This litter was born this morning. There were 8 live healthy babies, one premature stillborn and 12 slugs. I weighed one of the babies at 26 grams. The babies and most of the slugs in this litter are smaller than usual. The mother of this litter was born here june 10th 1997. This is her 5th litter of babies. Previous litters have been better than this one with fewer slugs. She had been big and heavy all of her adult life until this past year when she was slow putting on weight after laying babies in september last year. She was around 5.5 pounds before laying this litter and had been around 6.5 to 7 pounds before laying the last few years. She has looked thin recently and I was not sure she would lay this litter okay. I will try to put weight back on her and likely not breed her again next season.
Jeff
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Congrats Jeff,
I've got you at two clutches of brazilians and one of Argentines so far. Is this correct?
C'mon Dave, what are you waiting for?
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com
Small litters are always better than no litters!!
Believe me Mike, you're not waiting on me, waiting on my females. I think the long wet winter had a major affect on the breeding cycle. While all of my females are acting gravid, coiling in the warm spot, looking for heat and mostly not eating at all, none look really big. and none are looking close to dropping, the weight is not heavily towards the back end. I just don't know.... may be over a month later than usual!!
>>Congrats Jeff,
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>>I've got you at two clutches of brazilians and one of Argentines so far. Is this correct?
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>>C'mon Dave, what are you waiting for?
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>>Mike Lockwood
>>www.tooscaley.com
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
11.24 BRB
10.16 BCI
And those are only the breeders 
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats 
I'm just messin' around Dave. I know when it starts over there you'll have an onslaught of babies. Just a matter of time.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com
I know ya are, but this wait is killing me and has me second guessing myself. I must be checking the snake room dozens of times every day. Do you have any possibly gravid females? Since you're just up the road a piece I was wondering if yours are running late as well?
>>I'm just messin' around Dave. I know when it starts over there you'll have an onslaught of babies. Just a matter of time.
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>>Mike Lockwood
>>www.tooscaley.com
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Thanks,
Dave Colling
www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)
LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
11.24 BRB
10.16 BCI
And those are only the breeders
lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
Mike,
...Yes, two good clutches of Brazilians before this fair?? one and the small clutch of Argentinians.
Jeff
>>Congrats Jeff,
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>>I've got you at two clutches of brazilians and one of Argentines so far. Is this correct?
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>>C'mon Dave, what are you waiting for?
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>>Mike Lockwood
>>www.tooscaley.com
She must have known it is Labor Day!
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>>This litter was born this morning. There were 8 live healthy babies, one premature stillborn and 12 slugs. I weighed one of the babies at 26 grams. The babies and most of the slugs in this litter are smaller than usual. The mother of this litter was born here june 10th 1997. This is her 5th litter of babies. Previous litters have been better than this one with fewer slugs. She had been big and heavy all of her adult life until this past year when she was slow putting on weight after laying babies in september last year. She was around 5.5 pounds before laying this litter and had been around 6.5 to 7 pounds before laying the last few years. She has looked thin recently and I was not sure she would lay this litter okay. I will try to put weight back on her and likely not breed her again next season.
>>Jeff
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Congratulations Jeff!
Chris
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www.chrisolsonreptiles.com
Chris,
...I am really curious to know what your impressions were of the Daytona Expo. Sales for me were okay but I sometimes wonder if I would have a better time there not trying to sell anything. Keeping close to a table certainly cuts into the time spent just looking at all the animals.
Jeff
>>Congratulations Jeff!
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>>Chris
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>>www.chrisolsonreptiles.com
>>Don't blame me, I voted for Pedro............................................
Jeff,
Any expectation I had regarding turn out was met and then some. I was truely amazed by how many people flew into Daytona Beach just see reptiles. The time flew by......I barely had time to do anything. I definitely didn't get to see everything I wanted to see, or meet everyone I wanted to meet. It was great time though. I did manage to come home with some new snakes......
Chris
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www.chrisolsonreptiles.com
Sales for me were okay but I sometimes wonder if I would have a better time there not trying to sell anything. Keeping close to a table certainly cuts into the time spent just looking at all the animals.
Not too mention cheaper! You can still deliver snakes from your hotel room. No NEW customers this way but still sales will happen, maybe offsetting the show fees.
The last two years you had babies JUST barely born for the show so a three week earlier cycle would help that!
You can always count on me to buy. Every year I buy more and more.
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