Indonesian Garter Snakes

vwsrcool · 05-20-2007, 08:51 AM

has anyone had any experience with Indonesian Garter Snakes?

mikm · 05-20-2007, 08:53 AM

Hey Ben ... Rhea (drache on this forum) has some I believe

Gijs & Sabine · 05-20-2007, 08:59 AM

Kuno ( jeweldragons ) has a few as well, and maybe expecting babies too. But he went on honeymoon today for 2 weeks to USA, so he'll not be able to answer soon

adamanteus · 05-20-2007, 12:03 PM

I've had then in the past, years ago. I never bred them but found them pretty easy to keep. Just like North American Garters really. When I got them they were full of worms, and judging by some of the threads on here, that seems to be the norm.

drache · 05-20-2007, 02:38 PM

mine have lovely personalities
I feed them on my lap and they take scented pinkie rght out of a bowl
they prefer the pinkie over the minnow it got scented with, but don't yet go for unscented
They're a lot like garters
when handled, they wrap and hang on more than the average garter
their heads seem large in relation to their bodies, and they seem more long and slender - like a ribbon snake with a large head
I like them a lot

rtcphoto · 05-20-2007, 07:44 PM

I've had 2 for 6 months and they are very low maintainence pets. They really enjoy being handled and eat easily. I feed mine rosey reds and frozen fish.
I feel they like the temperature a little higher then garter snakes.

What are you looking for in these snakes?

Bob

Thamnophis · 05-20-2007, 07:57 PM

I kept them a few years. The care is the same as for gartersnakes.

But, as always for Asian wildcaught snakes... they are full of parasites like worms.

05-20-2007, 08:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
vwsrcool "First shed In Progress" Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sunbury pennsylvania usa Posts: 91 Country:	Indonesian Garter Snakes has anyone had any experience with Indonesian Garter Snakes?

05-20-2007, 08:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
mikm Subadult snake Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 355 Country:	Re: Indonesian Garter Snakes Hey Ben ... Rhea (drache on this forum) has some I believe __________________ marian

05-20-2007, 08:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
Gijs & Sabine Adult snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kudelstaart Posts: 617 Country:	Re: Indonesian Garter Snakes Kuno ( jeweldragons ) has a few as well, and maybe expecting babies too. But he went on honeymoon today for 2 weeks to USA, so he'll not be able to answer soon

05-20-2007, 12:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 7,867 Country:	Re: Indonesian Garter Snakes I've had then in the past, years ago. I never bred them but found them pretty easy to keep. Just like North American Garters really. When I got them they were full of worms, and judging by some of the threads on here, that seems to be the norm. __________________ James.

05-20-2007, 02:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 3,881 Country:	Re: Indonesian Garter Snakes mine have lovely personalities I feed them on my lap and they take scented pinkie rght out of a bowl they prefer the pinkie over the minnow it got scented with, but don't yet go for unscented They're a lot like garters when handled, they wrap and hang on more than the average garter their heads seem large in relation to their bodies, and they seem more long and slender - like a ribbon snake with a large head I like them a lot __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another" - Mark Twain this place is one damn beautiful snake after another - me

05-20-2007, 07:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
rtcphoto Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 17 Country:	Re: Indonesian Garter Snakes I've had 2 for 6 months and they are very low maintainence pets. They really enjoy being handled and eat easily. I feed mine rosey reds and frozen fish. I feel they like the temperature a little higher then garter snakes. What are you looking for in these snakes? Bob

05-20-2007, 07:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
Thamnophis Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,313 Country:	Re: Indonesian Garter Snakes I kept them a few years. The care is the same as for gartersnakes. But, as always for Asian wildcaught snakes... they are full of parasites like worms. __________________ Kousebandslangen.nl - Member of the EGSA It is always advisable to be a loser if you cannot become a winner. Frank Zappa

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