Wild taken eggs

[Didymus20X6]

If you know where any garters can be found, my suggestion would be to build yourself a trap. I have a thread where I show how to build one.

However, you may want to check local wildlife regulations to see what you can and cannot do for catching snakes. For example, in my native Georgia, it is illegal to capture, keep, transport, buy, or sell Thamnophis sirtalis without a license. So if I ever needed to go back home for some reason, I'd have to do something with my snakes. Probably find a science teacher or snake lover who would take them off my hands.

But like Thunder Girl says, your best bet might be to find someone on this forum who is willing to part with some of their babies.

[Thunder.x.Tiger]

True... but i just found out that it's illegal to sell native animals in a store though... so yeah but I really wouldn't buy one from a pet store, most are inbred and some are taken away from the wild.

[Stefan-A]

True... but i just found out that it's illegal to sell native animals in a store though... so yeah but I really wouldn't buy one from a pet store, most are inbred and some are taken away from the wild.

In that case, try to find a local breeder, or select a non-native species. As for the inbreeding part, it's often exaggerated. There are a few lines that are inbred, but for the most part, we're talking about animals that are a generation or two removed from the wild population.

[SNAKEKEEPER]

If you know where any garters can be found, my suggestion would be to build yourself a trap. I have a thread where I show how to build one.

However, you may want to check local wildlife regulations to see what you can and cannot do for catching snakes. For example, in my native Georgia, it is illegal to capture, keep, transport, buy, or sell Thamnophis sirtalis without a license. So if I ever needed to go back home for some reason, I'd have to do something with my snakes. Probably find a science teacher or snake lover who would take them off my hands.

But like Thunder Girl says, your best bet might be to find someone on this forum who is willing to part with some of their babies.

How do you build a trap for a garter..... I live in canada, ottawa and i am not sure of whtch breeds there are pleas help.

[Didymus20X6]

Follow these simple step-by-step instructions.
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/encl...nake-trap.html

A bit of advice: you don't really need to screen the top (it makes a mess when it rains anyway). Just drill a bunch of holes near the bottom.