These FL kings pipped yesterday, and left their eggs today.
These are from a wild-caught gravid female from the canefields that was given to me on breeding loan. We didn't know she was gravid until after she dropped eggs.
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Fourth of July hatch...
FoxTurtle
Jul 04, 2009 09:35 PM
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CrimsonKing
Jul 04, 2009 09:43 PM
Ya know it's funny sometimes that wild females do not "show" as much as the captives, huh?
:Mark
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FoxTurtle
Jul 04, 2009 11:05 PM
Yeah, seems like a lot of the wild gravid females I've seen didn't look very gravid until the last minute. These eggs were dropped while she was in with a male for breeding when I was out of town and looked like raisins when I found them.
I've got 8 Pinellas king eggs at 49 days now. Should hatch any time in the next two weeks.
joecop
Jul 04, 2009 10:04 PM
How sweet is that!!Bet you were excited when you saw her drop those eggs. Nice looking little ones ya got there.
antelope
Jul 04, 2009 10:06 PM
I like the looks of the normals, call me crazy!
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Nokturnel Tom
Jul 05, 2009 12:51 PM
Very cool, those will mature into dark Floridana correct?
Tom Stevens
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FoxTurtle
Jul 05, 2009 02:14 PM
The mother comes from an area where the kings tend to be real dark. These guys won't change much in color as they mature.
Nokturnel Tom
Jul 05, 2009 08:27 PM
I had some dark brown adults with little light color on them for pets as a kid and some were the tamest most personable snakes money could buy. I wonder if you line breed those for a few generations they change any? Cool little babies any which way. Tom Stevens
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