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Kerby...
at Thu Jun 12 10:58:54 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Kerby... ]
The first time was in 1997 on an older Mex-Mex, she laid 13 eggs and was egg bound with one egg for about 4 months before she finally dropped it. She fed aggressively the whole time. She was a big Mex-Mex (length wise) and had a big head (age). I talked to the guy who I sold her too and he said she has double-clutched for him every year since 1998 and has never had a problem. I only had the female for the one year.
The only other time I had an egg bound is this year with one of my Cal Kings. She is an older female ('96) and laid 14 good eggs. She retained her last egg. She still feeds like a pig.
I do breed a lot of my female cal kings at 18 months of age (not all but most-depends on size) and all of my males. And none of them have become egg bound. The only 2 times that I have had egg bound females is from larger, older snakes (mex-mex & cal king).
Also, although I have double-clutched some of my older, bigger corns, I have never double-clutched any of my cal kings.
I do not think that we can prove what causes egg-binding. Giving birth/egg-laying affects females in a lot of species; too many factors IMO
But I agree that exercise is important and that my snakes don't get what they would in the wild, BUT in the wild in most species of snakes, (ie. crotes & rosy boas) once the females become gravid they do not travel very far and end up basking most of the time unlike the males who spend time looking for females and feeding (stalking or ambush). But then again, exercise/or lack of may not be the problem.....
Over-feeding may be the problem, as I think that we (herp industry) have a tendacy to over-feed IMO. I was guilty of power-feeding in the 90's and every year I end up feeding less and less, so who knows.........???
Just rambling...
Kerby...
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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
- 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
 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: Stirring the pot!!! - daveboyle, Thu Jun 12 15:24:38 2003
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