new to the forum and had a ribbon snake as a kid. I couldn't find any garter snakes at any shows up here in Canada and recently acquired a skink as my wife refused to let me get a pet that would eat mice. A skink eats bugs, but a garter eats fish and worms (at least in my experience) and could live happily on that.

I'd love to get back into garters and would especially like to get a more "exotix" garter than what we get in Alberta. I really like the looks of the anery red sided as well as the oregon red spotted.

At the same time I'm very reluctant to get something wild caught and would prefer to get something from a breeder here in Canada due to shipping and border concerns.

Any advice and or thoughts are welcome.