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adamanteus · 12-06-2007, 03:06 AM

Thamnophis radix. They represent everything that's good about Garters.

Thamnophis · 12-06-2007, 03:23 AM

At this moment it is T. hammondii.

zooplan · 12-06-2007, 08:32 AM

This should be worth no question:
Red sided Garter snakes are the best of course.
Easy to handle,
all time snoopy,
can become big,
are allways beautyful,
there are comming some interessting morphs to breed
and last but not least they are red

drache · 12-06-2007, 08:40 AM

I've been giving this some thought and I'm becoming less and less sure

I have T.s.sirtalis, T.s.parietalis, T.s.concinnus, T.s.pallidulus, T.radix, T.marcianus, and T.e.vagrans

I like them all

in terms of ease, none of them have been difficult, except perhaps for my wild-caught concinnus a little

in terms of looks I really like the melanogaster, the hammondii, and the atratus

GarterGuy · 12-06-2007, 10:51 PM

I love them all, but right now I'm really into the Maritimes (T.s.pallidulus)..I like how variable they are (like Easterns (T.s.sirtalis)...but I can't work with them because they're a native species)...I can have lots of different looking snakes but they're all the same subspecies...so I can mix and match...LOL. Also like that not a lot of people work with them, although that makes them hard to get.

EdgyExoticReptiles · 12-07-2007, 12:29 AM

i know the maritimes are reaaally variable i want this one
PetHobbyist photo gallery

Quote:

Originally Posted by GarterGuy

I love them all, but right now I'm really into the Maritimes (T.s.pallidulus)..I like how variable they are (like Easterns (T.s.sirtalis)...but I can't work with them because they're a native species)...I can have lots of different looking snakes but they're all the same subspecies...so I can mix and match...LOL. Also like that not a lot of people work with them, although that makes them hard to get.

drache · 12-07-2007, 03:25 AM

that looks a lot like mine
it may just be the photo quality, but Chloe is prettier

Elliot · 12-07-2007, 05:25 AM

I like easterns, I have one that will eat absolutley anything you put in front of it on tweezers, and it is also starting to get some color too it. I also really like my gulf coast ribbons, since they aren't kept as often as other Thamnophis species.

GarterGuy · 12-09-2007, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reed_Kamsler

i know the maritimes are reaaally variable i want this one
PetHobbyist photo gallery

Yeh, I'm trying to work with the high greens and high reds. Haven't found any quite that nice blue/green yet though. That pic is one that got me really interested in Maritimes.

Roy

reptileparadise · 12-09-2007, 09:09 AM

Parietalis for me.
Started with them...And I think they are still the most fun to watch! Most species are a bit shy...parietalis is always! out in the open...very curious as well! Great eaters and growers!

12-06-2007, 03:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,465 Country:	Re: best breed *Thamnophis radix*. They represent everything that's good about Garters. __________________ James.

12-06-2007, 03:23 AM	#12 (permalink)
Thamnophis Dutch, bold and Thamnophis-crazy Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,333 Country:	Re: best breed At this moment it is T. hammondii. __________________ Kousebandslangen.nl - Member of the EGSA It is always advisable to be a loser if you cannot become a winner. Frank Zappa

12-06-2007, 08:32 AM	#13 (permalink)
zooplan The red side of life. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bonn Posts: 1,126 Country:	Re: best breed This should be worth no question: Red sided Garter snakes are the best of course. Easy to handle, all time snoopy, can become big, are allways beautyful, there are comming some interessting morphs to breed and last but not least they are red __________________ best wishes bis bald Udo www.zooplan.net Member of the EGSA

12-06-2007, 08:40 AM	#14 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 4,402 Country:	Re: best breed I've been giving this some thought and I'm becoming less and less sure I have T.s.sirtalis, T.s.parietalis, T.s.concinnus, T.s.pallidulus, T.radix, T.marcianus, and T.e.vagrans I like them all in terms of ease, none of them have been difficult, except perhaps for my wild-caught concinnus a little in terms of looks I really like the melanogaster, the hammondii, and the atratus __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another." Mark Twain

12-06-2007, 10:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
GarterGuy Brother Snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 1,356 Country:	Re: best breed I love them all, but right now I'm really into the Maritimes (T.s.pallidulus)..I like how variable they are (like Easterns (T.s.sirtalis)...but I can't work with them because they're a native species)...I can have lots of different looking snakes but they're all the same subspecies...so I can mix and match...LOL. Also like that not a lot of people work with them, although that makes them hard to get. __________________ *Roy* 1.1 T.s.pickeringi 0.1 T.s.concinnus 0.0.2 T.s.pallidulus

12-07-2007, 03:25 AM	#17 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 4,402 Country:	Re: best breed that looks a lot like mine it may just be the photo quality, but Chloe is prettier __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another." Mark Twain

12-07-2007, 05:25 AM	#18 (permalink)
Elliot "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Missouri City, TX Posts: 1,157 Country:	Re: best breed I like easterns, I have one that will eat absolutley anything you put in front of it on tweezers, and it is also starting to get some color too it. I also really like my gulf coast ribbons, since they aren't kept as often as other Thamnophis species. __________________ 1.1.1! T.p.orarius Gulf Coast Ribbon 1.0 T.e.vagrans Wandering Garter 0.0.1 T.s.pallidulus Maritime Garter Shine on you crazy diamond

12-09-2007, 09:09 AM	#20 (permalink)
reptileparadise the red sided giant Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Achtmaal Posts: 1,078 Country:	Re: best breed Parietalis for me. Started with them...And I think they are still the most fun to watch! Most species are a bit shy...parietalis is always! out in the open...very curious as well! Great eaters and growers!

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