up with us " I caught a snake now what" newbies. Just think about all the snakes you are saving by giving out good information. There is a lot of bad info out there, including advice from petshops.

But you can count me out of the second wave crowd. After seeing tons of cool baby pic posted in this forum I have secretly been hoping the snake I caught turns out to be a gravid female. so you won't hear any whining from me :)

[Stefan-A]

But you can count me out of the second wave crowd. After seeing tons of cool baby pic posted in this forum I have secretly been hoping the snake I caught turns out to be a gravid female. so you won't hear any whining from me :)
Yeah, I think your wave actually stretches over most of spring and summer. ;) Although some aren't keeping it to just a wish, but actually set out to find and catch gravid females, which I personally condemn (meaning that it's not forum policy to condemn it), since it's just about the most destructive thing one could do to the local population, after lobbing a grenade into a hibernation den.

[mustang]

never thought of it like that ...-1gravid=metaphorical enviormental grenade

[ConcinusMan]

More like a firecracker when you find dozens (or more) gravid females basking on the banks of a creek.:rolleyes: And that's just one small stretch of creek when it goes for miles. In the case of ordinoides, the gravid females found in one basking area can number in the hundreds, if not thousands. Not to mention the extremely slim odds that any offspring from any one snake will survive to breeding age.

[mustang]

why cant fire ants have this weakness lol dang _______ resistance (term i learned in enviormental that is the process of pests growing immune to pestacides because of survivors breed their genetics)

[Stefan-A]

Not to mention the extremely slim odds that any offspring from any one snake will survive to breeding age.
Yes, why not mention the extremely slim odds? Frankly, if they all survived to breeding age, then it'd just be a firecracker. But as it is, as many females as possible need to make as many babies as possible just to keep the population stable.

[ConcinusMan]

I suppose so.