comes from Riobravo's site. He is very specific about all the possible outcomes and about all the ins and outs. The problem you have is that your female didnt have a POS. All the sites will state that the POS and then an average of 105 days, BUT there is no positive way to look at a snake and say oh she's gravid. only ideas and speculations. A very good friend of Steve ann I always tells us "It takes more than beautiful snakes being thrown together at the right time, its takes time and it take a heck of a lot of LUCK". The longer i am in this bussiness the truer this statement becomes. There are large breeders who have this one female that slugs out year after year but they keep trying because they are hoping for a year when LUCK is on there side. I am very sorry you sold a gravid female, and I feel even worse if they guy had a snow on the other end, BUT there isnt a positive way to look at a female and say that female will go this season.. I wish you good luck in the future and you did the right think by congradulating the new owners and feeling bad that you sold her, but i doubt there was anything you could have done better... Sorry to hear about your sad sale.

If I have learned one thing in my life time its that nothing is for sure.

Sincerley,
Rose Hipskind
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www.srsnakes.com

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• RE: First time breeding and ? about shedding after POS.... - Shane Kinney, Sun May 29 11:10:57 2005
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