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Well, this is my second year breeding 100% Het Limburg Albinos. Last year, one of my females had 2 offspring (1 Albino, 1 66% het) on 9/12/04, and 2 yellow slugs.

Today 9/11/05 she had 3 66% hets and 3 slugs. Almost to the day! But my question is this. My other females have young with no slugs. I mix two of my males with the females, so I am not exactly sure which one is daddy.

So, is this something you think will keep on every year? Is it worth breeding her anymore? My other Coastals have 5 and 6 with a Homozygous morph both years. They are all brumated the same so I am just thinking that it may be the way she is. Any clues?

You don't give the age of the female producing the small litter w/slugs. If you bred her at 2 years and again the following season this could have caused the problem. My Albino and Het Limburg females are not bred until 3 years and with good size(the males will breed at 18 months) The average clutch size is 6. Give your female a year off and try to put on more size before breeding again.

These were 2001's I picked up in March of 2003. They were healthy but not big enough to breed yet. I bred them in 2004, the female was at the time about 30"inches. She is pushing 37"inches now.

She isnt as big as the other one I have but still "of size". Maybe I will give her this next year off. Funny, she looks great right now. Not fat, not skinny, just right. Here is pic of her offspring from last year.