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Our maybe gravid girl just gave birth to a slug. She never looked big, so im not expecting any live babies, but hoping anyway. Never witnessed the breeding
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1.1 96, 04 Het Albino - "Suzie" & "Lumpy"
0.1 04 Anery Het Snow- "Squelchy"
1.0 06 TH-Moonglow - "Gargamel"
1.2 01 BRBs- "Gobball", "Larva" & "Tofu"

Three slugs, then some babies. One is obviously stillborn, is all twisted, maybe from being born with slugs? This is our first clutch ever, so im a bit antsy. We had our otherbrazillian slug out last year. All their color is in, but i think i notice a yolk in the sack with one of them.

Theyrefully colored. How long does it take them to break out of their pouches and start moving, if they're viable?
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1.1 96, 04 Het Albino - "Suzie" & "Lumpy"
0.1 04 Anery Het Snow- "Squelchy"
1.0 06 TH-Moonglow - "Gargamel"
1.2 01 BRBs- "Gobball", "Larva" & "Tofu"

shes trying to eat the yolk ATTACHED to the baby. what to do????
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1.1 96, 04 Het Albino - "Suzie" & "Lumpy"
0.1 04 Anery Het Snow- "Squelchy"
1.0 06 TH-Moonglow - "Gargamel"
1.2 01 BRBs- "Gobball", "Larva" & "Tofu"

to myself, to keep me busy. 4 slugs, 5 babies- looks like a few more to come. The one that looked stillborn isnt, but looks like it got crushed, and isn't going to make it. How to properly cull this one, anyone?

She did start to swallow a baby in its sack, but i took it away. Must keep an eye on this baby eating mother.
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1.1 96, 04 Het Albino - "Suzie" & "Lumpy"
0.1 04 Anery Het Snow- "Squelchy"
1.0 06 TH-Moonglow - "Gargamel"
1.2 01 BRBs- "Gobball", "Larva" & "Tofu"

When they are born in the membranes I pinch a hole in the membrane in front of the snake's nose so that it can stick it's head out. After they have their head out I leave them be for as long as possible so that they can absorb any remaining yolk. The umbilical stalk also shrinks when they start breathing air and there will be much less bleeding if they break the umbilical an hour or two later. OTOH the ones that get delivered outside the membranes and are not stillborn do fine. To euthanize a seriously deformed baby snake stick a knife or nail through the snake's brain. The snake will probably continue moving but after the brain is destroyed the snake will not suffer. Other home methods of euthanasia probably leave the brain alive for some amount of time. Baby snakes that have slight kinks or other minor deformities can survive and sometimes do well. Congratulations on a fair litter.

>>to myself, to keep me busy. 4 slugs, 5 babies- looks like a few more to come. The one that looked stillborn isnt, but looks like it got crushed, and isn't going to make it. How to properly cull this one, anyone?
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>>She did start to swallow a baby in its sack, but i took it away. Must keep an eye on this baby eating mother.
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>>1.1 96, 04 Het Albino - "Suzie" & "Lumpy"
>>0.1 04 Anery Het Snow- "Squelchy"
>>1.0 06 TH-Moonglow - "Gargamel"
>>1.2 01 BRBs- "Gobball", "Larva" & "Tofu"

Congrats on the good litter. Remember, any live healthy babies makes it a good litter!!!

I think Jeff covered all your Q's so keep us updated on your (her) progress......
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

They've all broke out of their sacks, theres only one that looks like he has a large belly, who has a little trouble moving from it.

The one I thought was stillborn I'll keep an eye on. Its alive, but pretty unresponsive. It came out after 3 slugs, I thought perhaps the labor against that may have harmed him.

It looks like 9 live, and she has a lump left in her, but im not sure if thats another or a belly full from eating slugs.

I don't have a slug count. She ate each slug as it came out, waited til it was gone, then gave birth to the next. Since i've been in sparingly I'm not sure how many theres been.. at least 5.
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1.1 96, 04 Het Albino - "Suzie" & "Lumpy"
0.1 04 Anery Het Snow- "Squelchy"
1.0 06 TH-Moonglow - "Gargamel"
1.2 01 BRBs- "Gobball", "Larva" & "Tofu"

I'm going to name him sir bites things a lot.
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1.1 96, 04 Het Albino - "Suzie" & "Lumpy"
0.1 04 Anery Het Snow- "Squelchy"
1.0 06 TH-Moonglow - "Gargamel"
1.2 01 BRBs- "Gobball", "Larva" & "Tofu"

>>I'm going to name him sir bites things a lot.

So, how exactly will you tell him apart from the rest?
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Keep the yolk belly one at gestational temps (82 degrees) with little to no temp gradient. "Cook off" that yolk.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

np
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1.1 96, 04 Het Albino - "Suzie" & "Lumpy"
0.1 04 Anery Het Snow- "Squelchy"
1.0 06 TH-Moonglow - "Gargamel"
1.2 01 BRBs- "Gobball", "Larva" & "Tofu"