Forum: Breeding

So I originally had a trio of Marcianus in a fridge for brumation where the temps were in the low 40's F which might be too low for southern species...

Eight of the ten young San Francisco garter snakes that were born on May 17, 2012, are doing very well. They eat voracious (salmonfilet, smelt,...

Steve and I recently had a discussion in which a question came up that neither of us had an answer. I was wondering, if a female snake mates and...

Here is my high red pair for the future. The female looks like she needs to shed. She will be given another year to grow/mature. The smaller male...

Things have been busy in the snake room! One of last years offspring produced a surprise litter which brings my baby count up to 19! While not ideal...

Hey guys i just caught this snake 2 days ago and i think she is very pregnant please take a look and tell me what you think. thank you.

Just a question on the thoughts of in-breeding. I have read several discussions on breeding between species, and realise that this just creates...

Please could somebody please confirm the sex of my checkered garters. They were sold to me as 1 male and 2 females but I'm convinced they're all...

I was quite happily finishing my dinner when I saw some movement out of the corner of my eye, and to my surprise I saw a little squiggly cruising...

Hello, I have any questions about species and breeding. Can we breed two species? Sauritus with sirtalis for example? And between subspecies? Which...

I need some volunteers, i know checkers getting old for a wc and he has some really interesting qualities about him and i wanted that to be passed...

What temperature do you guys keep your pregnant garters at? I was wondering if I should warm the tank a little, currently it is 75-80*F. Aside...

Hi, this is my first time brumating. I was wondering how much should an adult/breeder weigh before brumation? What is the best way to brumate snakes...

I see posts here often where people request opinions on if their snake is gravid. It always seems so obvious to me. They are all plump and baby...

Seeing as I now have a female Checkered and George is all alone and they are are close in size.... Would it be to stressful to put her in with...

This red radix became part of the Ranch after Ian was nice enough to sell her to me.(Thanks Ian). She is the anchor to the red radix breeding project...

Hi All Please help me sex my Garters, I have looked at the photos posted under sexing garters, but I don't have enough experience to confidently...

I have a pregnant female. Can I put my other non-pregnant females in with her? She is very early into pregnancy, she just absorbed the sperm plug 2...

Tomorrow my garters are going into my hibernaculum for the next 3 1/2 months. They go in on November 1st and come out on Valentines Day (they should...

I went to feed one of my Checkered Garter Snakes and this is what I found. 5 babies. Please over look the discoloration of the plastic container,...