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[crzy_kevo]

Hello everyone i found this site looking for information on which fish contain thiaminase and i found out that i can feed my new garter certain minnows and bass fillets since i fish alot
anyways onto my garter i found him just over a week ago when i destroyed his home moving a railroad tie to the fire pit in my yard
he didnt seem to like it very much so i made him a new home out of the old fish tank i had altho at the moment it is a bit small i will be going out in about a week to get him a much larger tank
im not sure exactly what breed it is so i will post some pictures

Anyways thats him hes got a silver ishy greenishy stripe down his back if any1 can tell me what breed he is that would be great

[adamanteus]

Hi Kevin, and welcome to the forum.
I think you have an Eastern... Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis. Perhaps if you told us where in the US you are, we could confirm this.
Here's a link to help with your Thiaminase question... http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets...?title=Thiamin,

[crzy_kevo]

thank you do u know what kind of garter this is

[infernalis]

Welcome Kevo!

Clearer pictures would be nice too, the markings look very much "Eastern"

[el lobo]

Welcome to the forum Kevin! Looks like an eastern to me...those aren't it's actual colours, are they?

[Stefan-A]

Welcome aboard, Kevin.

[crzy_kevo]

sorry my webcam does change the color a bit i am in southern ontario in canada his colours are brown on top with that silverish stripe down the back and more of a golden part on his lower side i will get some clearer pics when my GF comes home she has the camera anyways thanks for the info guys

[adamanteus]

Southern Ontario, I would say it's an Eastern then. Looks like a pretty one!

[Garter_Gertie]

Welcome, Kevin!

[crzy_kevo]

im sure its a male when i first picked him up he urinated and when i picked him up again it looked like the was sominthing sticking out of the cloaca i think he will shed in a couple weeks the scales near his tail are starting to dull