Indonesian Garter Snakes

[vwsrcool]

has anyone had any experience with Indonesian Garter Snakes?

[mikm]

Hey Ben ... Rhea (drache on this forum) has some I believe :)

[Gijs & Sabine]

Kuno ( jeweldragons ) has a few as well, and maybe expecting babies too. But he went on honeymoon today for 2 weeks to USA, so he'll not be able to answer soon:D

[adamanteus]

I've had then in the past, years ago. I never bred them but found them pretty easy to keep. Just like North American Garters really. When I got them they were full of worms, and judging by some of the threads on here, that seems to be the norm.

[drache]

mine have lovely personalities
I feed them on my lap and they take scented pinkie rght out of a bowl
they prefer the pinkie over the minnow it got scented with, but don't yet go for unscented
They're a lot like garters
when handled, they wrap and hang on more than the average garter
their heads seem large in relation to their bodies, and they seem more long and slender - like a ribbon snake with a large head
I like them a lot

[rtcphoto]

I've had 2 for 6 months and they are very low maintainence pets. They really enjoy being handled and eat easily. I feed mine rosey reds and frozen fish.
I feel they like the temperature a little higher then garter snakes.

What are you looking for in these snakes?

Bob

[Thamnophis]

I kept them a few years. The care is the same as for gartersnakes.

But, as always for Asian wildcaught snakes... they are full of parasites like worms.