europe

[Tommytradix]

ive always wondered why europe has such great garters lol


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[Tommytradix]

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[Tommytradix]

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[Tommytradix]

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[d_virginiana]

Those are pretty stunning. Especially the albinos with the bright reds and oranges.

I don't know how representative those garters are of the European garter hobby as a whole, but I imagine there's probably a higher concentration of individuals with desirable traits since it's kind of a hassle to ship them over, so you wouldn't want to waste that sort of time and money bringing in anything but the best.

[Albert Clark]

All those garters are amazing looking! I need one of each, haha.

[Tommytradix]

my theory is the lack of new animals leads to line breeding many generations which intensify the desired colors. for instance the red gene is very strong in them

[d_virginiana]

my theory is the lack of new animals leads to line breeding many generations which intensify the desired colors. for instance the red gene is very strong in them

Probably true. I kind of wonder what the situation with the San Frans is currently... I haven't seen any posts about them in awhile, but from what I remember people were seeing a lot of weird congenital defects likely due to the limited gene pool.

[Dan72]

Sjoerd does have some amazing looking snakes. His photography skills are pretty sick as well, he can really capture the beauty of them.

[Tommytradix]

Probably true. I kind of wonder what the situation with the San Frans is currently... I haven't seen any posts about them in awhile, but from what I remember people were seeing a lot of weird congenital defects likely due to the limited gene pool.

all ive seen is healthly looking snakes so idk