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Newest Snake
- Thread starter HaisseM
- Start date
Rich in KY
Fortunate Fool
Very cute lil one!
Cat_Eyed_Lady
New member
nice colors but... it looks kinked in the pics :shrugs:
susan
Cat_Eyed_Lady
New member
I am with Susang..... main cage??? not the incubator?
I ment kink as in spinal kinks.. the spine as places where it looks to be fused or out of place..... like the temps during incubation werent right or the mother is getting abit bred out and doesnt have the body nutrition she should have to produce quality eggs. :shrugs:
I ment kink as in spinal kinks.. the spine as places where it looks to be fused or out of place..... like the temps during incubation werent right or the mother is getting abit bred out and doesnt have the body nutrition she should have to produce quality eggs. :shrugs:
reptile_jones
New member
could you post a few more photo's of the baby?
HaisseM
New member
susang said:
No clue what GG's are, i'm guessing you mean eggs..... Here is what I do and have done for last 6 batches of eggs.... (i am in no way saying this is the correct method and I actually should have taken them to a pet store here in Colorado for him to incubate)
After eggs are laid I will take a smaller cage one of those mini carry cages and places bedding (aspen and dirt) and place the eggs in their... again its worked for the last 6 batches but this is my 1st year in Denver and it does get cold here compared to AZ where it was always HOT.....
once i have the mini cages filled with eggs and bedding I place it back into the cage and surround it with bedding inside the cage (my bedding is pretty thick) and wait for the eggs to hatch....
I do this because I BELIEVE AND SEEN the snakes cuddle/warm the eggs to keep them warm
tyflier
[Insert Witty Commentary]
I'm not so sure that temperature is the issue...but I agree that this particular snake appears to have some massive kinking in the spine...about halfway down the back, and right near the cloaca.
She is a beautiful snake, admittedly, but I would watch the rest of the babies to see how badly kinked their spines are. It could be a genetic issue, or it could simply be an individual snake issue. If all or most of the babies are kinked, I would recopmmend breeding the parents with different partners next year, to try and see if it is, in fact, a genetics issue. One or both of your parents may be susceptible to short-tail or kinking issues.
Also...unless I am sadly mistaken...incubating the eggs inside the viv shouldn't be much of an issue. Your incubator would be set for around 85*F...just like the warm end of your viv. Shouldn't be an issue, IMO. The temps for incubation and comfortable housing are so similar that the differences would be inconsequential...from what I understand. I could be wrong, but the main issue would be incubation time. Lower temps cause longer incubation periods. And in the viv...the temps would fluctuate more, causing prolonged incubation periods, for sure...but would it really be causitive of such kinking in the spine? I don't know... :shrugs:
She is a beautiful snake, admittedly, but I would watch the rest of the babies to see how badly kinked their spines are. It could be a genetic issue, or it could simply be an individual snake issue. If all or most of the babies are kinked, I would recopmmend breeding the parents with different partners next year, to try and see if it is, in fact, a genetics issue. One or both of your parents may be susceptible to short-tail or kinking issues.
Also...unless I am sadly mistaken...incubating the eggs inside the viv shouldn't be much of an issue. Your incubator would be set for around 85*F...just like the warm end of your viv. Shouldn't be an issue, IMO. The temps for incubation and comfortable housing are so similar that the differences would be inconsequential...from what I understand. I could be wrong, but the main issue would be incubation time. Lower temps cause longer incubation periods. And in the viv...the temps would fluctuate more, causing prolonged incubation periods, for sure...but would it really be causitive of such kinking in the spine? I don't know... :shrugs:
snakewispera snr
The Devils Advocate
Obviously co-habiting is the way forward
MIKE
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