*Question* Which type of garter stands out the most color wise ?

[GarterGuy17]

You have some nice snakes there Lora , that flame baby's color looking bright for a baby any way how old is it ?

[EasternGirl]

I love those red flames...gorgeous! Who is the big snake in the pick Lora? What a cutie!!!

[GarterGuy17]

I am getting a radix in the spring from my friend Steve. Steve is the radix king. Radixes are wonderful, friendly snakes...beautiful too. You may want to talk to Steve...Guidofatherof5....if you are interested in a radix...I think he mentioned that he had a red-sided het or something to that effect too. Steve is good people. Great garter lover. You can learn a lot about garters from him. Just send him a message. I just got my baby albino checkered from Jason..Chondro788...I highly recommend him as well. If you click on his profile...there will be a link to his website and you can see what he has available or you can send him a private message.

I am trying to get a cagemate for Cee Cee but...okay..to make a long story not too long...I had Seeley..who was Selena because I thought he was a she. Then I found Cee Cee. I put them in together to be cagemates...I think garters do much better with company. Turns out Seeley is a male...now Cee Cee may be gravid (knocked-up)...I got Hermes...my albino, to be a cagemate for Seeley and I was going to get a female radix from Steve to room with Cee Cee. But now I think that Hermes might be a female..which means I will need a male from Steve and I will put Hermes in with Cee Cee. But if Cee Cee is preggers...I may have anywhere from 20-40 babies in a couple of months. So if you want an eastern....I may have one for you! The last time Cee Cee had babies though, they were all stillborn...she had 30 stillborns last August.

They told me about a breeder called Rhea who lives not to far away that she has a red sided baby left but its female i'm looking for a male so I might look into some other snakes that she has if possible.

That story is pretty funny actually hahaha ill be sure to think about getting another snake after I have one for a while.

[EasternGirl]

Rhea is an awesome person from what I know. Knows a lot about garters. Is there a particular reason you want a male? Females can be much easier to handle...friendlier from what I am told. Breeders will ship snakes you know. That is how many people get their snakes. My albino was shipped to me. Many breeders do not like to ship now in the cold though. So if you are going to have a snake shipped you may have to wait until spring...depends on the breeder.

[GarterGuy17]

Rhea is an awesome person from what I know. Knows a lot about garters. Is there a particular reason you want a male? Females can be much easier to handle...friendlier from what I am told. Breeders will ship snakes you know. That is how many people get their snakes. My albino was shipped to me. Many breeders do not like to ship now in the cold though. So if you are going to have a snake shipped you may have to wait until spring...depends on the breeder.

I know that A lot of breeders ship snakes but its cold meaning they will not ship. On the other hand Rhea is not that far from me I can go pick my snake up or something like that. I just talked to Steve about it and he told me the same thing so I decided on getting the female now.

[EasternGirl]

Yeah...Steve is the one who told me that...he has hundreds of snakes so he would know. I can't really judge because my eastern male and female are wild caught and my one albino male is captive bred...so my female is skiddish and can be fiesty...and my albino male is a baby and is really gentle and calm. Between my male and female wild caught easterns, I would actually say that my male is much calmer and friendlier than my female...but he was also a baby when I found him and she is very skiddish...and she false strikes at me (a thing garters do where they strike at you and kind of bump their noses into you but don't actually open their mouths and bite) but she only does that because she is scared...she isn't mean at all. Steve has many wild and captive bred males and females to compare...he would know better.

[GarterGuy17]

I see I have been taking every thing he says into consideration I will actually see If I get a radix as my second snake after I have my first for a while.

[guidofatherof5]

Sounds like i'm being recruited into a secret society or snake mafia of some sort , Oh well it cant he helped

"Come into the light. All are welcome, all are welcome"
"Resistance is futile, all will be assimilated"

It's all good.

[infernalis]

Here is a big photo gallery to drool over...

Garter Snakes

Another that includes some assorted animals including some garters & non garters..

Photo Gallery

[EasternGirl]

Uh oh John....you have kicked in Steve's radix brainwashing ritual...it is all part of the garter mafia propaganda...we have all been subjected to it at one point or another. He calls me on Skype and plays low frequency messages of radix brainwashing sound waves over my computer...."you love the radix....the radix is the only snake...radix is the only garter...you worship the radix"....lol.