Forum: General Talk

this girl is gonna be a looker for sure, this specific local is different then Marin county infernalis. She is the only Sonoma County infernalis in...

I would like to have a book specifically about garters. Like one that has: basic husbandry/care, how to breed, and guide to different species &...

I'm starting a thread for my garters! The other personal garter threads are so much fun, so hopefully I can stay up on this one. I have three red...

So my son's snake has been exhibiting some bizarre behavior I thought I would ask y'all about. It's the albino checkered I had posted about a while...

Why are these never kept?

Updated pictures of my blue pugets. They are wild caught, i dont think there are many people that still have wild caughts of blue pugets and breeding...

Well, it was inevitable. So here it is my all in one snake thread. Currently I have three snakes and it looks to be that way for a while,...

Members were very helpful in my previous post regarding the species of my Garter. I am very much in love with her and would love to add more Garters...

Hey every one, I´m active on a herping forum here in Sweden, and recently one of the members acquired two young snakes on a reptiles fair. The guy...

This is where I will keep you guys updated on my pregnant eastern female. I caught her myself. I am pretty sure she is pregnant because when I caught...

A close friend of mine keeps angelfish and they have just layed eggs. He knows there will be culling of the babies to do and asked if my snakes can...

It's nice to see that the welfare of the snakes is important somewhere. _hUglM0wczk

This thought just popped up in my head, do garters ever get lonely? Was just wondering if they are animals that are fine being solo or prefer being...

Maybe I'm just a little looney, or maybe not. But it seems like Steve responds to music (or maybe the vibrations). Once when I was holding him, I...

So like I said in my introduction post, I'm looking into getting a garter, or a few if I find a couple I'm in love with. However I know almost...

I found this article on "The Reptile Report" and thought I would post a small section of it and offer a link to anyone who wants to read the full...

It just dawned on me that one of the reasons animal rights people throw at reptile keepers is that reptiles don't understand glass so keeping them...

Today, at a reptile show, I bought my first radix! I am so excited! I have never seen a garter snake this docile before! She is just a baby. I can't...

Hey I saw this being shared on FB so I thought I would share it with you guys! One of the smallest garter snake species. The Short-headed...

Let's talk about this controversial subject. Please site any articles, studies or papers when available. Up until a year ago I used to cool my...