Thanks for the input guys. As far as selling them seems like it's complicated so I'll probably hang on to all 12 for a few months then keep the best 4 or 5. Then perhaps I'll give 2 or 3 away and keep 2. I'll keep you guys posted on how their colors develop and if anyone on here wants 1 or 2 feel free to ask. As far as the ones I already released (about 70-80 of them) I scattered them about a 50 yard radius of where I found the parent snakes, which were all found very close to each other.

I've kept garters and other species of snakes for years but I reread the care sheet cause I needed a refresher. I just had them in a bit of dirt while they are small but I'm gonna switch to paper towels, and when they are bigger maybe some reptile mulch or aspen. Right now I feel I'd never be able to find them in any deep substrate so paper towels will be good while they are small. I no longer feed them in the tank, I put them in an empty Tupperware container a few at a time to keep the food fights at bay.

I'll post a couple pics in a bit.