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DanTheFireman
at Sun Jun 6 17:34:43 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DanTheFireman ]
Kinked tails/spines are also one of the most common results of improper incubation temps. The problem is that you can only guess whether it is genetic or not. About 15 years ago I accidentally dug up a clutch of black racer (snake) eggs and did a science project with my son. It was summer so we put them in the garage in a slightly moist container. It was way up in the 90's or hotter most days. Out of I believe 11 or 12 eggs We got 5 normal animals and the rest had mildly to extremely grossly kinked spines. We're absolutely sure by the number of healthy black racers we see around here in South Florida that it was the improper incubation temps. In my personal experience have had good years with near 100% hatch rates and almost 500 healthy babies and bad years with poor hatch rates coinciding with kinks and other deformities. I've personally never had a higher # of deformities in any one line but with so many incredible animals out there to work with, why chance it? Breed only deformity-free animals.
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- kinked tails - simmo, Sun Jun 6 06:57:51 2004
- RE: kinked tails - fadetolemons, Sun Jun 6 08:55:38 2004
 RE: kinked tails - DanTheFireman, Sun Jun 6 17:34:43 2004
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