could some one i.d 1 of my garters please

[InsanePirateDragon]

That is a sort of problem here in Kansas with red-sided guys always being called Common Garters. And trying to explain the different kinds to people are difficult to some, except for the snake guy I've been talking to.

[Paul.c]

Thanks guys, the crazy thing is i thought all along they were red sided garters but was told differently and just went along with it. It was red sided garters that i started with 30 odd years ago, so a tad embarrasing really lol. Any way the pair of babies i have are still stunners and a welcome addition to my collection now.
Again thank you.

[chris-uk]

Paul - if you bought them as "Northern Garters" they are almost certainly wild-caught. I got a faecal float done on my "northern" today and she has a significant paracite load. You may want to get your vet to test yours, especially if they will mix with other snakes.

[Paul.c]

I know for sure its captive bred mate as a friend of mine bought the original pair of adult (northerns lol) and bred them him self, the pic above is a pic of the adult female that had my baby garters. Cheers any way.

[EasternGirl]

Don't be embarrassed...I claim to know a lot about easterns and half the time I can't ID one because there are so many different looking eastern garters in the U.S. . We have all been stumped by photos of snakes on here...some of the easterns and red-sideds can be tricky to ID...as well as many other species and subspecies.

[chris-uk]

I know for sure its captive bred mate as a friend of mine bought the original pair of adult (northerns lol) and bred them him self, the pic above is a pic of the adult female that had my baby garters. Cheers any way.

In that case, as long as the parents were checked for worms your babies will be okay.