Actually, in MI, I don't see a lot of garters for sale. Usually a couple mixed specimens this time of year, but generally a sickly albino plains garter, nothing more. As a "breeder," I've taken a very odd approach. I leave the process itself to nature. Every fall I let my garters go to their wild brumation site, and find them within the area the following year to keep them in "captivity" til they give birth. Then I select those who fit my breeding criteria, consisting of aesthetics and attitude, and let the others go back where they'd be born. I'm really trying to get the North-eastern bloodline known worldwide, because, honestly, we have the best looking WC snakes ANYWHERE.
