nice to hear that she came through for you so well. She pretty much hit the mark on the numbers. First time females at the 12 foot size typically have 15 to 20 live young and a few slugs as a first litter. Curious to note that no slugs were produced, but as you stated, she easily could have eaten them beforehand. Definitely would follow the pattern, as I've never seen a post-parturition female not go for the slugs first thing. I think in the wild they want to get to them before anything else does. The neonates look very good, nice body weight and color. I collect a lot of data on captive produced litters, and so may be bugging you for some info. Again, great work.

Kelly

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