Quote Originally Posted by diane1888 View Post
Hi, I just phoned my local pet shop, its not the best but hey ho. It jas garters,the guy said they are just eastern garters,then he added red side in..he said they are last years and he only feeds them grubs n worms which I didn't think was varied enough. They are £29.99 . Doea this sound like fair price or better to get one from this years lot somewhere?
I just answered your PM prior to finding this post .... first of all I'm fairly certain that these will be WC. It's rare for CB to make it to the shops up here, but I may be wrong. If you see any scale damage/scars small lumps here and there they will definatley, without doubt be WC.

The diet they've been using is terrible. As I've 'rescued' a ribbon snake which was WC from a shop you would be looking at doing the following -

- Quaranteen and fecal checks.
- Moving onto a better diet with supplementation of vits and calcium (the shop diet will have been very low in calcium unless supplemented).
- The person you spoke to doesn't seem very certain of species/sub-species so you also want to get a proper ID on the snakes you buy (especially if you're considering breeding in the future).
- £29.99 is the average price of WC in the majority of pet shops in Britain (considering they will have cost the shop between £4-£6). A private sale from a breeder would be cheaper depending on colour,etc yet delivery/courier options will mark that price up - but you also know that it's CB.

There's every chance a WC snake will do well for you if you take the actions above. It's your choice