Hey all - I noticed the male garters emerging from my 2 artificial hibernacula this past weeks. A lone female was pursued when she was introduced to the rocks of the hibernacula. So anyway, I decided to bring the wild caught red-sided garters out too. I just returned them to their enclosure (after bringing them up from 38-41F to 60-65F over a period of 4-5 days) and am wondering how long it may take before mating commences.

What have people observed?


Joe
Iowa