Hello from washington state!

[katach]

Welcome to the forum family!! I am also in Washington on the kitsap peninsula, where are you at? We have vivs for our 12 snakes. Breeding isn't something to jump into lightly, there is a lot of differences between garters and other snakes such as garters give live birth. Babies require a lot of time and patience. Make sure you are ready and have as much homework as possible before you start. Morphs aren't quite the same as in the corn and ball market. You should only breed the same species with the same species. ie Northwestern (T.ordinoides) with a NW, Puget (T.s.pickeringii) with a Puget. Hybrids are not welcome in the hobby by most of us, they muddy the lines and wouldn't be a great as you might think they would be getting the worst traits from each species. Welcome again to the forum and please don't hesitate to ask questions!

[i_heart_sneakie_snakes]

I'm in Washington too!! Right smack dab in the middle. Between my 6 adults and 14 babies, I have 5 aquariums. 2 are so big they cover an entire room wall!!! I like to be able to see them, I don't care for rack systems, but thats just me.
Where are you at in Washington??

[ProXimuS]

Hello and welcome! We will be more than happy to help with anything(I see most questions have been answered). If you can post some pictures, we can try and help with what species and gender they are

[jon7]

Ok guys and gals here are some pics of the snakes. Ive pretty much got the sexing down, now I just wanna know what kind they are. i have a few more, but they are in shed, so i dont wanna stress them out.

[katach]

You have a lovely group of Northwesterns (Thamnophis ordinoides) I have 7 myself. They are wonderful sweet friendly little guys. Breeding can be tough and babies are not easy, but they are worth it! If you have any questions about them, there are a few of us on here that keep them. There is Chantel, I heart sneaky snakies, and Steve, that I know of... Oh and me

Can we get a whole body shot of the one in the second photo? Did that one just eat?

[ProXimuS]

I would also think Northwestern(Kat would definitely be an expert on them though) The one in the second pic looks possibly gravid....

[jon7]

@ Sneaky snake im in shelton. @katach i just got "her" 2 days ago. and "she" is getting bigger by the day. i think "she" is prego. Lol. in one litter i got twins!! I didnt even know she was prego. Lol

[jon7]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! i did not intend on breeding anything any time soon. but because they are wild caught, they just popped! Then im heretrying to figure out what i need to do to keep the babies alive. i want to get into the morphs but not that soon. Lol what do you guys think of the last one? kind of a checker pattern. that one and the first one are my favorites. but the first one is gravid, so her pics dont do her justice.

[katach]

How many did she give you? For the first few days you want to keep them on moist paper towel. Keep them warm and hydrated. Give then a small water dish, and a hide. Don't worry about them not eating right away, they are full of yolk still. NW don't typically start eating for about 2 weeks, but keep offering about every other day. Start with cut up night crawler pieces about the size if their tiny little heads. They can be stubborn so you may need to trick them into eating if they take too long. I like to buy a bit of salmon and squeeze it over the worm bits, it makes it nice and smelly for them. Keep us posted and ask as many questions as you need to.

[Lisa4john]

Congrats on the babies! Washington is a great place to live, I love the green, not so crazy about the rain half of the year. You take care of those babies and good lucky! It's sink or swim time.