CB vs WC Opinions Please

[d_virginiana]

Probably the most habitually pissy and violent wild snakes I've ever come across are rat snakes. Water snakes and garters generally seem to have pretty good temperaments, but I'm afraid to bring one in just for the heck of it because I'd worry about passing parasites/mites/ect. to one of mine.

[ConcinusMan]

Never seen mites on a wild snake. Seen a few ticks but never mites. Mites run rampant in some people's captive collections and that's usually where you'll get them from. Especially from pet store animals.

[RedSidedSPR]

I see them all the time in PetCo (curse them ) But never in the wild. Figures.

[Venti]

I think that it depends.

My one and only garter snake is WC.
He is very tame and relaxed around me.

On the other hand, some of the other garters I have caught have been very snappy and agressive, so I think it just depends on the snake.

[infernalis]

I keep both, and temperaments seem to be the same either way.

[flickerfriend]

Almost all of my snakes are cb. except for Flicker. He's wc and prolly the sweetest snake ever.

[Didymus20X6]

When I was nervous about my WC's biting, I used a thick pair of PVC gloves. You can get them pretty cheap at your local hardware store. They're also great for washing dishes in extremely hot water - way better than those latex ones you get at the grocery store.

But I don't have any biters now.

[Selkielass]

My WC Eastern is a complete sweetie, extremely docile.
My 2 WC Butlers, who have only been 'guests' for 1 and two months are both docile, curious, and calm when gently handled, tho they are still prone to startling at sudden movements.

The Eastern took a little over a week before she began eating, and a few months of regular handling before she really settled down. The Butlers were eating within hours of 'check in'.

My CBB albino Marcianus is an eager eater (Anything, anytime, anywhere.) but has a more delicate constitution- he has shown signs of scale rot on small injuries and has digestive irregularities I never see in the wild caught snakes.

[Kantar]

2 are mine are CB and the other 3 are WC, as newborns though, 5 inch squigglies. Except for 1 redsided. Caught as a yearling, never musked not even on capture, such a sweet 4 year old snake now.

[Mommy2many]

Love squigglies