How rare is it for corn snakes to lay eggs without breeding? Does it ever happen in young snakes? LIke 1 year old, 2 years or only adults?
my other question is if a corn is breed too early once on accident, will it stunt her growth. I know its not healthy, I just wanted to know. Thanks for any info
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How rare is it for a corn to lay eggs w/o breeding?
xblackheart
Jan 28, 2006 12:32 AM
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phiber_optikx
Jan 28, 2006 12:56 AM
Yes it can stunt their growth (from what I have heard) I have heard reports of corns miraculously laying eggs without breeding. But most of the time it is a few things....people housing two females together which really turns out to be a male and a female, they assume that just because they didn't observe copulation it never happened, or they don't realise corns can retain sperm and double clutch. On the other hand I have heard stories of corns retaining sperm for an entire year and then laying mostly inviable eggs. I am sure that they can show no proof but that doesn't mean it could/did never happen.
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Kel
Jan 28, 2006 08:48 AM
Unmated female Corns occasionally lay clutches of infertile eggs. Usually when females ovulate and there is no fertilisation, the ova will be reabsorbed. But now and again you do get them developing and this results in a clutche of infertile eggs.
I guess it isn't ideal as it uses physical resources for no reason. However, there's no way of stopping it short of getting a "contraceptive" jab from the vet that stops them ovulating in the first place - I had this done for an old and frail female of mine who wouldn't stop laying slugs each year (can't remember the name of the drug but it's more commonly used to stop birds laying infertile eggs).
I've seen the production of infertile clutches being related to keeping adult females together, but as yet this is only anecdotal unless someone out there has found a formal study?
