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First time breeding greeri and got a nice clutch of 4 eggs. Here's a pic of the pair this spring. The female is the smaller one and het hypo and the male is a nice light phase. Then a pic of the dam with the clutch. Pretty excited to see what they produce.

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Very nice!!! I have heard those buggers are hard to breed, so double nice!!! Hope they hatch some screamer for you bro.

Joe

Thanks Joe, I heard the same thing. Apparently they are easier than L.p.pyromelana. I have witness copulation 2 years in a row with my AZ mtn kings and still no eggs. Something I am missing for sure, I will figure it out someday.
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Congrats! That is a beautiful sight.

--Dennis

Thanks Dennis! It has definitely put a smile on my face for the day!
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Very nice pairing.
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Thanks Ross, it will sure be interesting to see what they produce. I am just stoked at getting fertile eggs from them. Now comes the long awaited incubation....
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Congratulations!

Hope to see your greeri-hatchlings in 60 days!

About greeri-breeding:
Some say that these snakes are hard to breed, keep them as pairs/groups together !My greeris start breeding in jan/feb, when the snow starts to melt these are the first you can see copulating while thayeris and alternas are inactiv...so keep them together!
The real problem with this snakes is to get them eating on their own...cause i don`t have the right food for them here in germany(little lizards).
It can take long until they accept a mice-diat.
yours

Michael

PS i have 2 good clutches of greeris and tomorrow is day Nr 30 of incubation...

Thanks Michael!

I have a freezer full of miscellaneous lizards just for that reason. I also work with some NA milk species that can be troublesome at times too. So getting them to eat might not be to hard.

I rotated my male in and out with the female since March 1. I never witnessed copulation but did see some courtship at times.They were a pair of snakes that never had access to temps higher than 80. Male only ate 3 meals since March and 2 were in the past week. His appetite came back as soon as I kept him away from the female for a week.

I will be looking for you to post some pics of those eggs hatching in 30 days or so......Good luck!
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Excellent Jimmy!.........those greeri are cool snakes..

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

serpentinespecialties.webs.com

Thanks Doug, they are cool buggers. Let's see if I repeat that when I am getting hatchlings to feed...LOL...
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"Let's see if I repeat that when I am getting hatchlings to feed...LOL..."

HAHA!!,....yeah, you might be muttering a few other things then..LMAO!!

I'm quite sure you will do just fine with them though....

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

serpentinespecialties.webs.com

Those are nice Jimmy! Conratulations.
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Disclaimer: I do keep several snakes in pairs, and some in groups. However I realize that things can go wrong, and I have to keep a close eye on those groups, to be sure they are not being adversely affected by these living conditions. Also if one happens to eat it's cagemate, it is 100% my fault, and I know the risks in advance!

What's wrong with using CAUTION?!?!?!
King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
~ Jorge Sierra www.SierraSnakes.com

Thanks Jorge! Sure hope I get some screamers from them. I will settle for some big and healthy hungry offspring though...LOL
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Nice little clutch there Jimmy......I hope you get a nice hypo or 4.......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Thanks John, I would take one but four would definitely be better! Heck, a nice light phase like the sire with hollowed out saddles would be nice too.Did you have any greeri breeding this year?
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>>Thanks John, I would take one but four would definitely be better! Heck, a nice light phase like the sire with hollowed out saddles would be nice too.Did you have any greeri breeding this year?
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I have a young adult pair I had paired up but she did not ovulate.....he surely knew what he was doing though.........she didn't take him seriously......lol
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Yea he was poking it in fun. Oh well always next year right?
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>>Yea he was poking it in fun. Oh well always next year right?
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Always next year.....that is if we make it to Christmas this year of our Lord, 2012.......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Hahaha! Yea when's it suppose to end Dec. 21 ??? I will be laughing all the way to work when all these believers are so disappointed..... Just like that cult guy from last year that tried to predict the resurrection. Look at how many people gave up everything because they believed that weirdo......Anyway staying on topic freshly laid clutch of 8 L.t.sinaloae

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Very nice Jimmy! I always thought greeri were severly underrated. Makes me miss mine!!
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Genesis 1:1

Thanks Billy, I will for sure be posting some hatching pics of them to get some more Oooh's and Aaah's.....
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