Twice I was wrong, this time I am right! and I have babies! :D

[guidofatherof5]

they have a nice big shallow bowl of water to swim in, I still can't help but feel bad for letting them all go in the forest where their future is unsure and not so bright

It's what they were made for. Just imagine the ones that survive and have babies someday.

[Jeff B]

Just a thought but you might consider keeping a couple pairs of the babies and grow them up as pets and release the adults instead, they will have a better chance of surviving and making more babies, plus you will get to watch the little ones grow up. Returning the adults will do more for the population than two litters of babies that they would have had anyway and most will not make it to adulthood to reproduce.

[Philminator]

Just a thought but you might consider keeping a couple pairs of the babies and grow them up as pets and release the adults instead, they will have a better chance of surviving and making more babies, plus you will get to watch the little ones grow up. Returning the adults will do more for the population than two litters of babies that they would have had anyway and most will not make it to adulthood to reproduce.

very true and I brought the adults back that I had only had less than a week to the exact same log / rock I found them along with their babies. I kept a few females and a male to watch grow and reproduce again later someday. I also have checkered garters that are babies but these easterns are special as it was my first time ever seeing a snake give birth that I owned and then 30 minutes later my second garter gave birth too 50 some babies with their mommies back in their habitat far from people

[d_virginiana]

Congrats, that's a nice looking bunch of babies!

[ConcinusMan]

If you know the area where the mother was found, it wouldn't hurt anything to just release them there. Early morning or evening is best.

[kimbosaur]

I tried posting ad and it keeps getting deleted on kijiji. I don't want money for them. I just want them to either go to a good home or in the wild before it's too latel

Now I know why there aren't any postings on kijiji! I would so be willing to buy one from you if you were closer! (I'm in Toronto). I've been looking for a garter for quite a while. I've just found a checkered adult (after months of searching!), but would prefer to watch a baby grow. Any chance you'll be around here in the near future?

Ps. I created an account on this forum just to reply this thread. Lol.

[Philminator]

Now I know why there aren't any postings on kijiji! I would so be willing to buy one from you if you were closer! (I'm in Toronto). I've been looking for a garter for quite a while. I've just found a checkered adult (after months of searching!), but would prefer to watch a baby grow. Any chance you'll be around here in the near future?

Ps. I created an account on this forum just to reply this thread. Lol.

nice lol and welcome. I will be back in Toronto but not before they likely are older I've let close to 100 babies go in the last few days and I have one more litter on the way this time it's my orange phase eastern garter. I am likely going to keep a few of those babies and see if I get lucky and get a really really bright orange one. I'd just give you a few free if you were here in Ottawa. I expect the Mom to pop babies any day.

[kimbosaur]

Wow 100 babies! So close but so farrr. The pet store's selling the regular checkered for $59.99 and the albino for $69.99 (+tax!). I should just use that towards gas money to Ottawa.

[Mommy2many]

Congratulations!

[ConcinusMan]

The pet store's selling the regular checkered for $59.99 and the albino for $69.99

Ouch