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The time is getting nearer for when Hecate should go into her pre-lay shed. And she's looking the part. Her colours are looking duller and more subdued than normal, and even her temperment is starting to go towards the more guarded and shy mode.

She is starting to look gravid somewhat already. Her lower 2/3 is plumping up and taking on the shape of eggs. She also was not particularly interested in eating during yesterday's feeding. She usually downs 2-3 small mice, but yesterday I barely got her to eat 2 fuzzies. She did finally eat them, after about 20 minutes of playing around with them.

Maybe someone else thinks she appears gravid? I think she'll probably be more obviously visible after her shed.

I've got my incubator set up and it's been running for a couple of weeks now, just to make sure that there aren't any bugs in the overall system. I did turn it down a little bit, and it averages around 81 now. Low temp will get down to 80 and up to 83 depending on room temperature. The humidity currently is 57%, but that's with almost dry vermiculite. I'll re-hydrate the vermiculite tomorrow and see how the humidity fares.

I got one of those 38 ounce deli-cups from LLLReptile just to see how it'd fit, and it actually fits pretty well. So I ordered a few more just in case.

Anyway, things seem to be progressing pretty smoothly.
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~*Taceas*~
rain@mainecoon.net

"And shepherds we shall be, for thee my lord for thee. Power hath decended forth from thy hand so our feet may swiftly carry out thy command. And we shall flow a river forth to thee and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti." - The Boondock Saints

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...and I think to myself, "What a wonderful world."

Man, I love seeing this beauty!! I wonder how much red she passes on to her offspring.

Marcel

>>The time is getting nearer for when Hecate should go into her pre-lay shed. And she's looking the part. Her colours are looking duller and more subdued than normal, and even her temperment is starting to go towards the more guarded and shy mode.
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>>She is starting to look gravid somewhat already. Her lower 2/3 is plumping up and taking on the shape of eggs. She also was not particularly interested in eating during yesterday's feeding. She usually downs 2-3 small mice, but yesterday I barely got her to eat 2 fuzzies. She did finally eat them, after about 20 minutes of playing around with them.
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>>Maybe someone else thinks she appears gravid? I think she'll probably be more obviously visible after her shed.
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>>I've got my incubator set up and it's been running for a couple of weeks now, just to make sure that there aren't any bugs in the overall system. I did turn it down a little bit, and it averages around 81 now. Low temp will get down to 80 and up to 83 depending on room temperature. The humidity currently is 57%, but that's with almost dry vermiculite. I'll re-hydrate the vermiculite tomorrow and see how the humidity fares.
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>>I got one of those 38 ounce deli-cups from LLLReptile just to see how it'd fit, and it actually fits pretty well. So I ordered a few more just in case.
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>>Anyway, things seem to be progressing pretty smoothly.
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>>~*Taceas*~
>>rain@mainecoon.net
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>>"And shepherds we shall be, for thee my lord for thee. Power hath decended forth from thy hand so our feet may swiftly carry out thy command. And we shall flow a river forth to thee and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti." - The Boondock Saints
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Marcel Poots (Holland)

'Where is your crown King Nothing?' James Hettfield

Marcels snakepage

Marcel,

I hope lots of red. Her colouration is unusual. I'm anxious to see if she may be het for anything. The male I bred her to is supposedly het for amel, so we'll see if I have any little amel babies hatch out.

But I want to see what pattern morphs I might get as well. Hopefully some nice motley stripes with nice colouration.

My male is a stripe, but his stripes aren't complete all the way down to the tail. I guess that just means he's not a high-end stripe.

He's also what I think of as a "midget snake". He is so much smaller than her, that she makes him look like a yearling still. He's about half her total length, and just all around more petite. He eats good (when it isn't mating season) and he sheds regularly...he just doesn't grow much, lengthwise or girth. So I don't know how that will average out with her genes. My 02 Okeetee hatchling is well on his way to surpassing this particular male in a few months, that's how small he is. =P

I think I'll have to get a hold of a copy of Serpwidget's Snake Measuring program and see how long they really are.
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~*Taceas*~
rain@mainecoon.net

"And shepherds we shall be, for thee my lord for thee. Power hath decended forth from thy hand so our feet may swiftly carry out thy command. And we shall flow a river forth to thee and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti." - The Boondock Saints