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that female P. textilis laid eggs on the 29th of Jan. 6 hatched today. thought you would like to know.
Best Regards,
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It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts!

Terry Phillip
Curator of Reptiles
Black Hills Reptile Gardens
Rapid City, SD.

www.reptilegardens.com

Awsome! How many did she lay? In "03" she layed 18, but half were infertile.

Good luck, and thanks for the update.
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Chad Bachman

My records said 10 and 3 infertiles. When candled it was 9 fertile, 3 didn't last but a few days or a week.....
Best Regards,
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It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts!

Terry Phillip
Curator of Reptiles
Black Hills Reptile Gardens
Rapid City, SD.

www.reptilegardens.com

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Chad Bachman

Congrats! Nice work, man. That's awesome.

Ur still #2,

Sean P.

I see that you mistyped...
That should have read..." your still number 1"
Thats o.k. Sean, we all make mistakes.
Give me a buzz...
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It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts!

Terry Phillip
Curator of Reptiles
Black Hills Reptile Gardens
Rapid City, SD.

www.reptilegardens.com

your gonna have to fight over the second & third positions, cuz # 1 is already taken....LOL.

Take it easy..
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Chad Bachman

My Inlands against Chads Jameson's and Seans little Black Mambas...
Ahh hell, lets make it fair Pay-per-view event. My king against Chads against Seans.....
We'll get the ranking straight sooner or later! haha
Signed,
Terry (A #1 collection) Phillip
Later guys!
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It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts!

Terry Phillip
Curator of Reptiles
Black Hills Reptile Gardens
Rapid City, SD.

www.reptilegardens.com

# 1 when it comes to producing infertile eggs out of Naja species. Latest infertile clutch was 14 from my Naja sputatrix (White/leucistic)....LOL. I can't win with Naja breeding, but at least I don't have to worry about who is buying them.

The most I ever got out of a pair of Naja was two great clutches in two years, then many infertile clutches for many years in a row after that. Seems I can get an average of one good clutch, then nothing but infertile clutches there after. Any ideas, or ever had this problem before? It has happened with many species of Naja for me, not just one, I'm stumped.

Thanks,
The infertilizer
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Chad Bachman

Dietary, is the first thing that jumps into my mind? Do you feed alot of chicks? We normally, feed chicks routinely to our Naja, but a few weeks before and during breeding season and for a few weeks afterward we feed nothing but rats for an extra load of calcium. As prior to doing that we had less successfull reproductions, thin shelled eggs, low hatch rates and weaker/smaller offspring...?
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It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts!

Terry Phillip
Curator of Reptiles
Black Hills Reptile Gardens
Rapid City, SD.

www.reptilegardens.com

I only feed healthy rats & mice, I have not fed a chick to a snake in years. Just bad luck on my part.

Thanks
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Chad Bachman

Man, that sucks. Sorry to hear that. I had my hopes up too.

Last year, I had a real crappy year producing a buttload of slugs too. I think my issue was introducing so many pairs so late.

I found that I'm most successful when
-I use multiple males (and rotate them)
-Begin introductions earlier than other hobbyists
-Pull the males only when I am comfortably confident that the females are gravid.

Just to give you an idea, during breeding season I only seperate snakes during feeding. This insures a male's presence at the time she ovulates (whenever that may be).

Your problems (I think) are related to fertilization/conception. Your females are ovulating and shelling. I have to wonder if it's a "timing" issue on introductions or if it's your male. Sputatrix may prove more prolific w/ environment manipulation.

The female king has built two nests, in addition to a box that I've put in there. She shed about 5 days ago, so I'm expecting them anyday.

Sean

# 1 when it comes to producing infertile eggs out of Naja species. Latest infertile clutch was 14 from my Naja sputatrix (White/leucistic)....LOL. I can't win with Naja breeding, but at least I don't have to worry about who is buying them.

The most I ever got out of a pair of Naja was two great clutches in two years, then many infertile clutches for many years in a row after that. Seems I can get an average of one good clutch, then nothing but infertile clutches there after. Any ideas, or ever had this problem before? It has happened with many species of Naja for me, not just one, I'm stumped.

Thanks,
The infertilizer
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Chad Bachman

I've tried all the tricks Sean, Naja just don't like me. LOL.

Send them Kings up this way, them I can do.

Thanks
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Chad Bachman

The "Cobra Gardens" Kings aren't "up" for taking on the "Reptile Gardens" Kings. It seems mine too busy breeding and making babies. Touche, my dear curator. Touche. Perhaps in a couple of months when my female gets all her weight back from all the eggs she's producing. In the meantime, "Baboo" can let his hemipene rest up also. Hopefully you understand. If you were breeding your kings you would. ;-P

Let the record accurately reflect:

#1 Sean Palmer - The Cobra Gardens
#2 Chad Bachman (distant second)
#2 Terry Phillip (distant second)-Reptile Gardens

If it were a toss up between Chad and Terry. My Oklahoma, Red Neck logic suggests that Chad has "one-up" on Terry. I think he can take ya Terry, but then again...i'm not sure, so I made it a draw.

We are all winners, aren't we? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Signed,

Sean (A #1 Collection)Palmer

Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

My Inlands against Chads Jameson's and Seans little Black Mambas...
Ahh hell, lets make it fair Pay-per-view event. My king against Chads against Seans.....
We'll get the ranking straight sooner or later! haha
Signed,
Terry (A #1 collection) Phillip
Later guys!

I forgot you had those sissy Thai kings, they can't breed and fight at the same time.
Well, let me know when your animals are close to TAP standards.....
One of these days Sean, I'm gonna have to break out the old digi cam and show you a thing or two about collections!
later Man!

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It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts!

Terry Phillip
Curator of Reptiles
Black Hills Reptile Gardens
Rapid City, SD.

www.reptilegardens.com

or I will persistantly remind you of my rich, arriving, "Ophiophagus" success, as your specimens whither unproductively in the world's second best reptile exhibit.

Nice animal! I can see through the glass. That specimen must be kept in the DOME. Can you get any more shots of her? Here's a few shots of one of my Thai female. She's built 2 nests. I'm expecting eggs any day.

Sean Palmer

For all readers. This is "a first" for me. Hopefully everything goes well.

heres the only other photo I have of the nicest looking King Cobra in the country for you SEAN.
Let me know when your little girl lays....

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It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts!

Terry Phillip
Curator of Reptiles
Black Hills Reptile Gardens
Rapid City, SD.

www.reptilegardens.com

n/p

Are you saying sean that you would like to renegotiate our rankings?????
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It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts!

Terry Phillip
Curator of Reptiles
Black Hills Reptile Gardens
Rapid City, SD.

www.reptilegardens.com

As it was in the beginning, is NOW, and WILL BE forever.

#1,

Sean

PS I sent you some funny mail. I'll call you later on.

Holy cow guys! Fantastic animals!!

Al
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Congrats! Terry

Al
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