Pulled all my gravid girls out for a weigh in and photo shoot. Most were sweet as pie and I was able to

get pics of them easily. Only one or two gave me any grief.....





Listed in order by weight:



Eve, while not gravid, I didn't want to leave her out as She's progressing nicely. She came to me fairly

skinny at just over 1KG. Last night she weighed in at 1512 grams and is looking much better:









Next is Molly, one of my 2004 girls. The only one to nip at me. I even had to clean some of my own blood

from the cage top before taking her pic. I don't think she is gravid, still eating and not giving me any

good signs. Weighed in at 1805 Grams.









Now for the appear to be gravid girls......



Daisey, also from 2004, She's only had one meal in the last three months and is looking like she has a

small litter in her. Very much anticipated babies. She weighed in at 1652 Grams (down from a peak of

1777 grams)









Savannah, My rescue that is stunningly red. Also a very anticipated litter. She also has had only one

meal in the last three months. She weighed in at 1873 grams, down from a peak of 2134 grams.









Clover, one of my 2001 holdback. She's had nothing to eat in the last three months. Weighed in at 2967

grams, down from a peak of 3394 grams.









Betty, One of my high colored females from Howard Leong. Also not eating, weighed in at 3060 grams.

Down from 3447 grams.









Wilma, The other high colored female from Howard, also not eating. She weighed in at 3136 grams, down

from 3493 grams.









Bullseye, my other 2001 holdback. Not eating and weighed in at 3145 grams, down from 3475 grams.









Boo, My most prolific breeder to date AND one that was almost sold due to non production. Her first

few litters were nothing but slugs. I gave up on her and had her for sale at a show as a pet. Had

a couple of interested buyers but nobody came up with the cash so back into the colony she went. The

very next year BAM, 31 babies. High 20's every year since. She produced the litter including the

eclipse and blush babies last year. She's been eating, 4 meals in the last three months but she was

also the female with the least fat reserves. She weighed in at 3268, down from a peak of 3275



She wouldn't play nice and go under the bowl, so I had to pull the "put in tub, invert tub and

remove tub leaving snake laying on lid" trick









And last up is Petunia. She's from 1993 and is my largest breeder. She's in shed and didn't want to

curl up so is more stretched out than the rest. Weighed in at 3386 grams, down from 3985 grams.
















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Thanks,





Dave Colling



www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com







0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)

0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)



LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:

21.29 BRB

19.19 BCI

And those are only the breeders



lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

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