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Non-breeding females laying eggs common?
 
 
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Old 03-15-2018, 03:11 AM   #1
Missterdog
Non-breeding females laying eggs common?

Hi everyone!

I've recently learned that it's possible for female snakes to lay eggs despite never mating or even being near a male but was under the impression is was rare. However recently I bumped into a few mentions that egg laying is more common in colubrids? Can anyone verify how true this is and how much of a concern it should be? Is there a certain age this tends to happen? I've read some people stating it's seasonal while others say it's completely random.

I have no intentions on breeding but I'm worried if I may ever have to worry about my female being egg-bound. I've read how it can be as simple as soaking and massaging the snake to help pass the eggs, or as complicated as needing to have the eggs aspired or surgically removed which is what I'm most afraid of.

Are the chances of this happening rare or actually pretty common to expected? How often? Is it as scary as it sounds? Or am I overthinking this? Is it easy to spot if my female ever gets egg-bound or full of eggs? will she get more aggressive?

Sorry for the loads of questions everyone! I'm just trying to make sure I understand what I may get myself into beforehand. Thanks!
 
 

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