T.sirtalis breeding information

[BCAHSNRM2012]

We are Natural Resource Management students doing a genetic study on T.s.sirtalis. We are trying to find the best way to captively breed and hibernate 5 of our snakes. Any information on brumation temperatures and requirements and the best habitat to captively do all of this is greatly appreciated.

[infernalis]

Welcome.. our care sheet has pointers on it that may be of help.


Garter Snake Forum - Garter Caresheet

Down near the bottom is brumation and breeding info.

[guidofatherof5]

Welcome students, from the great frozen(at this time) T.radix State of Iowa.

[EasternGirl]

Welcome from Delaware! We have many T.s.sirtalis here. I have two...a male and a female. My female may actually be gravid. She was gravid last year when I found her, but she had thirty stillborns last August. This time she possibly mated with my male. I am hoping that if she is in fact gravid, she has healthy babies this time around.

[BCAHSNRM2012]

Thank you! this is great information and just what we needed.

[EasternGirl]

Good luck...let us know if you need anything else. A very good book recommendation: The Garter Snakes: Evolution and Ecology, by Douglas A. Rossman, Neil B. Ford, and Richard A. Seigel. ( We call it our garter snake bible). Available used on Amazon and also on Ebscohost as an Ebook.

[Wyoming]

@Easterngirl How does one get the ebook? My son wants it for his iPad.

[PINJOHN]

Welcome from a wind battered Liverpool.....[ Missed this post... sorry] Eastern's make a great snake for a study subject.


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[EasternGirl]

I don't know if it is possible to get the book downloaded for an Ipad. There is a link to get it on EBSCOhost EBSCOhost: Garter Snakes : Evolution and Ecology

You can also purchase the book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...condition=used

[chris-uk]

It's more of an online version, rather than an e-book. An e-book implies it can be downloaded onto a reader of some description.