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This is just by a matter of "FATE" that i have ended up with

DJW Oct 07, 2003 04:01 AM

These three
Female cal king 50 50
Male albino aberrant banana -was told that the parents where banana cal kings -looks like that pic of the albino baby down there
Female striped desert phase cal

now i have nothing else to do with these snakes beside enjoy their presence, "play" with them, and possibly pair them up?

soooooo........ What do you all think?
what would happen if-(that same dreadful dumb question)

Female cal king 50 50 -x- male albino abberant banana ?

Male albino aberrant banana -x- Female striped desert phase cal ?

Hmmmmmm ..... Ponder
Thanks folks....... Please don't flame me

Replies (5)

Tom Anderson Oct 07, 2003 09:05 AM

In either case you would get abberant patterned snakes that are het for albinism. You could get a wide range of patterns, you should try it!

TA

DJW Oct 07, 2003 09:12 AM

WOOHOO!! so how fast do males regenerate sperm? can you "hit" one
male to several different females in the same season?
Thanks,
DJW

Tom Anderson Oct 07, 2003 09:45 AM

Sure! You can breed one male with many females.

Stop feeding the male and the females in November, and keep their temps up for two weeks to allow them to digest the remaining food in their digestive tracts. After those two weeks, cool the snakes to about 55°F for 2-3 months. Make sure they have fresh clean water during this time, and take a look at them every week or two to make sure they are not developing a respiratory infection. After the two or three months of brumation warm them back up to normal temps over a week. When they are warmed back up, feed them like crazy, esp the females. After the females shed the first time out of hibernation, put the male in her cage, and they will breed. You can then put the male back in his own cage after the breed. Some people like to re-introduce the male to the female for a day or two a week or so later to make sure it was a success.

Keep and eye on the female... continue to feed her more than usual, and she will eventually refuse food. Shortly after that she will shed. Put a egg box in her cage after this shed. And about a week after that she will lay eggs.

Remove the eggs and place them half buried in a mixter of 50% (by weight) water and 50% (by weight) perlite. Be careful not to turn them. I like to put a small dot with a sharpee marker on the tops.

Incubate them at 82°F.

And chances are they will hatch...

TA

jones Oct 09, 2003 12:42 AM

But how long do you wait between females? Personally I need at least five minutes but how long for a snake?
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Tom Anderson Oct 09, 2003 10:31 AM

You might have luck with a 5 minute wait. I would give em a day or two to make sure they can rise to the occasion.

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