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willstill
at Mon Mar 20 15:45:59 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by willstill ]
Hi Mark,
Yes, I know the process that usually gives us those darn slugs, but I also believe that something malfunctions at a critical stage in an obese female and the eggs is killed somewhere between the point that it is fertilized and the point that it is deposited. Unfortunately, I don't have any research to back up this notion, only many years of seeing grossly overweight snakes drop slugs, only to have more proportioned girls bred by the same male throw 100% fertile clutches. It took me a looong time to make the connection and only did so after discussing the issue with Dave Barker regarding my olive pythons in the late 90s. To be honest, since I have been paying closer attention to the condition of my girls, my incidence of receiving slugs has dropped dramatically, almost to zero (knock on wood).
Also, I don't mean girls that are just a little chunky, I'm refering to grossly obese snakes, you know the ones that have fat rolls, and exposed skin between the scales. Good discussion.
Will
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- My first clutch, can you say SUCK - kylescott, Sun Mar 19 22:49:04 2006
- RE: My first clutch, can you say SUCK - kylescott, Sun Mar 19 22:50:59 2006
- RE: My first clutch, can you say SUCK - chrisssanjose, Sun Mar 19 22:58:11 2006
- RE: My first clutch, can you say SUCK - jfmoore, Sun Mar 19 23:36:14 2006
- RE: My first clutch, can you say SUCK - MarkS, Mon Mar 20 01:26:29 2006
- Don't kick (or shoot) yourself... - Christy Talbert, Mon Mar 20 06:39:30 2006
- RE: My first clutch, can you say SUCK - nita, Mon Mar 20 08:54:59 2006
- not all problems are with fat girls..... - jyohe, Mon Mar 20 16:36:48 2006
- The only other conclusion - kylescott, Mon Mar 20 21:02:54 2006
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RE: this is a well known phenomenon - willstill, Mon Mar 20 15:45:59 2006