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RE: OUT OF EGG AND THEN...

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Posted by: geckoejon at Tue Jul 23 18:47:55 2013   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by geckoejon ]  
   

troy,

i have to say that your post is very informative. most of the other breeders that i have heard from are all huge fans of the small deli cup approach. personally, i have always tried to keep my reptiles as pets. by this i mean spacious cages that have at least some semblance of being a natural setup.

i traded for a western hog conda female awhile back. i put her in a larger cage, and she stopped eating for 3 weeks. i moved her to a small cage with the same hides and such. within a week of moving she ate. i wonder if this is from her being used to the small container the previous owner had her in?

kind of related... i acquired a sub adult bp a month ago. i put her in the same size cage that i have my other bp's in. she didn't eat for 3 weeks either. i spoke with the previous owner, switched her back to a small tub like he had her in, and 3 days later she ate. i have raised hatchling bp's to adults in the same size cages though and never had issues.

seems to be a pattern. i am not sure if it's from what the snake is comfortable with naturally, or if it's a matter of the size they are used to from being raised as hatchlings.

does that make any sense? thoughts?

i have not bred any hogs yet. Lord willing, i will have a couple batches next year at this time. maybe i can experiment myself then

have you ever experimented with cage size and eating frequency?

that is a beauty in the pic! red albino conda?

jonathan


   

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