Do garters get the blue eyes?

[Sitting_duck]

You just said that ribbons may be a bit more skittish, and won't show as much interest in worms and mice. I'd rather not have a skittish snake, and the more food that a snake of mine is interested in, the better =).

[infernalis]

You have a good point Duck, We have 4 ribbon snakes, they are squirrelly and unpredictable.....

I love them for it

But I'm a weirdo anyways

If you can get hold of a Radix (plains Garter) they are great eaters, relatively easy going and make excellent captive pets.

A well started Eastern garter, Thamnophis Sirtalis Sirtalis would be a good choice as well.

After that, expect to pay a bit more.

[Stefan-A]

You just said that ribbons may be a bit more skittish, and won't show as much interest in worms and mice. I'd rather not have a skittish snake, and the more food that a snake of mine is interested in, the better =).

Just intended to clear up the apparent confusion regarding the separation of the genus into ribbon snakes and garter snakes. There are plenty of other garters that are as tricky. If you want one that'll eat anything, the garters with the most diverse diets are T. sirtalis, T. elegans and T. radix.