last garter found?!

ytee29 · 11-05-2006, 04:28 PM

hello new to this site found a small garter while raking my yard today nov. 5,06. I'm on long island in ny, anyway any suggestions on what to feed it? its pretty small

abcat1993 · 11-05-2006, 04:46 PM

Hello welcome

jasuncle1972 · 11-06-2006, 09:48 AM

helloytee29, I'm new here also. I found my e. garter snkae back in may'06,she'll eat feeder gold fish, at least mine does.after yours starts eating try slipping in a pinky mouse,I tried this,this pastweek end and she ate it.Mine has had a clutch of babies 14 only one lived and it got loose.maybe she'll have more in '07

abcat1993 · 11-06-2006, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by jasuncle1972

I found my e. garter snkae back in may'06

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Originally Posted by ytee29

hello new to this site found a small garter while raking my yard today nov. 5,06.

How many people had a wild caught garter for their first garter? Not saying this is bad (I have a wc), just wondering.

NexXx · 11-08-2006, 09:54 PM

My First Garter Snake (which i'm holding right now) is a wild one.

Got it like 2 months ago, she just runned across me.

ssssnakeluvr · 11-09-2006, 07:48 AM

My first snake was a wild caught garter.....I have had many wild caught garters over the years. Wild caught garters do real well in general, tho you will have a problem feeder here and there.

Cazador · 11-09-2006, 11:32 AM

Yep. About my first 100 snakes (including garters) were wild-caught. My Mom wouldn't let me bring them in the house, so I'd carry them around in a bucket before releasing them back on our property in Missouri (where I grew up). I guess I was practicing "catch and release" before it had a name

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abcat1993 · 11-09-2006, 05:50 PM

My first pet was a wild caught anole (or 4-6 of them; I was around 5 and they all died when my father entrusted me with their care). Then I got more anoles last spring, one was an injured baby which eventually died of starvation after a few months, one was a very nervous girl who I think my cleaning lady accidentally let go (removed the water bottle holding the homemade top down), and then there is the anole which I still have today which recently got scared of me but is doing fine.
I just thought I would tell you all that.

Stefan-A · 11-10-2006, 12:46 AM

Newts, frogs, toads, viviparous lizards.. but no WC snakes in my past, unless you count the hundred or so that I have relocated. Of course all (minus one) Finnish reptiles and amphibians were protected species, but who's going to tell a kid that. Didn't keep them long enough to kill them and I managed to raise and release over 400 common frogs over a 4-year period, so that should sort of balance it out.

abcat1993 · 11-10-2006, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Stefan-A

Of course all (minus one) Finnish reptiles and amphibians were protected species,

What is that one that isn't protected?

11-05-2006, 04:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
ytee29 Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11 Country:	last garter found?! hello new to this site found a small garter while raking my yard today nov. 5,06. I'm on long island in ny, anyway any suggestions on what to feed it? its pretty small

11-05-2006, 04:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867 Country:	Re: last garter found?! Hello welcome __________________ 0.1 Jack Russell Terrier 1.0 rough skinned newt 1.0.0 eastern garter http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ci_name.htm

11-06-2006, 09:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
jasuncle1972 Never shed Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: west michigan Posts: 40 Country:	Re: last garter found?! helloytee29, I'm new here also. I found my e. garter snkae back in may'06,she'll eat feeder gold fish, at least mine does.after yours starts eating try slipping in a pinky mouse,I tried this,this pastweek end and she ate it.Mine has had a clutch of babies 14 only one lived and it got loose.maybe she'll have more in '07

11-08-2006, 09:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
NexXx Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burlington, Ontario Posts: 20 Country:	Re: last garter found?! My First Garter Snake (which i'm holding right now) is a wild one. Got it like 2 months ago, she just runned across me.

11-09-2006, 07:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,476 Country:	Re: last garter found?! My first snake was a wild caught garter.....I have had many wild caught garters over the years. Wild caught garters do real well in general, tho you will have a problem feeder here and there.

11-09-2006, 11:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,608 Country:	Re: last garter found?! Yep. About my first 100 snakes (including garters) were wild-caught. My Mom wouldn't let me bring them in the house, so I'd carry them around in a bucket before releasing them back on our property in Missouri (where I grew up). I guess I was practicing "catch and release" before it had a name .

11-09-2006, 05:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867 Country:	Re: last garter found?! My first pet was a wild caught anole (or 4-6 of them; I was around 5 and they all died when my father entrusted me with their care). Then I got more anoles last spring, one was an injured baby which eventually died of starvation after a few months, one was a very nervous girl who I think my cleaning lady accidentally let go (removed the water bottle holding the homemade top down), and then there is the anole which I still have today which recently got scared of me but is doing fine. I just thought I would tell you all that. __________________ 0.1 Jack Russell Terrier 1.0 rough skinned newt 1.0.0 eastern garter http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ci_name.htm

11-10-2006, 12:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
Stefan-A The Prince of Insufficient Light. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 4,141 Country:	Re: last garter found?! Newts, frogs, toads, viviparous lizards.. but no WC snakes in my past, unless you count the hundred or so that I have relocated. Of course all (minus one) Finnish reptiles and amphibians were protected species, but who's going to tell a kid that. Didn't keep them long enough to kill them and I managed to raise and release over 400 common frogs over a 4-year period, so that should sort of balance it out.

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