Quote Originally Posted by snake man View Post
You don't need to brumate to breed do you? As opposed to waiting till spring?
It depends on what you own. Northern USA garters do need a brumation; southerns need less. T. radix (plains garters) needed brumation when I bred them. Though just how low they need to go is up in the air, as far as I know. Garters will also breed in the fall, especially after a cold snap. Males produce sperm in the summer, when there is plenty of food, not during brumation.