Forum: Breeding

From the articles I've read I understand garters can usually breed around 18 months of age. But I have some WC and have no idea how old they are, so...

Caught the female and was holding her and saw the male out of the corner of my eye, put her down, grabbed him, and put him next to her. He retreated...

I am not saying I am ready for one for sure, but will anyone have babies or young adults around Late May-June-July. I would love to have something...

I just realized that all 5 of my eastern garters, born of the same parent, look entirely different. This made me think: Do female garters utilize...

How often do garters get freaky lol?? mine seem to be at it aaalllll the time for the last month and half or so. Is that normal??

Hi, I'm new to these forums, and I would like to know the gender of my garter snake, Jerry. I had him/her for five years now. He/she is a...

Hi there,make my day :D this afternoon my first garters are born for 2008! 21 in total Thamnophis Sirtalis Parietalis.

Hi Can somone please tell me what gender my garter snake, Ben, is? (I know this seems a little repetitive but this is the only other snake I'm...

first step for gravidity:D

Interested in breeding Plains garters any tips I have a male been told he's about 4 years, How long do you pair them for before breeding?

HI guys I am wandering how long after mating can you feel the garter to be gravid. I have put them together for about a week and a half and have...

i was told that my garter is not eating because of the winter times so i should brumate him for a month or so. just to get his appetite back. what im...

My two checkered garters are acting strange. I found the two raped around each other this morning (at first i thought the larger of the two was...

OK, found these in the tank this morning, they were fed last night cut up trout and pinkies, and at first I thought it was the trout that I had found...

So i woke the garters up tonight. And out of pure curiosity, I allowed some of the males to meet their future mates for just a few seconds. Most of...

Today I ended the hibernation of all of my garters. Sadly one of them died. (thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis) I noticed some strange things on him...

I'm wondering . . . the honeymoon accommodations . . . is it better to aim for spacious or intimate? I was going to give them a 36"x18" tank

Raven wasn't eating so I put her in the fridge...she's in a well-ventilated plastic 'carrying case' type box, with a small water bowl and one of her...

the fridge is empty and now it's all up to the snakies to do their thing. how soon should i offer food? how soon should i expect courting/breeding...

Does this pair look male female? *The marking is where the tail begins*