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I see Spilotes with eggs for sale in the classifieds sold as "proven" what does that mean?

Nate

Usually it means, "proven breeder". Not all snakes end up breeding for us unfortunately. Even the best snake breeder comes across a few snakes in his lifetime that just won't breed are lay dud eggs, or never lays. I have a Bubblgum Rat snake right now that is old enough, and has developed eggs but re-absorbs them. I can see the lumps and even count how many she has but then she refuses to eat and absorbs them back into her system. It drives me nuts!!

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J Sierra

I inquired about a proven pair once to find that her only clutch was duds.

I think the proven tiger op was referring to laid eggs in captivity but is not necessarily a proven breeder in captivity. I wouldn't consider that to be proven if that were the case.
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Nick Puder
www.rnpreptiles.com

Proven should mean that the snake has produced actuall offspring.
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J Sierra

>>I inquired about a proven pair once to find that her only clutch was duds.
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>>I think the proven tiger op was referring to laid eggs in captivity but is not necessarily a proven breeder in captivity. I wouldn't consider that to be proven if that were the case.
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>>Nick Puder
>>www.rnpreptiles.com

I agree
Proven SHOULD mean that it is a proven breeder and by that meaning successful breeder in captivity. If they are using it to mean anything else then I feel they are, at the very least, misleading.
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