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Does it ever happen that the male only gets one of his hemipenes inserted in the female and does that count as a breeding? Will he still be able to fertilize the female?
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****Misty****

www.sneakyserpents.com

"Life is Killing Me"

That's an interesting question because,I always thought they used one hemipene anyway,the one closest to side they line up to the female. Jeff

Right...it almost always happens that way. In fact, I don't think I've ever heard of it ever being the case of a male using both at once.
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Darin Chappell
Hillbilly Herps
PO Box 254
Rogersville, MO 65742

Yep, its always just the one, You should be fine.
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Arlon Delorge
Classic Constrictors

All of the info I have seen says that males only use 1 hemipenis at a time. Frankly, I don't believe there's room for two!

Anyone ever notice if their males favor one or the other? From what I've read, some species will alternate from side to side.

Cheers!

John D
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I am so not lesdysxic!

0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "FATTY"
0.1 Black Rat (WV Rescue) "Roberta"

funny you say that b/c lastnight i had another hook up. my cal king pair and i didnt know which side was which b/c he hooked up to her backwards. so the tails were going in opposite directions as oppossed to the usual same direction. but i know when he finally let go it was HUGE and purple. and of course when i put him back in his tank he HAD to rub some of the "yellow juice" on me. i felt so loved- NOT just really grossed out and washed my hands lke 10 times.
~kinion
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~Sober Serpents~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SNAKIES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Corns:
.1 Normal (Gertrude) [just a pet...she started it all]
1. Orange normal (Romeo)
1.2 Miami Phase (Hector, Emily, Charlotte) thanks jeff!
2. Miami Phase part zigzag (Starkey, Mcvitty)[Emilys F2]
1. Amel het Blizzard (Dunesbury) .1 Blizzard (Detta)
1. Classic het Hypo, poss het Amel, Anery (Cobra)
1.1 Classics (Henry VIII, Cassy) [Emilys F1 babies]
1.1 Sunglow Amel (NO NAME, Pepperoni)
1.1 Hypo zig zags poss HET Caramel (Bernard, Abegail)
.1 Hypo HET Stripe (Gracie Lou) 1. Hypo Stripe (Gideon)
1.1 Anery HET Motley (Lleroy, Persia)
.2 Candy Cane (Peaches HoneyBlossom[Just a pet], Tamale)
1.1 Abbotts Okeetee (Albert[Charlottes son], NO NAME)
1.1 Snow (Crickle, Isis) .1 Green Snow (Maya)
1. Caramel poss HET Butter (Topher)
.1 Anery stripe (V) [husbands snake...he named it]
.1 Orange Reverse Okeetee (Lonna)
1.2 Bloodred HET Amel 1. Amel HET Bloodred

Others:
1. Black rat (Willard)
1.1 Striped Cal Kings (Dweezil, Skunky)
1.1 High-white Reverse Spotted Cal King (Wishbone, NO NAME)
.1 Albino Stripe Cal King (Eve)
.1 Banana spotted/stripe cal king (Speckle) Thanks Jeff!!!
1.1 Thayeri (Giuseppe[MSP], Cheyenne)
1.1 Creamsicle HET Motley(Orangejello, Genevieve)
1. Creamsicle motley (Montey) Thanks Jimmy!!
1. Albino Striped Jungle Corn (NO NAME)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~LIZARDS~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.1 Blizzard Leopard Gecko(Blitz)
.1? High yellow Leopard Gecko(no name)
1. Bearded Dragon (no name)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~TURTLES~~~~~~~~~~~~
.1 white cheeked mud (Opel)
.1 snapping turtle (Snappy Jaws)

Congrats on the king hook up. I know you have been looking forward to that for a while!
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****Misty****

www.sneakyserpents.com

"Life is Killing Me"

Only one is used.. And, i am willing to bet that there has never been documatation of both being used at the same time..

Good Luck!

~ Mike Russo

I was just wondering because normally when I witness a mating, both snakes are real still, only moving their tails a bit. In this last breeding, the female was playing real hard to get. When the male was finally able to mate her, she rattled her tail the whole time, and both snakes moved around. I took pics of the lock, and I am sure he had her, it was just weird to see all the movement. I thought maybe he only had her part way and that is why she moved around so much and rattled her tail.
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****Misty****

www.sneakyserpents.com

"Life is Killing Me"