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I just weighed my '05 Lincoln Co., Ks. gentilis female, that I
picked up from Jeff Hardwick. She came in at 56g. I know they can get much larger than this. Has anybody, Jeff, Cole, Dell,
had any luck breeding them at this weight? Here's an old pic
of her.
-Phil

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Work is the curse
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Nice snake Phil. As to your question, I have no idea, but nice snake. Looking forward to the snake outings my fellow stooge.

Phil,
I think thats pretty small. My small little Lincoln County, KS. female was 89g the 1st year she laid eggs for me, & I thought that was pretty small.

Dan

She'll breed fine this season Phil and will breed almost immediately out of the cold room....and likely put on some inches and grams this spring. 56 grams is a bit light but I'm guessing she stopped feeding back in Sept/Oct.
Warm the male first and get him stabilized and well fed about 3 weeks before the fem comes out. Get 3-5 large meals in her after a few small meals (assume 10-20 days) and pair them off.
Remember that the male will will feed OK for a month or so then shut down until June then resume feeding until about end August or so - there's some emphasis on feeding the male VERY well when he's in feed mode.
As I recall, the dam of that pair maxed out at a chunky 26" or so and the sire grew to about 32".

Good idea to start saving mouse tails now but there's no need for the library of lizards with that line.

Good luck and keep us posted with the breeding!
Jeff

>>I just weighed my '05 Lincoln Co., Ks. gentilis female, that I
>>picked up from Jeff Hardwick. She came in at 56g. I know they can get much larger than this. Has anybody, Jeff, Cole, Dell,
>>had any luck breeding them at this weight? Here's an old pic
>>of her.
>>-Phil
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>>Work is the curse
>>of the drinking class!
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If Patrick Henry thought that taxation without representation was bad, he should see it with representation.

I'm with Jeff on this one. Weight is sort of hard to go by, since they can lose so much by not feeding in warm conditions. How long is she? By spring time, I prefer to go by length rather than weight.

-Cole

Phil- Jeff & Cole don't know what they are talking about!

Okay only teasing. Jeff would know his line better then anybody. And I would breed your female at 56 grams, dosen't seem to small for a first time breeder gentilis to me.
I did a quick look over some of my records on a few small breeders I have and the smallest female breeder I have( Yellowstone co. Pale milk) came in at 61 grams, and she has thrown two good clutches at that weight.
Phil get ready for little eggs, and little snotty tail eaters.

-Dell