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Hey, came home this evening to find another litter born. Stats for Mike:

16 healthy babies
1 baby with only one eye, seems otherwise healthy.
2 stillborn (no apparent defect, just not developed, large yolks
10 slugs
Mom's prebirth weight on 08/10 3102 Grams
post birth weight 2365 Grams
Heaviest baby - 31 grams
Lightest baby - 27 grams
Total baby weight - 490 Grams
avg baby weight - 28.82 babies

Mom is from 1994 "It"

Dad is from 1993 "Porky", his second litter this year:

And a pile o' slime with babies:

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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:
13.26 BRB
11.16 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Got your numbers Dave. Thanks. And, congrats. I knew they'd start popping soon.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

Dave,
...Congratulations. It is good to see those old breeders still producing.
Jeff

>>Hey, came home this evening to find another litter born. Stats for Mike:
>>
>>16 healthy babies
>>1 baby with only one eye, seems otherwise healthy.
>>2 stillborn (no apparent defect, just not developed, large yolks
>>10 slugs
>>Mom's prebirth weight on 08/10 3102 Grams
>>post birth weight 2365 Grams
>>Heaviest baby - 31 grams
>>Lightest baby - 27 grams
>>Total baby weight - 490 Grams
>>avg baby weight - 28.82 babies
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>>Mom is from 1994 "It"
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>>Dad is from 1993 "Porky", his second litter this year:
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>>And a pile o' slime with babies:
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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:
>>13.26 BRB
>>11.16 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
>>
>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

How old were the oldest breeders (male and female)
you've ever had still produce a viable litter?

I've read they'll live around 20 years, but I do wonder how long they will continue to produce babies.
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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:
13.26 BRB
11.16 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Dave,
...I have two males that are still active breeders and the imported female that produced babies in august here that are my oldest producers. All three of them were imported adults when I got them in 1992. They could be over 20 years old. I think there are a few breeders in Florida still producing babies with captive born BRBs that are over 20.
Jeff

>>How old were the oldest breeders (male and female)
>>you've ever had still produce a viable litter?
>>
>>I've read they'll live around 20 years, but I do wonder how long they will continue to produce babies.
>>-----
>>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:
>>13.26 BRB
>>11.16 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
>>
>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

my original breeders all CBB (two from 1993 and four from 1994 including Lefty) should all have 5 plus productive years left in them, maybe even 10!

>>Dave,
>>...I have two males that are still active breeders and the imported female that produced babies in august here that are my oldest producers. All three of them were imported adults when I got them in 1992. They could be over 20 years old. I think there are a few breeders in Florida still producing babies with captive born BRBs that are over 20.
>>Jeff
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>>>>How old were the oldest breeders (male and female)
>>>>you've ever had still produce a viable litter?
>>>>
>>>>I've read they'll live around 20 years, but I do wonder how long they will continue to produce babies.
>>>>-----
>>>>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:
>>>>13.26 BRB
>>>>11.16 BCI
>>>>And those are only the breeders
>>>>
>>>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats
-----
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:
13.26 BRB
11.16 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats