CB vs WC Opinions Please

[RedSidedSPR]

I see them all the time in PetCo (curse them ) But never in the wild. Figures.

[infernalis]

I keep both, and temperaments seem to be the same either way.

[flickerfriend]

Almost all of my snakes are cb. except for Flicker. He's wc and prolly the sweetest snake ever.

[Moose]

I think it depends if you live in the country where the snakes do! Ilive in the UK & didn't think we could buy WC until i tried to find out why my Garters wereadvertised as a species which doesn't exist. they are both flighty, especially now they are in a large tank, one hates being handled, one will come to the hand if it feels like it.
Given the choice here i'd never buy WC, research is time well spent & I sort of wish i'd waited & not boughht the first ones i saw. Not that i don't like them, they give me hours of fun, but as they are half grown i don't think they'll ever settle downwhichmakes cleaning time quite stressfull for them (and me!)

[Mommy2many]

I know what you mean. My largest snake is a WC female, she is now 3 feet long and very strong. When it comes to cleaning, I'm always hesitant as she will bite every single time. Not that it hurts, just the expectation is stressful enough! I have taken to spot cleaning now, grabbing some of the substrate and replacing with clean stuff. This way she does not seem threatened or stressed, I can clean half of the tank and she seems curious enough to watch me and not bite me

[Didymus20X6]

When I was nervous about my WC's biting, I used a thick pair of PVC gloves. You can get them pretty cheap at your local hardware store. They're also great for washing dishes in extremely hot water - way better than those latex ones you get at the grocery store.

But I don't have any biters now.

[Selkielass]

My WC Eastern is a complete sweetie, extremely docile.
My 2 WC Butlers, who have only been 'guests' for 1 and two months are both docile, curious, and calm when gently handled, tho they are still prone to startling at sudden movements.

The Eastern took a little over a week before she began eating, and a few months of regular handling before she really settled down. The Butlers were eating within hours of 'check in'.

My CBB albino Marcianus is an eager eater (Anything, anytime, anywhere.) but has a more delicate constitution- he has shown signs of scale rot on small injuries and has digestive irregularities I never see in the wild caught snakes.

[Venti]

I think that it depends.

My one and only garter snake is WC.
He is very tame and relaxed around me.

On the other hand, some of the other garters I have caught have been very snappy and agressive, so I think it just depends on the snake.

[Kantar]

2 are mine are CB and the other 3 are WC, as newborns though, 5 inch squigglies. Except for 1 redsided. Caught as a yearling, never musked not even on capture, such a sweet 4 year old snake now.

[Mommy2many]

Love squigglies