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ok, ive been around and owned herps for 10 years now. i just want to reasure myself on 2 things.
1. why would and adult female columbian whos been a great eatter for 8 years stop for 3 feedings in a row? husbandry has not changed. pregnancy is one thing that comes to mind...see ? 2 for that. she is my favorite snake so i dont want to start thinking cancer or anything yet...
2. how often have you looked at an adult female columbian and seen a short tail, assumed "its a girl" and been wrong? the girl in #1 situation has been probed, many times even to show others how, the snake in part 2 was looked at assumed a girl, and never confermed, i have also seen #2 stroking #1 with the tip or the tail and really thought nothing of it

im going to look up how soon to get radiographs on a pregnant columbian, and ill take her to work for one at that time, hopfully i fond a suprise clutch and not something bad!

(cross posted on herp health also)
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hanging out under heat lights burns up my brain cells!!

This could be a seasonal thing. I don't cool all mine for breeding, yet some of them will stop eating through winter.

yeah, thats what im thinking, she ended up eatting overnight. im going to get the other one probed soon (blue now) just to be safe id like the one just a littel heavier then she is now if shes going to breed. didnt really intend to breed them if she is a male, but they would be some PRETTY babies.

this is the one that skipped 2 meals

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hanging out under heat lights burns up my brain cells!!