Stefan's garters

[Snaky]

Isn't it possible to keep infernalis instead of the tetra's? I find them certainly equally nice looking... They resemble them a lot, they just are just striped differently... (There are even people suggesting that they should not really be 2 different subspecies... )

[Stefan-A]

Excellent. I have a pair of vagrans..... but the female is HUGE whilst the male is very small, so I'll have to wait for him to catch up (to avoid accidents!)

Yeah, with this (sub)species, I'm not taking any chances either. Besides, he's a year younger than the females, but they should be big enough in the spring of 2010.

[count dewclaw]

Yes, we can keep infernalis....they are next on my wish list!!! But the longitudinal (sp?) stripes of the tetras are so very eye-catching!

[Stefan-A]

Isn't it possible to keep infernalis instead of the tetra's? I find them certainly equally nice looking... They resemble them a lot, they just are just striped differently... (There are even people suggesting that they should not really be 2 different subspecies... )

Indeed, I try to point that out every time somebody wants a tetrataenia. Not to people on this forum, though.

People on YouTube keep contacting me about the tetrataenia. Some to ask whether I breed them, others to point out that "G&F is gonna be on ur *** LOL. HIGHLY illegal.".

[Snake lover 3-25]

OMG!!!!!! that is THE MOST amazing snake i have EVER seen!!!!!

[jitami]

Lovely as usual Stefan!!! Someday I'm going to photograph one in the wild... someday...

[Stefan-A]

You better hurry.

[jitami]

Yeah, no kidding... sigh... I'm 2 to 3 hours from the few who are left. I'm going to give it my best next spring... I haven't been around that long, but haven't seen many of our bay area posters talk about ever seeing them in the wild... definitely worrisome

[infernalis]

Isn't it possible to keep infernalis instead of the tetra's? I find them certainly equally nice looking... They resemble them a lot, they just are just striped differently... (There are even people suggesting that they should not really be 2 different subspecies... )

That is exactly why I was so pissed off when Inferno died.

Infernalis are not all that easy to get, Scott Felzer sells out quickly, and they are expensive.

Will certainly get another this spring from him, hopefully a pair (even if I have to start saving up now)

He was a non feeder that started eating, but then ate one of those petco fish that killed $300 worth of garter snakes.

I will NEVER purchase another feeder fish from that dump again...

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

how about horizontal ?

Yes, we can keep infernalis....they are next on my wish list!!! But the longitudinal (sp?) stripes of the tetras are so very eye-catching!