Garter Snake Morph

by Jeff Benfer
Garter snake breeder, specializing in various garter snake morphs
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2011 Erythristic Flames 50% poss het albino and poss het Mohr anery or silver- males $150 females $175 pairs $300. Normal het siblings $50 each.
2011 green axanthic x hypo females $200 each
2011 green axanthic x normal males $200 each Special ($300/pair)
Adults:
1 female double het for snow red-sided (proven) $250
1 female florida 66% pos het albino- super green color and pattern, should breed this spring $350 reduced price $250
1 female red radix (small) may breed this spring $75 (SOLD) 
1 female red-sided $100 reduced price $75 (SOLD)
1 female chicago (proven) $200 reduced price $150 (SOLD)
1 male flame (proven) nice! $250 reduced price $200 (SOLD)
1 female double het for albino and melanistic,(het snow) (proven) $350 (SOLD)
1 female Nebraska albino, het Iowa albino and anerythristic (het Nebraska snow and Iowa snow) (proven) $350 reduced price $250 (SOLD)
 
 
The 2012 breeding season has begun, I will be posting a list of expected offspring soon.

 


 
 

Below is a list of the pairings for the year 2011 and the expected offspring
 
T. sirtalis sirtalis (eastern gartersnake) 
 

Pair # SS1101 

Dame: Schuett albino flame

Sire: Carteret Co. erythristic  Schuett albino, 66% possible het melanistic (I have two of these males)

This litter will all be albinos with varying amounts of flame influence (red on the lower sides) and erythristic influence (red all over). These snakes will be priced individually according to color grade.
 
Pair # SS1102

Dame: Flame het Shuett albino

Sire: Carteret Co. erythristic Schuett albino, 66% possible het melanistic

This litter will produce erythristic flame albinos, erythristic flames 100% het albino, and normals 100% het albino, with various amounts of red on the lower side as influenced by the flame genes and various amounts of red all over as influenced by the erythristic genes. These snakes will be priced on an individual bases depending on color grade.

 
Pair # SS1103 

Dame: Flame (black and white backed)

Sire: Mohr anery x Felzer erythristic/flame (solid red and black snakes, I have two of these males)

This litter should produce some outstanding outcrossed erythristic flames and the Mohr anery genes seem to enhance the solid orange of black, although the Mohr anery has not been completely characterized and/or proven yet. I expect these offspring to look more solid red and black with very little white or brown on the back.
 
Pair # SS1104

Dame: Carteret Co. erythristic 100% het Shuett albino and 100% het melanistic

Sire: Carteret Co. erythristic Schuett albino, 66% possible het melanistic

If the sire DOES prove out to be het for melanistic the resulting offspring will approximately follow the calculated expected ratios listed below:

12.5%-Shuett snows, with various amounts of erythristic influence

37.5%-Schuett albinos, that are 66% possible het for melanistic, and with various amounts of erythristic influence

12.5%-Melanistics, that are 100% het Shuett albino with various amounts of erythrisitic genes inherited however likely masked by the melanistic gene

37.5%-Normals, that are 100% het Schuett albino and 66% possible het melanistic, and with various amounts of erythristic influence

If the sire does NOT prove out to be het for melanistic the resulting offspring will approximately follow the calculated expected ratios listed below:

50%-Shuett albinos, that are 50% possible het melanistic, with various amounts of erythristic influence

50%-Normals, that are 100% het albino 50% het melanistic, with various amounts of erythristic influence

 
Pair # SS1105

Dame: Peck low end orange flame 100% het Schuett albino and 100% het melanistic (aka het orange flame snow) #1

Sire: Carteret Co. erythristic Shuett albino, 66% possible het for melanistic

This yields the exact same odds scenario for the ratios as the above pair since the sire is the same, the only difference is the addition of flame influence from the dame (Joe Pecks flames are know for their almost solid bright red/orange heads) instead of a double dose of erythristic from both parents. This pairing could yield some extremely nice erythristic/flame albinos or possibly even erythristic/flame snows if the male proves out to be het for melanistic. Obviously I have a lot riding on this sire, let’s hope he proves out for melanistic.
 

Pair # SS1106

Dame: Peck low end orange flame 100% het Schuett albino and 100% het melanistic (aka het orange flame snow) #2

Sire: Carteret Co. erythristic  Shuett albino, 66% possible het for melanistic 

This is the same pairing as above just different sister female
 
Pair # SS1107 
 
Pair # SS1108 
 
Pair # SS1109

Dame: Hoene Florida albino

Sire: Mohr anerythristic x Felzer erythristic/flame

This litter will be interesting to see what the offspring actually look like and how much variance they will have, should yield various influence from the Florida blue/green color and the busy pattern, as well as various amounts of red from the erythristic and flame genes.  They will have the possibility of inheritable traits from the Mohr anerythristic which is still not completely characterized and/or proven.  All will be 100% het for Hoene Florida albino.
 

Pair # SS1110

Dame: Mohr anerythristic

Sire: Carteret Co. erythristic albino, 66% possible het melanistic

This is an interesting possibility to produce a new type of snow and also a new type of erythristic albino and maybe even an erythristic snow.

 
Pair # SS1111

Dame: Normal

Sire:  Mohr anerythristic x Felzer erythristic/flame

This pairing should produce some nice erythristic flames, also will have the possibility of inheritable traits from the Mohr anerythristic which is still not completely characterized and/or proven.
 

Pair # SS1112

Dame: 100% het Shuett albino 50% het bluegrass albino

Sire: Carteret Co. erythristic Shuett albino

This litter should yield:

50%-Shuett albinos possible het for bluegrass albino

50%-normals, 100% het Schuett albino possible het for bluegrass albino

It would be tempting to call these 25% het bluegrass, however because the female is unproven and she is either het or not, if she were a proven het then the offspring would be 50% possible hets, but if she does NOT prove out then there is a zero chance of the offspring being het, so ethically I would prefer to just say they are possible het for bluegrass albino.
 
Pair # SS1113 

Dame: Felzer low end flame/ normal

Sire: Mohr anerythristic x Felzer erythristic/flame

This will yield various amounts of flame and erythristic influence. These snakes will be priced individually according to color grade.
 
Pair # SS1114
Dame: 66% possible het silver
Sire: 66% possible het silver
Hopefully this pair will prove out and produce a few silvers.
 

 

T.radix (plains gartersnake)
Pair # R1101

Dame: Nebraska albino plains, 100% het for Iowa albino and 100% het for anerythristic, with het Xmas parent  #1

Sire: New Dodge Co. albino
First off this pairing will be a completely new outcrossing, and also should prove out if the Dodge Co. albino is compatible with either the Iowa (T-) type or Nebraska (T+) type albinos. It will be also interesting to see what the normals will look like since the dame has Xmas blood and the Dodge Co. sire comes from an area rich with red radix. I am really excited about this pairing!
 
Pair # R1102

Dame: Nebraska albino plains, 100% het for Iowa  albino and 100% het for anerythristic, with het Xmas parent #2

Sire: New Dodge Co. albino
Same as above but different female.
 
Pair # R1103

Dame: Iowa Snow 66% possible het for Nebraska albino and anerythristic

Sire: New Dodge Co. albino.
This pairing will yield the same results as the above two pairings except that all the offspring will also be het for anerythristic, so will have the potiential to produce a new type of snow radix. 
 

Pair # R1104

Dame: Johnson Co. red radix

Sire: New Dodge Co. albino

Should yield some red radix, all will be het for Dodge Co. albino assuming it is a recessive gene, although this is unproven.

 
Pair # R1105

Dame: New Dodge Co. red radix

Sire: Iowa albino, 100% het Nebraska albino and 100% anerythristic
This will produce new completely outcrossed het Iowa albinos, that will also have red radix influence and additionally will be 50% possible het for Nebraska albino and 50% possible het anerythristic.
 
Pair # R1106

Dame:  Normal plains 100% het  Xmas albino, 100% het Nebraska albino,  100% het anerythristic

Sire: New Dodge Co. albino
This will be another proving ground for the new Dodge albino, may prove out which albino type he is compatible with, but more importantly this will be a new outcrossing, and who knows what the Xmas genes will do with this snake, so I'm anxious to see what even the normals will look like.
 
Pair # R1107
Dame: Blue axanthic het Iowa albino and anerythristic (aka het blizzard)
Sire: New Dodge Co. albino
This is a pretty cool pairing and may be one of my personal favorites of the year. This pairing will yield completely outcrossed offspring, likely will produce 50% blue axanthics and 50% normals, but all will potientially be het for the Dodge Co. albino (although unproven) and they will all be possible hets for Iowa albino and anerythristic. 
 
 

T. sirtalis parietalis (red-sided gartersnake)

 
Pair # P1101

Dame: Johnson Co. red-sided

Sire: Kansas strain albino red-sided

This litter will yield valuable completely outcrossed Iowa/Kansas strain het albinos.

 
Pair # P1102

Dame: Kansas albino

Sire: Kansas snow

This litter will produce:

50%-Kansas snow

50%-Kansas albino, that are 100% het snow

 
Pair # P1103

Dame: Kansas strain 100% het albino, 100% het anerythristic (aka het snow)

Sire: Kansas strain snow

This litter should produce:

25%-snows

25%-albinos, that are 66% possible het anerythristic

25%-anerythristics, that are 66% possible het albino

25%-normals, that are 66% possible het albino and 66% possible het anerythristic

 
Pair # P1104

Dame: Kansas strain 100% het albino, 100% het anerythristic (aka het snow)

Sire: Kansas strain snow

This litter should produce:

25%-snows

25%-albinos, that are 66% possible het anerythristic

25%-anerythristics, that are 66% possible het albino

25%-normals, that are 66% possible het albino and 66% possible het anerythristic
 
 
T.marcianus (checkered gartersnake)
 
Pair # M1101  

Dame: Granite checkered #1

Sire: Granite checkered

This litter will produce all granites since this is a simple recessive gene.

 
Pair # M1102

Dame: Hypo checkered

Sire: Granite checkered

Should produce 50% hypo and 50% normals all of which will be 100% het for granite

 
Pair # M1103

Dame: Granite checkered #2

Sire: Granite checkered

This litter will produce all granites
 
 
T.sirtalis semifasciatus (chicago gartersnake)
 
Pair # SE1101

Dame: Hypomelanistic Chicago

Sire: Green axanthic Chicago

This is an unknown, if the the green axanthic is a co-dominate or dominate trait then 50% of the babies will be green axanthics. If the green axanthic is a recessive trait then all the babies will be normal looking but 100% het. If the green axanthic gene is a polygenetic trait then there will variable amounts of the green axanthic look to thebabies. The same applies to the unproven hypo look of the dame.

 
Pair # SE1102

Dame: Normal Chicago

Sire: Green axanthic Chicago

Same as above minus the hypo possibility

 
 
  
 
Listed below are the currently available and projected offspring for sale in 2010.
I will also be offering up some breeder adults for sale this spring after the breeding and birthing season. 
 
 
T.parietalis (red-sided garter)
Kansas snows-$175 males, $250 females, $400/pair
Kansas albinos-$125 males, $200 females, $300/pair 
Kansas anerythristics-$45 males, $75 females, $110/pair 
100% het albinos-$30 males, $50 females, $75/pair
double hets for snow-$40 males, $60 females
66% double hets for snow-$20 males, $35 females, $50/pair 
Iowa X Kansas double hets for snow -first time available $50 males, $75 females 
 
T.radix (plains garter)
Red radix X Iowa snow- these babies will be triple hets 100% het for red,albino, and anery (technically and more formally they should be called double hets for albino and anery with red parentage, since red is probably not a single point gene mutation but rather a multi or polygenenic trait, evident by the variable inheritance). These will make potientially great breeders to create red albinos, and red snows. These babies will likely show variable amounts of red.-males $45 females $60
Iowa snows-$45 males, $60 females, pairs $100
Nebraska snows-$60 males, $75 females
Iowa albinos-$60 males, $75 females
Xmas albinos-$65 males, $80 females
Nebraska albinos-$45 males, $75 females
Anerythristics-$35 males, $40 females
Blue Axanthics het for snow, blizzard- $40 males, $50 females
Blue Axanthic Albino- (aka blizzard) $60 males, $75 females
 
 
T.sirtalis (eastern garter)
Erythristic flame snows-$600 males, $700 females
Erythristic snows-$500 males, $600 females
Erythristic flame albinos- 2 different strains $250-$350 males,$400-500 females
Erythristic flame albinos- 50% het melanistic $350 males, $500 females
Flame albinos- $200-300 males, $300-400 females
Flames-3 different strains $50-$75 males, $100-$150 females
Carteret Co. erythristic albinos- $200 males, $350 females
Erythristic line normals 66% possible double het for albino and melanistic (potientially capable of producing erythristic snow, snow, erythristic albino, albino, erythristic, melanistic)- $75 males, $100 females, $150/pair 
Erythristic flames 66% double het albino and melanistic- $100 males, $200 females
Schuett albinos 66% het melanistic(het snow)-$100 males, $150 females
Schuett snows-$150 males, $200 females
Melanistics-$75 males, $100 females
New York albinos-$150 males, $200 females
Florida Erythistics-$60 males, $100 females
66% het New York albino and florida erythristics-$60 males, $100 females
Silver-$250 males, $300 females
het silvers-$100 males, $200 females
 
 
Also should produce a litter of Granite checkereds from granite to granite-$60 males, $100 females
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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