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jfmoore
at Sun Mar 19 23:59:01 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jfmoore ]
>>her neck was a little fat, seemed heavier then the other girls. She was 2500 grams, at 4ft. Not really really fat, but I have heard read this on markus jayne website. One other reason should I look to for having so many slugs. Not puting my male with her enough times?
>>Kyle
Snakes don't store fat in their necks, so I couldn't say what's up with that. Anyway, 2500 g @ 4 ft sounds fine.
I look at cycling (was the male or female housed under really different conditions prior to the breeding season – say, the male kept too warm while the female was allowed to cool).
I look at male fertility (it helps to have a microscope to check sperm motility).
I look at female fat stores.
Sometimes you have to experiment over the course of a couple of years pairing up the male and female with different mates and observing the outcome to figure out where the “blame” lies.
Many years ago, just out of curiosity, I would allow the male and female access to each other for a very limited time period – like during the first week or two in February – just to see what would result. I don’t recall any problem with reduced fertility even with this more limited chance to copulate.
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RE: My first clutch, can you say SUCK - jfmoore, Sun Mar 19 23:59:01 2006