what a wonderful forum.

[drsatan]

hello all i am new here and have been looking around and have not seen any really good sites for garter snakes and i stumbled accross this one while using google there seems to be alot of knowledgable and experienced people here. i only got into this since my 4 year old daughter was camping with us and my nephew found a garter snake she got so excited and asked if we could bring her home so i agreed it was ok for a month or 2 and then return it to the wild again well i came home one night a few weeks after bringing the snake home and to my surprise was greeted with 10 more babies in the tank well i thought it was just a really healthy snake but it was pregnant so i did what i was originally planning i released momma snake 2 months after i caught her and some friends who have snake experience had asked if they could have a few so i thought what the heck sure. i even kept a few my self and plan on building a bigger enclosure for them cause of all the snakes i have seen and handled garters are the best bu8t to sum it all up great site and i had great success with all the babies as they are all still alive and healthy and active and i frequently check up on all of them its nice to see a community like this with such dedication to what some people call a lesser snake give the garter a chance they are way cooler than most snakes around.

[Stefan-A]

Welcome aboard.

[drsatan]

tyvm

[guidofatherof5]

Great having you with us.
The care sheet is good place for information, here's a link:
Garter Snake Care Sheet - Caresheets (http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets/index.php?title=Garter_Snake_Care_Sheet)
We would love to see some pictures, when you get around to it.
What are you feeding your snakes?

[infernalis]

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

[drsatan]

i have been over the care sheet lots great read and info some pics will be posted soon as i find my camera and as far as feeding goes they have been on a healthy diet of earthworms and fish filet pieces scented as worms and they love it they are constantly active even in the evenings after their lights go off for the night.

[gregmonsta]

Greetings :D

[mustang]

guess what got stuck in my head with the thread title...
i see snakes of greens
feasting rosey red min Os
and i think to myself what a wonderfull forum


WELCOME

[drsatan]

guess what got stuck in my head with the thread title...
i see snakes of greens
feasting rosey red min Os
and i think to myself what a wonderfull forum


WELCOME


nice and tyvm.

[indigoman]

Very glad to have you aboard! Welcome to the forum.

[Mommy2many]

Welcome! What a nice thing to say about our forum. Same thing happened to me with my first garter since being a kid last year. Husband found large garter on Mother's Day while mowing. Thought she was either just a "fat snake" or could be gravid. Then, one day in August, we came home to 11 squiggles in the tank! I still have Mom and 6 of her offspring. Plus a few others now:D

Babies usually take readily to salmon as well and for an overall diet, slip in some pinkie parts.

Also, as a forum requirement, we need PICTURES!!!

[drsatan]

thanks all for the warm welcome as i said earlier when i find my camera i will be putting up pics right away should be sometime tomorrow or sunday .

[drsatan]

i have one pic at the moment forgot i had it from just after they were born took it with my webcam so its pretty crappy quality so sorry but here are some of the babies i think they were 5-6 days old i can't really remember.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/dracondarks/Picture2.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Good looking little scrubs.
Thanks for posting the pic.

[drsatan]

no problem i have found my camera and i'm charging the batteries as i type this can't seem to find the usb cord but i will tomorrow so there will be lots more pics soon.

[guidofatherof5]

no problem i have found my camera and i'm charging the batteries as i type this can't seem to find the usb cord but i will tomorrow so there will be lots more pics soon.

You lost the USB cable:eek: I've never lost or misplaced one of those or a memory card or USB drive or camera charger or, well the list is endless.:D
At least not in the last 5 minutes. Wait, yes I have.....:D

[drsatan]

You lost the USB cable:eek: I've never lost or misplaced one of those or a memory card or USB drive or camera charger or, well the list is endless.:D
At least not in the last 5 minutes. Wait, yes I have.....:D


i lose that dang cord 4-5 times a day funny thing it's the only cord i have problems keeping track of lol. :D

[Odie]

Hi, from Oregon, drsatan :)

[drsatan]

hello to all and as i promised here are some more pics of my little brood of babies and one older snake we rescued a month ago from a cat attack.

here's naptime

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/dracondarks/snakes005.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/dracondarks/snakes003.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/dracondarks/snakes006.jpg

and here is the one we rescued from a cat before he got hurt i couldn't let the cat kill him i'm just not that heartless. this one likes to play peekaboo with me alot hes got so much personality and took so well to being in a tank i was rather amazed.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/dracondarks/snakes004.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/dracondarks/snakes.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice looking group.
I love the nap time photo.
Thanks for taking the time to rescue the one from the cat.

[drsatan]

nap time with them is my favorite they always use that climb to sleep on they never hide and they have lots of places to hide and the bigger snake i just couldn't let a cat kill it since i find it to be a very beautiful snake.

[Selkielass]

Ooohhh, Pretty caramel spotted snakes!
Very nice!

[ConcinusMan]

Welcome drsatan!


Ooohhh, Pretty caramel spotted snakes!
Very nice!

I agree. Very pretty easterns.(I think)

[drsatan]

thanks i really like them to i can't say i've seen to many caramel colored ones mostly dark colors.

[mustang]

wow you got some nice looking snakes

[kibakiba]

Awww, they are so beautiful. :D They do look very very lovely.

[zooplan]

Welcome aboard, Mr. Evil;)

May I guess, that you are living in Quebec, New Brunswick or Nova Scotia?
Your snakes are looking like Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus.
Sorry, looking like beautiful specimens of Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus!

[drsatan]

good guess on where i live.

[Mommy2many]

i lose that dang cord 4-5 times a day funny thing it's the only cord i have problems keeping track of lol. :D


You said you have children? That's the problem, at least in my case!:D

[HazAnga]

awesome bunch of snakes, they really look healthy and the bigger one looks good too. I love the caramel colouring of them!

Welcome to the Thamnophis Family

[RedSidedSPR]

Good lookin' snakes