Praise for the Northwestern Garter Snake

[Albert Clark]

There is a you tube video of one pretty large female giving birth. I don't have the link but I believe you can just enter "northwestern garter giving birth" to view it. I will take a pair Steve if you have any or have a connection! I would love to breed them.

[guidofatherof5]

No connection anymore and I have no breeding pairs.

[Albert Clark]

Man, I was hoping. Okay.

[BUSHSNAKE]

Man, I was hoping. Okay.

ive kept about 23 or 24 species of Thamnophis and in my experience and many others ordinoides does not to the best in captivity...theyre beautiful and awesome but can be a challenge to keep and that gets frustrating

[Albert Clark]

ive kept about 23 or 24 species of Thamnophis and in my experience and many others ordinoides does not to the best in captivity...theyre beautiful and awesome but can be a challenge to keep and that gets frustrating

I appreciate the "heads up". And I will keep that in mind if I come across any of them for sale. These eastern blackneck babies have been challenging also.

[Eddie]

I had a breeding pair many years ago. A melanistic male and a blue female. I got 1 litter and had a real hard time raising them. I ended up trading out of the group for easterns.

[Albert Clark]

[QUOTE=Eddie;265246]I had a breeding pair many years ago. A melanistic male and a blue female. I got 1 litter and had a real hard time raising them. I ended up trading out of the group for easterns.[/QUOTE}
Thanks for the note, i'll embrace that and make sure I don't forget it. If I ever come across any that are available.

[guidofatherof5]

I agree the neonates can be difficult to get established but they are well worth the trouble once you get them past those difficult times.

[BUSHSNAKE]

Steven Bol was telling me that the females, in the wild, have their babies right before winter and the babies go straight into brumation and if you brumate the babies it suppose to help them to get started

[Rushthezeppelin]

What odd reproduction timing they have ><