Breeding then releasing?

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

haha, feeding all those babies every other day is a chore and a half! cause then you always have that 5 or 10 that dont wanna eat what everyone else is eating.... and you have to coax them and baby them to get them to eat!

[ssssnakeluvr]

in general, garters won't breed without brumation...in general!! some do. best to keep males and females separate....real easy to do. also, in lots of states, once you take an animal out of the wild, it cannot be legally released (there are some exceptions, for research) also, releasing babies can be illegal. they are lots of work....garters can have anywhere from 4-5 up to 50-60 babies, with the eastern garter holding the record at 92 babies.. gotta be ready to take care of lots of snakes. you could possibly find homes with other members on here.
Shannon covered the releasing stuff real well.

[guidofatherof5]

Raising a large group of babies is intense. Requires a lot of time and resources.

[ssssnakeluvr]

Raising a large group of babies is intense. Requires a lot of time and resources.

YES....just ask Scott F he raises between 300-500 babies a year!

[Hornets23]

Man...when you put it like that...its pretty incredible.

[infernalis]

YES....just ask Scott F he raises between 300-500 babies a year!

There is a difference between raising, and getting them started then shipping them.

Maybe I'm off base, but to me raising indicates keeping them through to adulthood.

[ssssnakeluvr]

well...yea, it's a little different...he does keep them for a bit to make sure they are feeding well, and he does keep a number of holdbacks....if he tried to keep them all he would be overwhelmed real fast!!!!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

There is a difference between raising, and getting them started then shipping them.

Maybe I'm off base, but to me raising indicates keeping them through to adulthood.

yea there's a difference... but he does hold a LOT of them for a whole to see who colors up. and its still a lotttt, of work. when I talked to him on the phone last he said he was spending TEN hours on a saturday... TEN.... to keep everyone fed!!!

[reptile3]

Maybe having one garter would be better for you... then you will not have to worry about it breeding accidentally.


I have 2 male dekayi's with one red sided garter.. which I believe is male, but they aren't doing anything but snuggling.

Now ask Aundrea about her 2 dekayi's... Benny who we thought, male. Benny is female, & pregnant. max, is a male.


Be happy with one garter to start out with, then after learning how to care for it. Later down the road, get another.

[prattypus]

'Member awhile back that guy got 50 blues under something and, how'd he put it? Instant breeding project? I'm glad you're looking before you leap, but some people aren't as considerate. Or smart.