Feeding stimulated mating activity?

[kibakiba]

Well perhaps no one has experienced it. Maybe you just found something that was a complete coincidence.

[stevenrudge]

Well perhaps no one has experienced it. Maybe you just found something that was a complete coincidence.

if l'd seen this once l'd agree but l've seen this a few times over the years,l keep the females together year round and put the males in from early spring to late summer,sometimes you might get an quick response with the matings seen or otherwise but mostly l see the matting like this around feeding times,it go's like this, the garters tend to hang around each other but show no interest in matting,l put the food in,they all (storm)the food bowl and feed like thieve never seen food before then as their feeding they start to show interest in each other start their twitching and then mate,l've seen this with water snakes as well and corn snakes