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Will most corns double clutch if you dont breed them again? I wasnt even thinking about double clutching until I saw all of these posts. I guess I should just put them back together again anyway. No use in having her go through the motions again and possibly not even being fertile. Thanks for any input.

EP
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Occupants not paying rent:
16 eggs incubating
7 balls
2.2 corns(candy cane, creamsicle, ghost, normal)
1 pueblan milk
1 everglades rat
1 cal. king
1 gray band king
1 w. hognose
1 bearded dragon
2 fish
1 rat
1 mouse
5 cats

most of the corns that have decent body weight and are more then two or three years old will double clutch regardless of a male reintroduction. The male being reintroduced only helps to make the second clutch fertility level higher. I have had a female produce an entire second clutch of fertile eggs with out the male ever being reintroduced.
good luck, oh and my cats are scared of my snakes LOL
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Jim Hopkins "Hoppy"
Hopkins Holesale Herps
Hopfam1@aol.com

EP,

Some snake seem "programmed" to double clutch - even if they do not have good body weight on them. So it's important to keep them well fed after they drop their eggs. Reintroducing the female to a male will likely increase the chances of fertility in the second clutch.

Tim

Third Eye

Very nice motley. I love it.
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Anna

The Zoo
Corns
1.0 Snow - Cornelius
1.1 Ghost(pastel) - Gray Ghost & Pink
1.1 Amel - Parker & Scarlet
0.1 Hypo - Nikko
0.1 Anery - Missy
0.1 Hypo Motley - Cordelia aka Cordy
Boas
0.1 Columbian (BCC) - Bella
Lizards
1.0 Leopard Gecko - Leo
Rats
I have two pet rats and about 14 breeders
Cats
1.1 Siamese - Blue & Fiona
0.1 Gray DMS - Druscilla aka Dru
Plus 3 kittens
Horses
1.0 Thourghbred (Hunter/Jumper) - Morgan's Majesty aka Cody
Plus whatever animals I am fostering for the local shelter!