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!