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Is it true that you need to feed G. B. anloes before you breed them

Honestly, that's the first time I have ever heard that and no... its' not true at all. They do exceptionally well and will breed readily on a diet of mice.

What is true, is that the babies can be a little difficult to get started and many times you will have to lizard scent the day old pinky mice to get them feeding, and slowly wean them off the lizard scent as they begin to grow and their hunger builds.

Mike

'05 Blair's phase alterna clutch produced from mouse fed parents.....

Did your 70 day egg hatch? I'm at 70 days now and still no sign of impending hatch. Thinking they're duds...Have candeled again and no movement, although I see what look like veins. Oh well, I'll keep waiting...Dave.

Early morning day 71...

At about 3:45 am before leaving for the day, I candled that egg again and couldn't see any movement at all. I did notice that the vessels that were very obvious the evening before had all pulled away to one very centralized location, apparently as everything was pulling in, readying for hatch. I opened the egg to find a fully developed, deformed and dead baby with eyes and colors still very bright and clear. This little one had an under developed abdomen from about mid-body down towards the tail, which had not formed as a normally closed body with the internal organs somewhat exposed and that rear half of the body folded around and fused to the exposed internals. The head and front half completely normal. Wierd stuff... I had seen photos of this before and have no idea what causes it.

I would sugggest you very carefully open your eggs and take a very careful look at what is going on in there. Candle them carefully and mark an outline for a "V" shaped opening between the vessels you see, so as not to cut any if possible and carefully cut a small flap to be able to lift up for a peek, but be able to leave in place if need be.

I wish you the best of luck and let me know what you find if you can.....

Mike

Thanks for the info.Im just getting started in breeding snakes of all sorts and just wanted to make sure there wasnt something I needed to know.Thanks again