Forum: General Talk

Scenting is an effective way to fool/trick a snake into taking a food item they might not normally have in their diet or may not be used to eating. ...

I've kind of seen this coming for awhile now, but I found Harley dead in her tank tonight. It wasn't anything in particular, but her system had...

If you have been reading my posts here over the last few days you probably read that Cazador thought it was funny that I was baiting snakes with a...

Hi all, my partner and I are looking after a Garter Snake. She has a decent sized terrarium, the temperature is 25c on one end and 28c on the other....

As you all know im currently not housing garters atm. Im hoping to do lots of herping this spring and summer. Hoping to find that one special good...

So my snake Harley is about to shed, but her belly hasn't just gone blue, it's WHITE. Like, completely opaque white. And this is definitely her...

Ok, before everyone freaks, this has a happy ending. However, at 5:30 am yesterday morning, I was not so sure. My and Erin's beautiful radix given...

This is an old story but I never put it on this site I moved from my home in Franklin Wi and no longer get to see the great big easterans that...

I picked this snake up from jason and he and i both thought it could be a red hypo. The dorsal and lateral stripes glow with a bluish tint to them. I...

This is one of two blizzards that I produced last year. The blizzard T.radix is the combination of albino and axanthic. As you can see it is very...

Hey all, Just wanted to share a post-brumation shot of the boy. I am going to attempt to breed them this season, but the female is still a little on...

Hi all members just wondering why no one has put up a chart on breeding variety morphs of T. Sirtalis sirtalis. If someone can it would be neat for...

This is a pic I took a last week of my female leucistic, she is also erythristic, really neat colors with white dorsal. She is also slightly...

I have two babies on the way... Louisville, KY, United States 05/22/2012 11:46 P.M. Arrival Scan Indianapolis, IN, United States

Well, I knew my San Frans wouldn't be the only garters that I would keep...these arrived from the Hamm reptile show in Germany at the weekend,...

Hello all, my name is Matt, I literally just joined the forum and im in need of a little help. Ive been searching all over the web for an up to date...

I have no garters atm. feel kind of guilty for hanging around. Obviously i was missing something keeping my last garters. I hope to try again this...

I'm planning a trip up to Manitoba this year to see the Narcisse hibernacula, and I'm wondering if anyone has any tips on less visited dens? I'd...

Today is the third time I've found bright green poo from my female Harley. I mean so bright that I thought it had to have been ink bleeding from the...

Just out of curiosity, what is the general timeline for gravid females from fertilization to birth? (like, how long) Also, how long until you can...