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I have a paif of coachwhips from texas and plan to breed them soon. They are cooling now and i was just wondering if there is anything to know other than warm em up and put em together. Also is there any trick to getting hatchlings to feed or are they pretty good about eating

I don't think many people out there breed coachwhips. I do know that sighthunter has. In fact last time I spoke to him he still had his pink male but unfortunatly I just can't afford it, not with shipping across the states and then here.
I've got 3 westerns that I'm hoping to breed and with any luck will be getting a pair of easterns. I'm also on the lookout for a male red (well more orange) to go with my female.
I do think that there should be more people breeding these great snakes. I will probably be the first over here in the UK.

Mike

Last year I got over 3 weeks incubation on the westerns eggs when the heat mat died..pity

Breeding Coachwhips is strait forward. Cool at or below 60F for three months starting now. Make sure gut tract is empty. Feed female like a pig in the spring and pair after her first shed. Bang they should be the first snakes to breed. You should have eggs by the middle of June, better call me at that point its a rough ride from there on.

Thanks for the advice. They have been down for a few months now so i'll warm em back up in a month or so.
Are the babies problem feeders or just hard to get started?

Coachwhip eggs mold real real easy and the hatchlings stress and refuse food. Difficulty factor 10 on a scale of 1 to 10, ten being most difficult but it can be done. I prefer snakes that are started on pinkys. Gecko has been used with success.