Yep ditto on that thought……
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I think snakes in general get a bad rap anyway! Thing is, only you know your snakes and it’s hard to explain it to someone else….
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They are simply cuteness overload! Garter snakes are quite social right? I really like them but are they hard to feed and keep? I found an extra tub I had forgotten about…… 
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They are indeed social. Tbh the only issues I’ve ever had with them are the speed (they’re FAST), musking before they’re used to handling (they do stop, though), and then of course mine tried to escape. Otherwise? Easy as pie to keep. Can be fed a varied diet including fish (thiaminase free, only), rodents, earthworms, chicken hearts, etc. Adorable and so much fun to watch.
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Hmmmmm:thinking: They sound intriguing. Thank you for the advice/info. They may be in my future! 
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I’d say give them a try, but you’ll need to get 2+ because they do need the companionship. Common garters were the species that fascinated me as a child and actually sparked my interest in snakes overall, so all garters have a special place in my heart.
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Advice well taken. It’s two or three. I love the fact that they need companionship!
Have a blessed evening noodle!
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I seem to remember that baby garters are difficult/impossible to sex until they get a bit bigger. Is that true? If so, it would potentially complicate things if you didn’t want future babies, since you could very likely end up with a mixed-sex group. I guess you might just have to look for older individuals who can be sexed.
I’m toying with the idea of garters in the future. While there are a few minor things that initially put me off about them, the more I read about them and see pictures/videos of how stinking cute they are, the more they appeal to me. But I definitely don’t want oops babies.
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I’d say yes and no. They can be popped/probed, but they’re super tiny and fragile at first. However, they can be DNA shed tested through RGI. Thankfully they take a few years to reach sexual maturity, so you have a while before any mixed sex group would become a problem, and you could likely DNA test and separate before then. To negate this, you can buy pre-sexed animals, though you still run the risk of getting one that is mis-sexed.
They have their cons at times, but they really are one of my favourite species to keep and watch. I’d say all in all, as long as you stay on top of things, oops babies won’t really be an issue, and you get a really fun to observe species!
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That’s all good to know, especially that they can be sexed via DNA. I’d probably try to get sexed animals (knowing mistakes can still happen), and ideally ones that are not teeny tiny babies. Tiny snakes make me nervous.
I’m really trying to identify and research some smaller snake species. I generally seem to gravitate to larger species, but I just don’t have the space to keep more than a few larger snakes. So I need to find some smaller species to love. So far, garters and hognoses are at the top of my small snakes list.
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