Hi I am new

[BenG]

Hi, I am new and trying to learn more about the species. I am considering a garter for my first snake. I have experience keeping beardies but have never had a snake. I have also been told Kenyan Sand Boas are easy but know nothing else about them. I have been fascinated with coloubrids in the wild for a while but have never thought about one as a pet until recently. If I get a snake I want it to be small. I am wondering which of the garter snake is the best species for the profile I am looking for. I have seen all the latin american morphs and there are so many choices it is overwhelming!
Thank You

[infernalis]

[guidofatherof5]

Welcome.
May I suggest a T.radix (Plains Garter Snake)
Here is a link to the care sheet which is always a good read.
Garter Snake Forum - Garter Caresheet

[Stefan-A]

Welcome aboard.

[Didymus20X6]

[chris-uk]

Hi, I am new and trying to learn more about the species. I am considering a garter for my first snake. I have experience keeping beardies but have never had a snake. I have also been told Kenyan Sand Boas are easy but know nothing else about them. I have been fascinated with coloubrids in the wild for a while but have never thought about one as a pet until recently. If I get a snake I want it to be small. I am wondering which of the garter snake is the best species for the profile I am looking for. I have seen all the latin american morphs and there are so many choices it is overwhelming!
Thank You

Welcome to the forum. A garter is a good choice of snake, and as you already know there's so much choice. Those latin American snakes aren't morphs though, they are distinct species or sub-species. One of the things I love about garters is that there is something that much variety between species, and then if morphs float your boat there's a lot of morphs of some species too.
As far as recommendations for a species of garter - radix are great snakes and seem to be easy to keep, they have good personalities and tend not to be too skittish.

[Invisible Snake]

Hey welcome to the forum.

[mikem]

Welcome to the forum

[katach]

Welcome to the forum family! You will love having a garter. Our family has 10. If you are looking for small, NW (T. ordinoides) are perfect! They are sweet and calm very easily! Where abouts do you live? Do you know what species you have in the wild around you, if any?

[EasternGirl]

Welcome to the forum! Garters are wonderful snakes. You will love having one. Radixes and northwesterns are very friendly and calm...I of course, love my easterns, but I will admit, they can be quite skiddish.