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After thinking this year's breeding season is a complete loss, I do believe I have a gravid Potosi king!!! Didn't think they did anything but sleep together...

She is fat, in shed and refusing food..all a good sign to me that eggs are due soon... but I have never hatched anything but cornsnakes. So not too sure what to expect.

Do they follow the whole, eggs after 10 days post shed?? or is it different for kings? What should the incubator be at? and how damp should the vermiculite be?? I will read up on incubation stats but would like to know this stuff as soon as possible.

..that and i had to tell someone about the eggs....all my friends are ball python fans and dont see the beauty in these kingsnakes

thanks in advance,

Billie

>>After thinking this year's breeding season is a complete loss, I do believe I have a gravid Potosi king!!! Didn't think they did anything but sleep together...
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>>She is fat, in shed and refusing food..all a good sign to me that eggs are due soon... but I have never hatched anything but cornsnakes. So not too sure what to expect.
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>>Do they follow the whole, eggs after 10 days post shed?? or is it different for kings? What should the incubator be at? and how damp should the vermiculite be?? I will read up on incubation stats but would like to know this stuff as soon as possible.
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>>..that and i had to tell someone about the eggs....all my friends are ball python fans and dont see the beauty in these kingsnakes
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>>thanks in advance,
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>>Billie
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

NO EGGS!!! She is 12 days since her shed. There is a definite lump in the middle of belly with a few more smaller lumps behind it, and she keeps trying to go into nest box. I am worried about egg binding so will be taking her to vet next week. She would have been in last week but the only herp vet in entire city had to go on vacation (how dare she)...

I looked at my papers for her, I bought her about 2 years ago, but this snake is probably about 10 years old.. maybe she is just too old for breeding. Will post any updates when they happen.

Billie

>>NO EGGS!!! She is 12 days since her shed. There is a definite lump in the middle of belly with a few more smaller lumps behind it, and she keeps trying to go into nest box. I am worried about egg binding so will be taking her to vet next week. She would have been in last week but the only herp vet in entire city had to go on vacation (how dare she)...
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>>I looked at my papers for her, I bought her about 2 years ago, but this snake is probably about 10 years old.. maybe she is just too old for breeding. Will post any updates when they happen.
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>>Billie

I hope the vet can do some good....
But...IMHO there is no such thing as too old for breeding....
Breeding occurs until death in snakes....the number of fertile eggs decrease though.....

Egg binding is a fault is the result of a fault in our husbandry
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

I have had several snakes go 14-15 days this year prior to lay and ALL the eggs were fertile. So, don't give up yet.

Joe

Took the snake to breeder friend and she thinks I might have miss judged the condition of the snake. It is very possible she was actually ovulating and not gravid..and is still due. The Snakes first shed was june 18th, with due date of around July 1st, but she just shed for a second time july 18th and is looking very fat. Also if she is egg bound, doesn't make sense that she would have a large lump in between 2 normal looking lumps. There are 4 'lumps' that I can tell and all are still in middle of body, not toward that vent as if she was trying to lay and couldnt get the job done. So...will give her a good soak and give her a few more weeks before I take the snake to get the eggs drained.

hope all goes well.

Billie