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Well my main proven female just laid 9 slugs and 3 so far good looking eggs. This female has produced clutches of 9 and 12 eggs with 100% hatch rates over the last 2 years. The only difference is the male I used. He also sired a clutch of slugs (lol) with another female this year. The question is was it the male or the female ? I believe its the male any arguement to the contrary ??? Im open to anything. Anyway Im sooooo bummed I thought that these two would be the ultimate hook up but I guess not.

Keith
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That's a bummer Keith. I guess you could back up breeding her to a known male for the 2nd clutch and see what happens.
:Mark

One of my two Pender X Hyde female Eastern Kings just laid 9 slugs and no fertile eggs.

The 2nd female just had her pre-lay shed and I can feel at least 7 eggs. I am not holding out hope. Last year all of my 1st time females laid mostly infertile eggs as well...

On a better note - my Ocracoke OBX King is so gravid that she cannot bend her body.
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Peter Jolles
East Coast Colubrids
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Speaking of not being able to bend her body. . .My goini is like that - fat as heck!!! Hope you have luck with your other female!

Zee

how about sharing YOUR experience with eggbinding and how you solved the problem (if at all) and what happened to the original "female surviving' breeder stock after that appointment with death.

Com'n guys and gals . This is a great way for all of us to learn . Please share some expereinces!

Sorry to hear that you have a possible "blank shooter"! Like Mark said, Try for a second clutch if you wanrt to with another male. . .

Zee