New to garters, not so new to snakes. Hi there!

[drache]

welcome to the forum
a little more about the co-hab issue
I do have a couple of garters that seem to do better in the company of others. I am thinking of one in particular who will strike at any movement outside the tank when housed alone, yet is mellow and to all appearances relaxed when housed in a group.
I believe that often in the wild, smaller animals that tend to be popular prey, also tend to feel safer in numbers, and that this could also be true for garters

[Floof]

Hello, Robert and Rhea! Thanks for the welcome!

welcome to the forum
a little more about the co-hab issue
I do have a couple of garters that seem to do better in the company of others. I am thinking of one in particular who will strike at any movement outside the tank when housed alone, yet is mellow and to all appearances relaxed when housed in a group.
I believe that often in the wild, smaller animals that tend to be popular prey, also tend to feel safer in numbers, and that this could also be true for garters

Interesting observation.. I was thinking last night that perhaps a baby garter would eat better when fed along side others (monkey see, monkey do), but the "strength in numbers" idea never crossed my mind. It's certainly interesting to think about.

I will never be remotely convinced that co-habbing is okay with non-Thamnophis snake species... But these "communal" garters have me changing my opinion about cohabbing Thamnophis already. lol. In any case, I guess I can't truly understand any of this until I've owned my own garters. So, we'll see what it comes to...

[radtad]

welcome to the group