input please

[Loren]

2. I'm always concened putting different sexes together - you just never know who's ready to boink and and who's not. Me, I just wouldn't risk it.

Assume males are always ready. General rule of life.

[Loren]

size difference is a concern...doubt she would cannibalize them, but, better safe than sorry. If you are keeping different species together, keep only same sexes together to prevent accidental hybrids.

I agree.

Garters are not "snake eaters" but ANY snake is capable of eating a cagemate during a feeding mistake, like 2 snakes eating opposite ends of a food item, and as Wayne said, sometimes the scent lingers for a bit and can still be a risk for sparking that feeding response.

I'm not saying you cant keep them together-it might work fine - but I would be careful, and supervise feeding time very well, or separate them for feeding and leave them separate for a little while after, till their feeding response dies down.

If you do have males and females of different species, my thought is this- if they will inevitebly need separate caging to avoid hybridizing when older, I would consider just holding off for right now and planning for that eventual caging scenario.

[Tori]

All of my female infernalis are aggressive feeders and have to be fed completely separate. Although I haven't had a case of between meal snacks of siblings in a while, it was attempted a couple of times. I would not put any garter smaller than her in the same cage. That is just my opinion.

[Garter_Gertie]

Assume males are always ready. General rule of life.

Well, if THAT ain't the troot! LOL!!! Well said, Loren!

[Garter_Gertie]

I agree.

Garters are not "snake eaters" but ANY snake is capable of eating a cagemate during a feeding mistake, like 2 snakes eating opposite ends of a food item, and as Wayne said, sometimes the scent lingers for a bit and can still be a risk for sparking that feeding response.

I'm not saying you cant keep them together-it might work fine - but I would be careful, and supervise feeding time very well, or separate them for feeding and leave them separate for a little while after, till their feeding response dies down.

If you do have males and females of different species, my thought is this- if they will inevitebly need separate caging to avoid hybridizing when older, I would consider just holding off for right now and planning for that eventual caging scenario.

That's what I do with P & J and The Blues Brothers. Watch them like a hawk. Yeah, man. The Blues Brothers are at least twice as big as P & J... And I'm a worry wart...