Quote Originally Posted by TheBuschman View Post
Hey everyone. Thanks for the welcomes, really makes me feel well, welcomed =). Im looking at getting a chekered garter snake from bhbreptiles. Is this a good source for garters? I wish i knew the scientific name for it so i dont sound so ignorant =P.
Thamnophis marcianus

I do have a quick question about the smell. How bad or often do they actually smell. Ive heard it can be pretty bad. How often do your snakes musk? The problem is that since im still living at home i have to have the cage in my room and i have a pretty sensetive sense of smell so i dont want to get a pet only to be kicked out of my room by the smell, if that makes sense. Any help answering these qs would be great. Thanks in advance!!
I don't know who has told you that they smell bad. OK, so a musking isn't a pleasant smell, but they only do it if they are unhappy with how you handle them. My marcianus girls haven't musked me since they were a couple of months old, and when they are small the volume of musk is minimal. Also, the marcianus musk isn't the worst, Cuitzeo musk is much worse. The other thing to remember is that if you get musked it will generally be on your hands, so get some good soap. ;-)