How did u guys get started in garters?

[RedSidedSPR]

My parents wouldn't let me keep snakes for one reason. Mice. Anything that ate mice was not welcome here. I'd argue that it was frozen and already dead but to no avail. Its my money what do you care?! I gave up.

Then I was reading a book on snakes from the library and I thought... not all snakes eat mice... hmmmm..

Garter snakes came to mind. But I had never found one, and wasn't very hopeful.

Next week we went up to Illinois. On the way back we stopped at a rest area. (Spoon River.)

While my family was stuffing themselves with chicken sandwiches, I was walking along the creek. There were stairs leading up through the woods. As I climbed something shot off the steps. Just a lizard.

I though a minute replaying that blur in my mind.. wait.. that was a garter snake!! Crap.

On the way back down the steps I came to that spot.... looked around. Shucks. Then I heard the leaves.. I walked through the posion ivy (has no effect on me) people freaking out at that, and looked down. Trying to hide his head under a leaf was a 2 foot redsided garter snake.

I have yet to have a snake bite me so many times.

He's now in a 20gal.
I then bought a baby anery redsided. along with 2 other babies I bought after that. All in a 10gal.

It started out as the only snake I could get away with, but now I know just how awesome garter snakes are.. active, fun little snakes.

Man I'm glad I didn't get that corn snake.

[Starling96]

My parents wouldn't let me keep snakes for one reason. Mice. Anything that ate mice was not welcome here. I'd argue that it was frozen and already dead but to no avail. Its my money what do you care?! I gave up.

Then I was reading a book on snakes from the library and I thought... not all snakes eat mice... hmmmm..

Garter snakes came to mind. But I had never found one, and wasn't very hopeful.

Next week we went up to Illinois. On the way back we stopped at a rest area. (Spoon River.)

While my family was stuffing themselves with chicken sandwiches, I was walking along the creek. There were stairs leading up through the woods. As I climbed something shot off the steps. Just a lizard.

I though a minute replaying that blur in my mind.. wait.. that was a garter snake!! Crap.

On the way back down the steps I came to that spot.... looked around. Shucks. Then I heard the leaves.. I walked through the posion ivy (has no effect on me) people freaking out at that, and looked down. Trying to hide his head under a leaf was a 2 foot garter snake.

I have yet to have a snake bite me so many times.

He's now in a 20gal, along with 3 babies I bought after that.

It started out as the only snake I could get away with, but now I know just how awesome garter snakes are.. active, fun little snakes.

Man I'm glad I didn't get that corn snake.

I wasted my money on a ball and a corn

[Kantar]

I've always was facinated with garters. They are just so exciting to watch because they are so facinating. Unlike corn snakes you just end up having a staring contest because they don't move much.
I just went out and caught a couple babies and just kept on learning, the market for garters is pretty rare here in canada, but I do have 2 albino checkered I am hoping one is male and one is female so I can at least start a market.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

haha i know
i was just saying i would trade them for any other prettier garter

[QUOTE/}Well i have been catching reptiles, bugs, and amphibians since i was 4 years old my mom said i would take her tupperware containers and fill them with all kinds of critters she use to be so scared that i would get bit by something dangerous. I always had a passion for snakes so i've kept about every kind from boas and pythons to lots of different colubrids but i was never satisfied so i started keeping venomous snakes and they were awesome but i still was not satisfied, i felt like i should work with some of the (underrated snakes) because i did it for passion instead of fortune and i always no matter how old i was loved to find garters so it just took off from there. They are great snakes and always fun to watch. I still love all reptiles and amphibians just not as much as garters[/QUOTE
i used to think ball pythons were cool i had one but hes sold because of my garters lol
and thats awsome what ind of venomous snakes have you had?

Rattlesnakes,copperheads,cottonmouths,cobras,gaboo n vipers,lance heads,coral snakes,eyelash vipers,cantils,waglers vipers and im sure there is more that i can't think of right now. I've had lots of snakes through the years.

[Didymus20X6]

Hey Blue: do you still keep hot herps?

[snakehill]

Cobras are my favorite VENOMOUS snake lol

[Starling96]

Thats prettty crazy
i cant imagine keeping those
how did u feed them?
and what was the most active and intelligent?

[guidofatherof5]

My Mom handed me a radix when I was young. They've been in my life ever since.

[Starling96]

did your mother keep snakes?
i wish my mom did so i could have more

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Thats prettty crazy
i cant imagine keeping those
how did u feed them?
and what was the most active and intelligent?

I would have to say cobras.