Both Jeff and Scott are good people and very knowledgeable but this forum has many members that are more then capable of caring for garters and giving advice on the subject.
I feel like not one person could ever know it all so we need to lay our personal experiences out so maybe someone can learn from them. I have learned things from lots of people on this forum as far as garters go. I have kept snakes for years and they have ranged from boas and pythons to lots of different colubrids and even venomous. If people don't share their experiences we wouldn't know what to expect in certain cases. I agree that all advice on here isn't sound advice, but at the end of the day all we can do is try and that's why they call it a forum people post their opinions and if you agree with them fine if you don't that's fine too that's a free choice we all have.
Re: Dont listen to what anybody says on this forum
that's fine, but I'm sure Jeff and Scott has learned something from this forum as well, thus debunking your opinion of only listening to them. But that means this is just less sources for information for you. I'll listen to everyone as we all have valuable input from our own experiences
Re: Dont listen to what anybody says on this forum
As a relatively new member to this forum I can honestly say the advice and information I have been given is spot on.I went from not knowing anything about Thamnophis to an enthusiast with a contented snake,as a direct result of this forum.
IMO If advice is given with logic and reason to back it up it doesn't matter who says it.