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morphed
at Wed Mar 28 10:31:57 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by morphed ]
I have moved around many of eggs and never had a problem with it when it comes to snakes, but i would caution rotating turtle and gecko eggs i have seen ill effects with them, but snakes are tough... I also do not think the snake will have a problem if the placenta is at the top of the egg, as the snake develops it will move and adjust, but as far as developing upside down i think it should be fine.
Also just because a female laid 7 eggs 2 years in a row dosent always mean they will continue to lay 7, normally females start smaller when it is there first clutch then the clucth size will grow from year to year and then Ibeleive it starts to decrease, after i notice smaller clutches with our females they get the following year off, i have also heard the same thing from many other breeders. Obviously if they are not up to size they should not go but i do believe they need a brake from time to time, think about breeding a dog, if you breed her on every heat it drains her and her health will dwindle, Balls only go into "heat" once a year but it is a good time out of the year that they are off feed or breeding or ovulating then carrying the eggs, then they would be incubating them in the wild, they actually only have a few months off ...lol...
Just some thoughts
Congrats on your clutch and keep us updated when they hatch. What were they the result off?
Kim 'N.A.R.C
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RE: Finally laid! Day 41. Gotta ? already. - morphed, Wed Mar 28 10:31:57 2007