Garters usually do well in captivity. believe me, i've kept lots of them!! i have 5 now in my collection plus a Ribbon. one thing to consider is they have a higher metabolism than most bigger snakes and therefore need to be fed more often. i try to feed mine twice a week. their diet is easy to maintain as they readily accept earthworms and rosy reds or minnows. younger snakes will eat worms and fish, but larger snakes tend to be strictly fish-eaters. hope this helps!

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• WC Garter....Pic - Raven01, Wed May 21 08:57:14 2003
• RE: WC Garter....Pic - greg woodie, Wed May 21 11:46:14 2003
• RE: WC Garter....Pic - Raven01, Wed May 21 12:35:12 2003
• RE: WC Garter....Pic - greg woodie, Wed May 21 12:53:26 2003
• Very Cool! (more) - Raven01, Wed May 21 13:04:51 2003
• RE: WC Garter....Pic - greg woodie, Wed May 21 11:48:14 2003
• Here's a 2nd pic of him.... - Raven01, Wed May 21 12:58:50 2003
• Whoops! Repeated same pic - try this one.... - Raven01, Wed May 21 13:01:35 2003
• Nice snake! He might be a she thats gravid..n/p - hbluedevilh, Wed May 21 13:41:57 2003
• I had considered that myself...(more) - Raven01, Wed May 21 14:54:30 2003
• RE: I had considered that myself...(more) - hbluedevilh, Wed May 21 15:03:14 2003
• Feeding.... - Raven01, Thu May 22 10:21:21 2003