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brhaco
at Fri May 25 17:10:55 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by brhaco ]
"What is their weight?? I would go by weight, not length when it comes to hoggies, as well as most snakes."
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I'd go by neither. In my experience (I've been breeding snakes since 1972), animals that are "ready to breed" (i.e. have sufficient nutritional stores to produce healthy offspring) will attempt to do so, whether we choose to help facilitate them or not. This is why we so often see females produce infertile clutches when not provided with a male. This is very stressful on a female, as infertile clutches are more difficult for her to deposit successfully, and egg binding is a frequent result. Far better to err on the side of caution, and provide her with a male at the proper time. The worst that can happen is that, if she isn't ready, no eggs will result.
Brad Chambers
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