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CornsnakeKeeper5 Jun 03, 2003 12:14 PM

If my snake really is pregnant, how long can she hold the eggs before laying them? Do all snakes stop eating before they lay? (mine still eats, I'm not sure if she is pregnant) What are some other signs as far as their activities go?

Has anyone in PA had their snakes breed without brumation?

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cka Jun 03, 2003 07:18 PM

our pair of corns bred (physically copulated) on March 1 and March 13...They had been together earlier than that but the female was uninterested. On may 19th she laid a clutch of 28 eggs, of which 22 are good, so far...She stopped eating about 10 days before and settled into her nest box up until 3 days before, and seemed to be more active, cruisin' around the rubbermaid...the male wasn't really brumated; we disconnected his heat for about 3 months and fed him a hopper every two weeks or so...Don't know about the female, she was received in Feb. on trade and was "said" to be cooled...the female's a big corn snake, but she was visibly larger 1/3 of the way back, and you could see skin under the scales...breeding w/o brumation happens all the time though...some of the breeders ands long time herp lovers here have talked about it, especially with younger animals, like first year breeder animal...peace, Chris

jyohe Jun 04, 2003 06:50 PM

no matter where you live

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