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(copied from this mornings post)

Well, I decided to open my connecting tubes a little early this year. Most of my females were not bred last year and are nice and girthy. I've done really well at getting the night time temps down with some changes to my room and the cold temps we've had in CA these last few weeks.

While I have not seen any real breeding activity, I did find a nice surprise last night, Not sure if it was a hemipenal shed or a sperm plg but found it hanging from the edge of a hide box. Definately a good sign of impending breeding activity. And this is from a trio with ny new male breeder from 2004.

Here's a pic of the hemipenal shed, more to follow

It was in the top Right hand section of this cage stack. All the Right hand sections are connected via PVC piping with Tommy, Bullseye and Boo. The the left hand ones are also connected (but not to the right hand side) with Fred, Wilma and Betty.

Well of course that was a great thing to find/see last night.
Tonight when I came home I got an even better sight.
Also in the same cage section / tub:

That is Tommy and Boo courting, not sure if they actually copulated yet but they are still intertwined hours later.
Now they are completely inside the tub and not visible unless you know exactly what/where to look. I think I'll turn down the lights and put on some soft music, maybe light a candle?
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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:
12.25 BRB
12.14 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I put my male in with my female early too. He liked it to say the least!
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Jess
1.3 adult brazilian rainbows
1.2 baby BRBs born 6/18
1.0 normal corn
1.0 african brown house snake
0.1 hypo Boa constrictor
0.1 normal ball python
2.3.1 crested geckos
1.1 western hognoses
Oodles of mice and rats
0.1 paranoid parents "too many snakes!"

Yeah, I was expecting a alittle action last night with the rains. Nothin here though. Oh well, still early.
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Mike Lockwood
www.tooscaley.com

awsome i think you need to have them come over to my place and haev the talk with mine since they dont think that they need to do there thing lol the ball pythons and carpets tried to have the talk with them but there like ha your a diff spieces i dont have to listen to you lol go figure the one pair i want to breed the most isnt breeding for me lol

Dave,
Great pictures (especially the last with Tommy and Boo courting). Good luck this year.
Paul
P.S. Looking over your pictures of your setups and feeder racks, one thing is abundantly clear: man, you have a tolerant wife!!

Thanks and YES, my wife is the sweetest most tollerant woman I've ever known. It would be more understandable if she were into herps as well. NOPE, she will help with shows etc, but not her thing. She does know I'm passionate about them (duh) and like she tells her friends, she knows what I'm doing.
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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:
12.25 BRB
12.14 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Dave,
...Greeat PICs. I am keeping them seperate awhile longer hoping for better cooling here. It finally turned cold and rainy today. I am sure they would breed right right now. The males have been leaving deposits in their cages for several weeks.
Jeff

>>(copied from this mornings post)
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>>Well, I decided to open my connecting tubes a little early this year. Most of my females were not bred last year and are nice and girthy. I've done really well at getting the night time temps down with some changes to my room and the cold temps we've had in CA these last few weeks.
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>>While I have not seen any real breeding activity, I did find a nice surprise last night, Not sure if it was a hemipenal shed or a sperm plg but found it hanging from the edge of a hide box. Definately a good sign of impending breeding activity. And this is from a trio with ny new male breeder from 2004.
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>>Here's a pic of the hemipenal shed, more to follow
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>>It was in the top Right hand section of this cage stack. All the Right hand sections are connected via PVC piping with Tommy, Bullseye and Boo. The the left hand ones are also connected (but not to the right hand side) with Fred, Wilma and Betty.
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>>Well of course that was a great thing to find/see last night.
>>Tonight when I came home I got an even better sight.
>>Also in the same cage section / tub:
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>>That is Tommy and Boo courting, not sure if they actually copulated yet but they are still intertwined hours later.
>>Now they are completely inside the tub and not visible unless you know exactly what/where to look. I think I'll turn down the lights and put on some soft music, maybe light a candle?
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>>Thanks,
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>>Dave Colling
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>>www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com
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>>0.1 Wife (WC)
>>0.2 kids (CBB, selectively bred from good stock)
>>
>>LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
>>12.25 BRB
>>12.14 BCI
>>And those are only the breeders
>>
>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

I found similiar sight here the other day. It is earlier in the year for me but always a nice thing to walk in on. Especailly since my Redtail action is not quite what I had hoped this year. Excuse the poor picture quality and dirty cage. Because it was about 5:00 in the morning I didn't want to turn the lights on in the room so these were taken through dirty glass with the camera flash only. Good luck to everyone this upcoming season!
Milo