Dan:

Sorry to come in late on this conversation. I think you are underfeeding your black milk. As Dave Niles said, they can be fed a little heavier when they are growing and should not be pushed like some other colubrids but the main concern about obesity tends to be with the adults. My adults are all about 5.5 to 6 feet and the females weigh 1,200 to 1,400 grams, My male is right around 1,000 to 1,100 grams.

As I've posted before, I think female black milks need at least until their fourth year to be bred.

So, if I were you, I would up the feeding. Maybe double up what you are feeding now so it's more volume of food at first rather than an increase in prey item.

Rob

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• Another Black Milk Breeding question.... - Daniel Klopson, Sun Jan 25 13:45:22 2009
• RE: Another Black Milk Breeding question.... - Dniles, Sun Jan 25 14:37:02 2009
• RE: Another Black Milk Breeding question.... - Daniel Klopson, Sun Jan 25 15:49:54 2009
• RE: Another Black Milk Breeding question.... - snake_bit, Sun Jan 25 16:26:08 2009
• RE: Another Black Milk Breeding question.... - Dniles, Sun Jan 25 18:20:19 2009
• RE: Another Black Milk Breeding question.... - snake_bit, Sun Jan 25 16:11:43 2009
• RE: Another Black Milk Breeding question.... - Daniel Klopson, Sun Jan 25 16:28:47 2009
• RE: Another Black Milk Breeding question.... - Patton, Sun Jan 25 17:12:34 2009
• RE: Another Black Milk Breeding question.... - Dniles, Sun Jan 25 18:18:36 2009
• Thanks for the good input.... - Daniel Klopson, Sun Jan 25 18:34:43 2009
• RE: Thanks for the good input.... - RobHaneisen, Mon Jan 26 07:58:21 2009
• RE: Thanks for the good input.... - Daniel Klopson, Mon Jan 26 12:14:10 2009
• one time - snake_bit, Mon Jan 26 13:14:24 2009