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Subocs eggs!

MikeMurphy Sep 12, 2008 01:30 PM

My "greenish" blonde suboc finally laid her eggs last night. She went to 14 (maybe even 15) days after shedding before laying so I was getting a bit anxious. The only other time she laid eggs for me was in 2006 and she laid them only 7 days after the pre-lay shed. However, only one out of seven was good. As you can see in the photos, these all look good. She laid 11 total. My other suboc female (a normal phase, het for blonde; pictured in Dusty's book with her clutch of 16) should lay in a few days too. She's huge. Last time she also went 14 days before laying. Anyway, look how skinny this one looks in the photo. I'll have her up to her normal weight soon enough. She bred with a really nice axanthic male. He's in shed now but when he sheds I'll post some shots of him.
Mike

Replies (13)

MikeMurphy Sep 12, 2008 01:32 PM

This is how she looks when she has not just laid 11 huge eggs I got her from Lee Abbott. She's kind of a khaki color. Sort of yellowish-green, I guess. Really nice.

antelope Sep 13, 2008 01:04 AM

Totally great Mike, I hope to have some on the ground any time now as well!
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Todd Hughes

RandyWhittington Sep 12, 2008 02:32 PM

Nice Mike. Congrats on the clutch.
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Randy Whittington

dustyrhoads Sep 12, 2008 02:41 PM

Mike,

Congrats, bro! You're obviously doing something right...11 is a huge clutch. Way to go!

Fingers crossed for your record-breaking female.

Dusty Rhoads
Suboc.com

MikeMurphy Sep 12, 2008 03:24 PM

Thanks guys. I was surprised to count 11. She's not as big as the record-breaker and is actually pretty slender. She looked a bit swollen while gravid but not so swollen that 11 eggs would come out of her. I can't wait to see how the babies turn out. Here's a pic of the only one that hatched in '06. Pretty interesting color.

dustyrhoads Sep 12, 2008 04:02 PM

>>Here's a pic of the only one that hatched in '06. Pretty interesting color.

REALLY interesting color, indeed. Kind of champagne-hued.

Regards,

Dusty

MikeMurphy Sep 13, 2008 01:25 PM

Yeah, I thought so too. Here are two that Lee Abbott hatched out last year that are from the same adults that produced the mother of this baby. Pretty cool, huh? He was keeping both of them, from what I remember. The top one looks a lot like my "greenish" female.
Mike

souix Sep 12, 2008 07:39 PM

Oh Wowza, that is one scrummy looking babe .. congratulations also on the 11 eggs

Sue x
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MikeMurphy Sep 13, 2008 08:58 AM

Thanks. Yeah, she turned out pretty nice. That was the only one that hatched that year so I'm looking forward to seeing what 11 of them look like.

souix Sep 14, 2008 04:54 AM

>>Thanks. Yeah, she turned out pretty nice. That was the only one that hatched that year so I'm looking forward to seeing what 11 of them look like.

Did you keep her Mike ? any recent photo's to share. 11 of them little cuties is just going to be sensory overload I think haha.

Sue x
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MikeMurphy Sep 14, 2008 01:43 PM

I didn't. I kind of wished I did after I sold her. But now with 11 eggs I'm sure I'll keep one or two

captnemo Sep 13, 2008 04:02 PM

Congrats! I just got my first pair of subocs and hope to have results like that in the future. Beautiful snakes!
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lbrat Sep 14, 2008 12:06 PM

Hey Mike,that's a really nice clutch!
Hope your big girl breaks another record too.
The smaller of my two females is swelling with eggs,but my big 8 year old "greenish" female was not bred again this year.Just can't seem to get him to hook on to her.
Same deal last year.Two years ago she dropped 11 slugs.Just can't prove her yet.
Keep us updated on your big girl.
Mike Mitstifer
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