There an awesome species to work with. They take a whitle to settle down and will hide away for the first few months. I can hand feed mine now. Your baby seems good natured as far as cuitzeos go. I get him out once a week to check him over and weigh him and after a complimentary musk settles down. Don't rush into breeding these give females about 2.5 years. There bigger than the average garter and have large young. My female is over 3 feet and stocky. I made the mistake of selling a sub adult pair to someone and the idiot breeds them a few months later. I'm still livid now as I blame myself for selling them to him!. Snake should come first always, I waited until my female was just under 3. Male was 2. Some garters will breed after 18 months but not larger species.

If you love your mexicans Have a look at Thamnophis melanogaster, they will keep you on your toes! Mine are nuts!

I think we are having a garter get together in Doncaster so will keep you posted. :-)