i completely agree with all of you and yes i have only been caring for garter for jsut over a month but i have also been fascinated by reptile and snakes especially and am willing to learn more and have learned so much about garters through this forum that i could have never learned from just wikipedia or anywhere else and i am willing to take on the responsibilities of the baby garter snakes that my gravid female will have as well as making sure they are in good health before releasing them into the wild
and i am only going to keep 2 of the male babies for when i start breeding in a couple of years