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Well my female spec. king shed tonight and I put the male in with her and they were locked up within minutes. This is the first breeding for this wc pair. They're actually the first snakes that I've bred since getting back into the hobby last year. I'm excited.
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Matt Kauffman

Congrats buddy. Great when you get to witness it and know they went at it!

Hope you get all good feeders Matt
What state are they from ?
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"Wake me when its April"

Doug L

They were both collected by myself in Calcasieu Parish, La. They will probably have to be started on anoles and med. geckos. That's not a problem though, as there are plenty on my property. I should be able to switch them to pinks without much difficulty. I caught the male about two years ago and fed him anoles for about the first year that I had him. He does take rodents without hesitation though. Here's a not so good pic of the pair. The female is the bigger less speckled of the two.

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Matt Kauffman

wow nice snakes matt shame you live along way away i would love to get me one of those as hatchling. good luck with them they are stunners
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Cheesemonkey

Your pair makes me so glad I got a pair this fall!
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1.1 Newton County, IN Bulls
1.0 Texas Red Bull
0.1 Kansas Yellow Bull
2.1 Red X Yellow Bulls
1.0 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada Bull
1.1 Carolina Northern Pines (M from NC, F from SC)
1.1 Henderson County, NC Black Rats
1.1 Gray Banded 'Blair's' Kings
2.2 Coastal Cal Kings
1.1 Speckled Kings, Harris County, TX
1.1 Eastern Chain Kings (M from GA & F from NC)
1.0 Hogg Island Boa
1.2 Ball Pythons

Thanks everyone. It seems there might be some renewed interest in holbrooki, from the many threds below. I just hope everything goes well with the egg laying and the incubation. It's been some years since I've bred anything. It gives me some confidence that I at least got the brumation and pairing correct. Now comes the hard part, waiting. If I understand correctly, I should be looking for her to lay after her next shed, right? I've never bred kings before, only rat snakes. What's a good incubation temp. for speckleds? I used to use vermiculite as a substrate, is that still a good product? Also, they stayed connected for about three hours, then I seperated them the next night. Should I put them back together a few more times to see if they will mate again for better odds of fertilization? Sorry for all the questions, I'm just excited. Even though they're locally collected kings, it's still cool to witness a breeding. They are kind of my guinea pigs. I've got some high dollar pairs of different species that will be ready to go next year.
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Matt Kauffman

I'd feed them and wait a couple days and re-introduce. can't hurt to get a second shot (pun intended) in! I try for 79-81 degrees. She should lay within 10 days of shedding, get that lay box ready for her several days in advance of her shed. Some go immediately after. I use slightly damp sphagnum in her lay box, wringed well, I will be trying vermiculite with egg crate on top this year.
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Todd Hughes