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Got 5 good eggs from my black/white female Bred to an almost 8' black/yellow male so it'll be interesting to see how the babies turn out. My lavender/yellow female shed and is in her nest box so I'm anticipating another good clutch. She was bred to a different male. Been rotating females in and out of various males' cages w/good results..have two more pairs getting busy. Note to potential Mangrove breeders..IMHO make sure the male is much larger than the female. I lost a male to cannibalism when I first started this project and obviously learned the hard way.

Bill

Congrats Bill, sounds exciting. I've seen the pic of the black and white. How big is she? She's dendro dendro? Is the 8' one a melonata? Sorry for all the questions bro. I enjoy reading your posts and learning from your experience.Please keep us updated on the eggs. Bob

Yes and yes. I had very poor results w/the lone adult Dendro Dendro male I used earlier so decided to try one of the jumbo male Melanota this time. I actually have another cluch of 5 as well giving me ten to date. I have 3.3 more Dendro Dendros just coming of age and my 2.2 Gemmicinta will go next year as well.

I'm REALLY hoping my Cynodon is gravid. She refused to eat then went opaque so if they follow the Dendro pattern and refuses to eat after she sheds that could be a great sign. They're so slender though that I figure I should be able to visibly tell if she's gravid but you never know w/young snakes.

Bill