where from!?!?

[garterman07]

doubt this is a new thread but i am just wondering where every body got their garters from!! so post your stores and or pics here!!

i got mine from a river in central wisconsin

[adamanteus]

Mine are always bought from someone else:o. That's the problem with living outside of North America. I wish I could go catch my own!

I have a few from shops and a few from other Garter keepers.

[Stefan-A]

I got mine from two local stores and I doubt you'd find the information about the stores very useful. :) One of the snakes was bred in Sweden and the other either in Sweden or Central/Western Europe.

James, don't complain. At least you can catch your own grass snakes legally. ;)

[adamanteus]

James, don't complain. At least you can catch your own grass snakes legally. ;)

That's true. Actually, I got a little paranoid about that (especially as I seem to be so out of touch with taxonomy:rolleyes: ). So I checked to make sure I'm still within the law, thankfully I am.

[Stefan-A]

Off topic again, but as far as I can tell, keeping native species doesn't require a permit here, but catching and keeping wildcaught specimen does. I'm going to ask the guy who had the Coronella for sale and hear what he has to say.

[garterman07]

i am not sure about wild caught species here but i don't think it matters cause the common garter is litteraly what the name implies common...but the snake i caught i got him in a special trip to a white water river in wisconsin and i called him rico and braught him home now he lives in my room!!! =) as a little off topic i take rico every where car trips, walks, bike rides, and some times we go to petco to pick out toys for him ! =)

[adamanteus]

You lost me there garterman! What kind of toys does he choose?

It might be a silly question....but I was looking back through some of your earlier posts....Does Rico have a vivarium? Or is he loose in your room?

[CrazyHedgehog]

Having no garters native to the UK, mine are from various breeders or petshops, some of whom are on this site!
My snakes....:)



Midnight Thamnophis Sirtalis Common Melanistic ( Black) From Hamm Show(maybe Daniel)
Homer Thamnophis Sirtalis Common Yellowish sides from TheTropical rain Forest pet shop
Marge Thamnophis Sirtalis Common Redish in colour from TheTropical rain Forest pet shop
Little Maf Thamnophis Sirtalis redish in colour Homer and Marges baby
Little Yellow Thamnophis Sirtalis Runt very small for age. Homer and Marges baby
Big Mamma Thamnophis Sirtalis Sirtalis Florida Blue From Chloe
Spice Thamnophis Sirtalis Sirtalis Florida Blue From Chloe
Braveheart Thamnophis Sirtalis Sirtalis Florida Blue From Hamm
Sparks Thamnophis Sirtralis Concinnus From Hamm
Chequers Thamnophis Marcianus Marcianus From Chloe
Snip Thamnophis Marcianus Marcianus From Chloe
Francis Thamnophis Sirtalis Tetraenia Bought in Hamm show
Neon Thamnophis Sirtalis Similis Bought in Hamm from Daniel,
Brenda Thamnophis Sauitus Sackenii hamm show
Brad Thamnophis Sauitus Sackenii from Hamm
Cleopatra Thamnophis Sirtalis Ocellatus From Chloe
Oscar Thamnophis Cryptopsis Cryptopsis Bought at Hamm
Ribby Thamnophis Proximus Rubrillineatus Bought in Hamm
Bitch Thamnophis Radix Anuristic (nearly black) has blueish tint,. Bought in hamm
Plonker Thamnophis Radix Pet shop in Chester
Lightning Thamnophis Atratus Atratus From Daniel, Chloe picked up from Hamm show
Flash Thamnophis Atratus Atratus Chloe got me them from Hamm (from Daniel )


Quite a few from Daniel and Chloe as they have some nice snakes!!

[adamanteus]

Chris, You know it's not such a good idea to carry your snake around with you, don't you? He needs a controlled environment, temperature, humidity, hides etc. etc.

[garterman07]

Wow Crazyhedgehog, Your loaded. I would love to see you make a thread with all the pics of your snakes. That would be killer!!!

[garterman07]

i know we go on short excurtions while he gets a little sun light

[adamanteus]

Whoa! CrazyHedghog, you've got a lot of snakes! I can't believe you named one after your hubby!

[Stefan-A]

Chris, even short trips are very stressful for these animals and there's always the risk that he might get hurt by accident. Don't take him on excursions if you want him to stay healthy and, well, alive.

[adamanteus]

Chris, do you have a viv for your snake?

[garterman07]

are there any recomendations that you would make to help me keep him safe cause i love takin him on walks with me. he seemed to like it cause he would coil around my arm and sit there while i walked with or he would wrap around my neck and hang out there while i go walking.

[garterman07]

i do not believe so but i can get a pic of him to put on here. (last time i took a picture of him he tweaked out and ran under the bed for an hour he hates flashes)

[adamanteus]

My personal recommendation would be that you don't take him for walks at all. Others may disagree. He has a viv though, right?

[garterman07]

what do u mean by a viv...not sure i know what that means...

[adamanteus]

A tank, cage, vivarium?

[garterman07]

yes i have a tank for him hes in a 20 long and i use the same substrate as my tarantulas reptibark its soft and contains no cedar because tis poisonous for animals of his stature.


i gotta run for about 30 minutes but i be back on though! sorry m8s

[adamanteus]

Right, you had me worried there Chris. I thought he was sleeping rough!

[CrazyHedgehog]

dam dude your loaded i would love to see that you should make a thread with all the pics of your snakes that would be killer!!!

er not loaded..far from it, just have a hubby who is ..shall we say..'easilly persuaded'
I am pretty useless at taking photos, there are some on the gallery under my name.

[garterman07]

i think i am going to have to check them out!!!

[adamanteus]

Chris, you could post some picture too.

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/site-feedback-suggestions-questions/181-posting-pictures.html

I'd like to see Rico, and his tank.

[Thamnophis]

All my garters are bought from Dutch breeders. :cool:

[garterman07]

i'll try and get a pic of my snake on here buti don't have a digital camera...lol livin in the past here. parents feel film takes better photos. got a wicked film camera though

[abcat1993]

Do you have a scanner? I have one (may or may not be hooked up though) and when it prints them it looks pretty good, and the ones at school copy good too, doesn't even pixelate it much.

[Cazador]

Chris,

As much as I dislike discouraging people from bonding with their pets, James is telling the truth about carrying your garter around. There are a lot of variables that can't be controlled when you're outside in public. For example, a car could drive by and reflect the sun (similar to a flash camera), and your snake could take a dive off your shoulder, neck, wrist, etc. and break a rib, dive under someone's foot as they're walking, or escape. There are a million other scenarios, not to mention the risk of a dog at Petco getting him or the dangers of sudden temperature changes. It's really better for your snake to remain in a more secure setting with only limited trips outside. Sorry to be the bearer of such disappointing news,

Rick

P.S. I either bought my snakes online or bred them.

[Sid]

1.1 Oregon Red-Spotted: purchased from Glade Herbs at local expo
T. s. sirtalis: wild caught locally
5.5 T. s. sirtalis: CB from a wild caught purchased at same South Carolina expo

Photos are under my name in the gallery

Sid

[ssssnakeluvr]

hmmm...got a bunch from Scott Felzer, some wild caught and traded for a few....and always looking for more to add!!!!!!

[drache]

most of mine I got from Scott Felzer
and I got one from Tom, who's a member on this forum (snakeman)

it never occurred to me to take a garter for a walk
I've considered it with one of my kings, because he likes to hang out in my sleeve and one day he was there when it was time to pick up Mikhaila
I didn't though
I'm very protective of my animals and "out there" I just don't feel I have enough control
there's just too much that can happen
too many people who don't feel about animals the way I do
it's too scary

[stonyloam]

Mine just wandered into the house.:)

[Gijs & Sabine]

We've got our garters from different breeders from The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and England.:)

[Odie]

The gal to the left was wild caught, Robin was on her morning walk and saved it from being smashed by a shovle by some lady in the hood :eek:

[Odie]

This guy was also wild caughtin Florence Oregon. http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/100_3899.JPG

[Odie]

This guy was also wild caught in Florence Oregon. http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/100_3898.JPG

[Snaky]

I've got my garters from Breeders in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Some bloodlines come from the UK.:)

[ssssnakeluvr]

I also got my biiiig melanistic eastern from Tom Dickinson. Very nice ordinoides!!!! I want a couple pairs like that!!!!!!

[CrazyHedgehog]

OK, have to add 2 Albino chequered garters to this list, bought from Pete in Manchester, but haven't named them yet, (takes me a while, I am still waiting for some inspiration...):rolleyes:

Midnight Thamnophis Sirtalis Common Melanistic ( Black) From Hamm Show(maybe Daniel)
Homer Thamnophis Sirtalis Common Yellowish sides from TheTropical rain Forest pet shop
Marge Thamnophis Sirtalis Common Redish in colour from TheTropical rain Forest pet shop
Little Maf Thamnophis Sirtalis redish in colour Homer and Marges baby
Little Yellow Thamnophis Sirtalis Runt very small for age. Homer and Marges baby
Big Mamma Thamnophis Sirtalis Sirtalis Florida Blue From Chloe
Spice Thamnophis Sirtalis Sirtalis Florida Blue From Chloe
Braveheart Thamnophis Sirtalis Sirtalis Florida Blue From Hamm
Sparks Thamnophis Sirtralis Concinnus From Hamm
Chequers Thamnophis Marcianus Marcianus From Chloe
Snip Thamnophis Marcianus Marcianus From Chloe
Francis Thamnophis Sirtalis Tetraenia Bought in Hamm show
Neon Thamnophis Sirtalis Similis Bought in Hamm from Daniel,
Brenda Thamnophis Sauitus Sackenii hamm show
Brad Thamnophis Sauitus Sackenii from Hamm
Cleopatra Thamnophis Sirtalis Ocellatus From Chloe
Oscar Thamnophis Cryptopsis Cryptopsis Bought at Hamm
Ribby Thamnophis Proximus Rubrillineatus Bought in Hamm
Bitch Thamnophis Radix Anuristic (nearly black) has blueish tint,. Bought in hamm
Plonker Thamnophis Radix Pet shop in Chester
Lightning Thamnophis Atratus Atratus From Daniel, Chloe picked up from Hamm show
Flash Thamnophis Atratus Atratus Chloe got me them from Hamm (from Daniel )

[drache]

I love seeing all your snakes' names
and I love seeing how many you've got
makes me feel like I'm not overboard yet

[CrazyHedgehog]

It doesn't feel like I have that many until I write them down.....

Believe me my collection is very small compared to some!
(and I have a 'wish list ' still!)