2010 Plans!?

[ConcinusMan]

you know, in the second picture, I can almost hear the sweet nothings he's whispering into her ears

Not lousy pics at all. You have a knack for it. About the sweet nothings... I picture him sounding like John Leguizamo (Sid the sloth) and I picture her reply sounding like Queen Latifah! (manny the mammoth's new girlfriend, Ellie.)

[Eddie]

Those flames look big enough to breed to me

[ConcinusMan]

The first flame pic, the female, I would agree. Doesn't hurt to wait another year though.

[count dewclaw]

I'm planning on brumating Penny (my puget female) and then getting her together with a past member's male puget.

Well, since Penny died on Monday that plan is no longer valid.

[charles parenteau]

Yes the flame one the first picture is mature ,but I will wait 2011 its better for her !!!

[charles parenteau]

SHe was my plan for 2010 but i change my mind ....

[Eddie]

Most of my adults are in brumation now and I plan on breeding the following
Easterns
1:0 Leucistic
0:1 Het Leucistic
2:3 50% chance possible het Leucistic
2:4 Het for albino Florida blues
0:1 Albino Florida blue
1:1 Ery x Schuett albino
1:0 Snow Schuett
1:0 Albino Schuett
1:0 Melanistic
0:2 Het for Bluegrass albino
0:1 Flame x Schuett albino
Red sides
2:2 Het for snow
Oregon Red spots
1:1 High red
Checkerds
2:0 albinos (Looking to trade one for a female lol)
Good luck to everyone and lets hope for LOTS of babies
Ed

[ConcinusMan]

Since I joined the forum late in the year (because I am planning to get into garters again) and I don't have any garters right now, my 2010 plan calls for some field herping. I think I'll be taking a trip to Corvallis (Benton Co. Oregon) to see if I can't get myself a pair of those high red concinnus. All the one's around here don't have the red heads like all the CB's I've been seeing, but the wild one's in Benton county do. concinnus in my area have black heads and blue throats. Anyway, I'm hoping to maybe get a few ringneck snakes and/or a gopher snake while I'm there. I'll also be going to some favorite ordinoides den sites so I can photograph all the pretty variations and share some photos with you guys. I'll only collect some if I find something unusual or cool lookin', and I'll be on the lookout for melanistics. Meanwhile, I've been poking around on craigslist and acquired a 10 gallon and 3X 20 gallon slide-lock tanks and some lighting. Got them all real cheap.

[charles parenteau]

THis is my little male hope he will start eating as soon as possible he really need it before breeding ...
my female is in really good shape in 0ne week they will be together .[IMG][/IMG]

[ConcinusMan]

Most of my adults are in brumation now and I plan on breeding the following
Easterns
1:0 Leucistic
0:1 Het Leucistic
2:3 50% chance possible het Leucistic
2:4 Het for albino Florida blues
0:1 Albino Florida blue
1:1 Ery x Schuett albino
1:0 Snow Schuett
1:0 Albino Schuett
1:0 Melanistic
0:2 Het for Bluegrass albino
0:1 Flame x Schuett albino
Red sides
2:2 Het for snow
Oregon Red spots
1:1 High red
Checkerds
2:0 albinos (Looking to trade one for a female lol)
Good luck to everyone and lets hope for LOTS of babies
Ed

Het for snow concinnus? huh? I have seen no morphs of concinnus other than those lacking red (Anery?) I heard that albinos existed at some point but nobody has been able to produce a picture. Even if you had a snow concinnus how could you be sure it was a concinnus? I always wondered about that.

Anyway, 2010 will be the first year in many years that I have any garters. I plan on collecting a few wild concinnus and ordinoides, perhaps gravid females or a pair of each for myself. Maybe a few for other forum members in trade. I hope to acquire a compatible male for future breeding to Amy. A flame eastern or two would be nice but I'm not holding my breath on that one.