I just found this forum the other night and really wish I had found it sooner. My wife and I kept a wild-caught eastern garter for several years while she used it for educational purposes at a local nature center where she teaches kids about local animal species. Unfortunately, much of the information out there about garters turned out to be flat-out wrong and we stumbled through a few years of snake-keeping with what turned out to be bad information. Luckily, our leopard gecko was quite happy with the crickets and meal worms that the guy at the pet store told us garters would eat. We eventually found that our Howard would gladly eat earthworms and was a real ham checking out anyone who passed by his enclosure. Anyway, my wife and I grew quite attached to our snake (who lived with us when he wasn't needed for programming at the center) and were devastated when he passed away this past spring. We're looking into getting a new garter soon (probably captive bred this time) and will be using a lot of the correct information found here to make sure our next snake lives a long and happy life.
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08-09-2014, 06:27 AM #1Hi, I'm New Here!
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08-09-2014, 02:09 PM #2Forum Moderator
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08-09-2014, 07:19 PM #3T. radix Ranch
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Nice to have you and your wife with us. It is unfortunate that so much info. out there is wrong.
Sorry to hear about Howard's passing. Garters are a wonderful snake and live very well with people.
It sounds like you might have found the forum care sheet but here's a link anyway. Feel free to ask all the questions you want. All of us members are here to help.
Garter Snake Forum - Garter Caresheet
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08-10-2014, 08:38 AM #4Forum Moderator
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Welcome aboard.
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08-10-2014, 03:46 PM #5Domos Ophiusa
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Greetings
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08-10-2014, 04:26 PM #6Adult snake
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Welcome to the form!
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08-12-2014, 04:23 PM #7matris ut plures
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Welcome to the forum! Where are you from?
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08-25-2014, 05:37 AM #8Hi, I'm New Here!
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Thanks for the warm welcome! We live in southeastern Connecticut, where eastern garters are plentiful. We've really enjoyed checking out all the beautiful species and morphs posted on this forum. Who knew there were so many? !
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08-25-2014, 06:36 AM #9"Fourth shed In Progress"
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welcome! I am in RI if you need any help
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