Posted by:
rainbowsrus
at Thu Aug 9 10:36:11 2012 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rainbowsrus ]
Charlie,
Hate to be the bearer of bad news but what you describe does not sound like a gravid girl. Every year I put together more pairs than I get litters. Simply stated they do not all take. Including some that seem to go through the breeding process properly. Key to me is she is still feeding, and from what you indicate, you offer fairly often?
My really gravid girls more often than not will skip at least two or three meals but I offer every three weeks only so that becomes months. Also, for the most part, the gravid ones are obvious. For example this girl, Tawney, had a picture perfect breeding cycle. Observed mating on 7 days in a 23 day period. Had a visual ovulation 8 days after last observed mating. Shed 20 days after ovulation (a few days longer than normal). And gave birth at POS plus 111 days, a few days longer than my average 117.
Tawney's last meal was February 19th, just before she and Billy started mating. She has refused every meal since then.
-----
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 (02/01/2010):
42.61 BRB
27.40 BCI
And those are only the breeders 
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats  
[ Hide Replies ]
|
RE: You've been slimed! Congrats!..questions - rainbowsrus, Thu Aug 9 10:36:11 2012