shoot...

[gregmonsta]

Hell yeah ... wouldn't enter a breeding tank but I'm sure there would be space for one in one of the planned same sex enclosures

[Snake lover 3-25]

ha!!!!! two takers!!!!!!!

[GartersRock]

Hey! Give em to me. I am an HOUR away. An avid "garter obsess" who won't "move on" to corns, breed them and taint lines, feed them off, freeze them etc. Just keep them all isolated for their gorgeous little lives. I have plenty of room and time and they are beautiful!
I PM'd you. =D
Amanda, who would love to take them off your hands. lol!

[Zephyr]

LOL
Wow, how awesome. :P

[Odie]

Just talked to my wife, we got room for 2 if needed

[Stefan-A]

Don't forget to sex them.

[Lumpy]

Freezer I think because If one of thoses ankes get away from your house it can really mess stuff up.

Just to play the devil's advocate, for those of you who own garters not found in your neck of the woods and are of pure genetics let's say. If they were to escape, the same potential exists if they were to meet up with local Garders that would otherwise never cross paths, correct?

Puget Sounds aren't native to Michigan, although I'd love to have one. And I'm sure there are some residing in home collections in this state. If an escape artist found his/her way into the great outdoors, Hmmmm.

I'm all for keeping things pure, but I'm with Shanley on this. I don't think destroying them is the answer. Certainly not for people who love and want to protect their pets. I'm not being critical towards anyone who'd put them down. But for some, that's not a viable sollution.

Lump

[Snaky]

I'm also for the option to keep the lines pure. I would raise the a little and then give them to my kingsnake or a friend with a kingsnake. In that way, the still served a purpose.

That said, I think this is not an easy thing to do for all people. So I understand that others might have problems with these decisions.

[Lumpy]

A few things to take away from all this:

First, keep unwanted breeding in check, no matter how limited the potential. Murphy's Law is universal.

Secondly, I'm to assume that your local pet store isn't going to give you a cert like AKC, CFA, blah blah blah for bloodline on a Garter purchase. So buyer beware. Sticking to WC or a reputable, trusted breeder is best practice.

Thirdly, and perhaps most importantly, Tina was forthright and honest about her mistake. Kudos to her! So, let's reward that by trying to help her find a sollution she can live with.

Lump

[adamanteus]

Thirdly, and perhaps most importantly, Shanley was forthright and honest about her mistake. Kudos to her!

Absolutely... but this is Tina's thread... not Shanley's.