return to main index
  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
International Reptile Conservation Foundation  
click here for Rodent Pro
Mice, Rats, Rabbits, Chicks, Quail
Available Now at RodentPro.com!
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday! . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Sept 03, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Sept 06, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  St. Louis Herpetological Society - Sept 14, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Sept 16, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Sept 20, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Sept 21, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - Sep 26, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Sept 27, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Sept 27, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Sep 27, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . 
Kimberly Rock Monitors & Pancake Tortoises in @ LLLReptile. Click HERE!
Free Nationwide Ground Shipping on All Frozen Food Orders Totaling $99 Or More at RodentPro.com!
Register for a FREE kingsnake.com classified account today - CLICK HERE!

RE: I didn't mean....

[ Login ] [ User Prefs ] [ Search Forums ] [ Back to Main Page ] [ Back to Kingsnake Forum ]

Posted by: FR at Mon Aug 15 09:37:04 2011   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]  
   

Heres the point, why do you say they are first clutches? you have no evidence, what so ever that is what is happening. But you do know, that in captivity they easily double clutch and rarely triple clutch.

You also know that your captives will copulate and lay eggs, aprox the same time as wild individuals in your area.

You also know what a first clutch female looks like compared to a second clutch.

While that does not prove that a gravid female late in the year is on its second clutch, it does indicate that it is.

Sir, that is important information.

On the otherhand, your prejudiced that every wild gravid snake lays one clutch. And for no reason. What are your reasons?

For instance, I observed a female coachwhip at my house and she without question double clutched and may have triple clutched. I observed her copulate and become gravid on her third clutch but did not observe you laying eggs.

I have observed individual pyros, gravid over four months, hmmmmmmmmmmm how many clutches was that?

Have you ever observed a female that was gravid over long periods in nature? If not, why not?

   

[ Hide Replies ]


>> Next topic:  for your viewing pleasure... - mbrawley, Sat Aug 13 18:03:07 2011
<< Previous topic:  ?'s for FR and Bluerosy - DanW, Sat Aug 13 11:08:57 2011