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Posted by: Paul Hollander at Wed Jun 11 15:28:33 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Paul Hollander ]

In my old bullsnake breeding records, I've noticed a gradual increase in the number of infertile eggs over several years. This was in a couple of wild caught adult females that were on a diet of domestic mice.

Everything that I've seen says that breeder females (whether humans, chickens, or trout) have greater nutritional needs than nonbreeders. And that one sign of borderline nutritional deficiency is an increase in infertility and congenital defects. And that diets in the wild are considerably more varied than in captivity.

So perhaps some of the problems we are seeing are nutritionally related.

In the spring, wild bullsnakes and rat snakes take a number of eggs and baby birds. Don't know about eastern kings. Might supplimenting their rodent diet with baby chicks help? Your guess is as good as mine.

Paul Hollander

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Stirring the pot about egg binding and other maladies in captive raised kings - ecosense, Wed Jun 11 08:49:30 2003

That may be a part of it, for sure... - oldherper, Wed Jun 11 09:42:47 2003

RE: Stirring the pot about egg binding and other maladies in captive raised - markg, Wed Jun 11 10:22:16 2003

A couple of observations on the issue.... - chrish, Wed Jun 11 11:12:59 2003

One thing that's really interesting... - oldherper, Wed Jun 11 13:17:45 2003

interesting, but... - ecosense, Wed Jun 11 14:48:46 2003

Actually, I do have some data on that issue..... - chrish, Wed Jun 11 23:02:21 2003

RE: A couple of observations on the issue.... - ecosense, Wed Jun 11 13:19:52 2003

RE: A couple of observations on the issue.... - Paul Hollander, Wed Jun 11 15:28:33 2003

That's another interesting aspect.....n/p - oldherper, Wed Jun 11 15:35:10 2003

You make some good points Chris (and make me .. - markg, Wed Jun 11 17:40:52 2003

I'd be interested to know frequency... - Sasheena, Wed Jun 11 11:19:00 2003

correction - Sasheena, Wed Jun 11 11:21:24 2003

Interesting Idea - ecosense, Wed Jun 11 13:27:57 2003

Data - Sasheena, Wed Jun 11 15:40:42 2003

RE: Data - ecosense, Wed Jun 11 21:04:29 2003

Jeepers - Sasheena, Thu Jun 12 07:49:59 2003

RE: creepers... - rtdunham, Thu Jun 12 17:49:45 2003

RE: Calling all grad students - ecosense, Thu Jun 12 20:50:53 2003

It has only happened to me two times.... - Kerby..., Thu Jun 12 10:58:54 2003

RE: Stirring the pot about egg binding and other maladies in captive raised kings - Keith Hillson, Wed Jun 11 16:45:48 2003

Anyone ever seen an eggbound floridana, brooksi or goini?........ - chrish, Wed Jun 11 23:05:06 2003

RE: Anyone ever seen an eggbound floridana, brooksi or goini?........ - Keith Hillson, Thu Jun 12 11:59:38 2003

RE: Stirring the pot!!! - daveboyle, Thu Jun 12 15:24:38 2003

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RE: A couple of observations on the issue....

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