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yearling gravid female

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jasonh

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I had my yearling female in the same quarters as my 4 yr old male. I think she is gravid. I know I made a mistake, but what can I do for her now?
 
How big is she? I have no experience breeding so I can't really offer you any of my own advice. What I would suggest is that you look thru this forums past posts I know there are a few OOPS posts a long the same lines. This is one of the main reasons why keeping them together is a BAD idea, especially if they are opposite sex. Breeding her this young can be very harmful.

Hope it comes out alright but I would seperate them NOW!

Colleen
 
Like Colleen said you need to set them up in their own homes. Right now there is nothing you can do but wait. I would locate a good herp vet just in case she gets egg bound. Young females tend to lay small clutches of large eggs, so getting egg bound is a risk for her. I hope every thing turns out ok.

:) Alicia
 
I think that your female will have a very small clutch! My 3 year old snow just had a clutch of 7 because she isn't very big. Good luck anyway;)
 
Thanks for the advice. Also, Kathy Love said she would help me if I run into problems. If things go right, I sholud have a couple of nice hypo blood reds. However, my may concern is the health of my current female.
 
Jason,

I had a 21 month old female corn who was only 160 grams and 27" long just lay 6 eggs unexpectedly a month ago. She had no problems because she is very lean, muscular and strong, as I exercise her and my other snakes every day. I wrote a long piece on this elsewhere on the forum. Go there and read about my experience, and I think you can get some insight.

Undersize But Athletic Young Female Lays 6 Eggs Without A Hitch

By all means, find a vet ahead of time and establish a relationship so that you can count on emergency help if she does become egg bound. In the meantime, based on my experiences, put a climbing branch in the tank, and let her climb on your arm and play with her emphasizing the use of all her muscles in all directions to strengthen her muscles.

Let us know how this goes.

Best health to your corn,
Doctor Mike
 
I appreciate your advice.

Thankfully, this particular female snake is very fit. She loves climbing, exploring, and seems to enjoy being handled. Or at least she doesn't seem to mind it. This snake is fearless and takes her world experiences at will. Therefore, her fitness and healthy demeanor may give her an advantage when egg-laying.
 
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