Cody, here are a couple of links to help get you started. You'll love it here, we have a great bunch of guys, very helpful, very knowledgable and good fun too. Enjoy!
http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets...ake_Care_Sheet
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/site...-pictures.html
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02-19-2008, 03:42 PM #11Moderator
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02-19-2008, 05:45 PM #12The Leader of the Eastern Gang
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Hello, and welcome!! Good luck in your search for a garter, although it seems that you might want to wait until it warms up just a little! When the weather starts hitting in the 60's, they'll start popping out of their little winter hideouts. Hope you catch one!
Anji
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02-19-2008, 11:37 PM #13Old and wise snake
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One method to finding garters is to put out "drop boards". Get some old pieces of plywood or some other wooden boards that are fairly wide, and put them at the edges of fields, weed patches, under pine trees (where the lawnmower won't hit them) or along streams, rivers, or ponds.
Wait about a month after you put the boards out, and then go to them and flip them to see what is underneath. You will find evidence of the meadow mouse, the shrew, earthworms and pill bugs, and eventually you may find snakes, salamanders, and toads.
It is important that after you flip the board, you put it back EXACTLY where it was, with the same side down.
The best time to put out drop boards is in spring, when the temperatures are at least 60 degrees.
Be persistant and patient... the longer the boards are there, the more critters will start using them for shelter. I got a pregnant (gravid) garter from a drop board two years ago, in May.KitKat"Acts of kindness should never be random."
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02-20-2008, 07:27 AM #14Ophiuchus rhea
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welcome to the forum Cody
rhea
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02-20-2008, 09:21 AM #15Hi, I'm New Here!
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thanks ill try that but also my grandparents own a house in newalla with a like 20 house neighborhood thats relly seperated houses, since the ice storm they havent been able to pick up the wood and its been laying around and trees are rotting and stuff and he had boards and rocks all over i might try to look throught most of the rocks and stuff, he also said that when he mows(riding lawnmower) a bunch of baby snakes come outnof the ground by the house so im see if i can find one,
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