To anyone out there- what is the ovulation period in burms? I have been told that for ball pythons it takes 30 days for the female to ovulate, which is why you keep re-introducing males to her, so I am just curious what this ovulation period is in burms? Thanks in advance and I hope everyone had a merry xmas!
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ovulation period?
burmmania
Dec 27, 2006 10:11 AM
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artinscales
Dec 29, 2006 03:43 AM
Hi,
I found this link, as I was curious about the subject as well. This is pretty comprehensive, hope it helps you.
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Randy and Michelle
Art In Scales
Kelly_Haller
Dec 29, 2006 01:03 PM
Some of the information on that site is decent, but a fair amount of the reproductive information is not accurate. To name a few:
Never place adult male burmese together during breeding season in the presence of a female. His statement that they will not bite each other is totally incorrect. I have seen males severely bite and cut each other under these conditions on several occasions just minutes after being introduced.
Artificial incubation of burmese eggs at his recommended 86 to 88 F is to low and could very likely cause defects in the young, or if consistently at the low end (86 F), could cause failure to even hatch. Proper temp for burmese eggs would be 90 to 91 F.
If vermiculite as an artificial incubation substrate is mixed 15 to 1 with water by volume, it would be virtually dry and dessicate the eggs quite rapidly at the proper incubation temp. High humidity is essential, and water dripping on the eggs will not harm them, just as long as the eggs are not setting directly in a pool of water.
Just my take on some of the major issues.
Kelly
