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Posted - 11/09/2009 : 16:10:27
I have more babies!  They are the second batch from another female snake that I have (same father as other females babies and all of first batch died). Now here is my concern:
The incubation period was 120 days! 
They are all really fat! 
Seriously, most of the babies look as if they have a pinky in their belly and in general are quite thick looking. The snakes from the other female were all very thin. Is there something wrong with them |
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| hiper2009 |
Posted - 16/09/2009 : 14:25:29
What morphs are they and are you selling them |
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Posted - 16/09/2009 : 14:06:02
I'll take pics when they have shed as I don't want to disturb them too much. They all seem fine, if not ridiculously fat. I need to name them after some fat people.So far I have Bubbles from Little Britain. Any other suggestions? LOL |
| matty18714 |
Posted - 15/09/2009 : 22:02:21
How are the hatchlings from this clutch getting on, any photo's? |
| Kellog |
Posted - 14/09/2009 : 04:50:04
Must admit that Mnementh has said what has been on my mind since I first read your post. I certainly would have thought that you would keep on trying until there was a sign that they were suffering from the lack of food. I know others on the forum have had hatchling non-feeders and have kept trying for a long time and have often got them to feed in the end. xxx |
| Mnementh |
Posted - 13/09/2009 : 16:33:49
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Originally posted by Tipsy
Babies were 8 weeks and I tried everything except force feeding. They were quite feisty and active but would have started to deteriorate and there comes a point when it becomes cruel to keep them alive! :(
How did you euthanise them ?
Hatchlings can go great periods of time before they feed , I cant understand why you would euthanise snakes you say were "feisty" and "active" , if you'd said non responsive and lethargic fair do's . You possibly could have tried force feeding . My sisters corn bred last year , they had 3 corns from the clutch that just never fed for week after week , they decided to syringe feed them , took them a few months but they persevered , all 3 survived and I now own one of those "Horus" .
Yes there may come a point where they would deteriorate , but as responsible owners / breeders , we know 100% you will get non feeders and have to be prepared to do all we can to help them .
I dont want to sound like I'm having a go honestly , just the words "feisty" "active" and "euthanised" do not fit well together if you know what I mean .
Hope all goes well with the rest .
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Posted - 12/09/2009 : 23:27:53
I never weighed them but some of the new ones must be 3 times the size although I've had snakes as small as the first batch who have survived. I'm convinced the snakes that died did so because of contaminated food as the non-feeders survived. Of course it would have taken a vast amount of time and money to prove it. It was a shame as they were all very big and apparently very healthy! :( |
| Tizzy |
Posted - 12/09/2009 : 16:20:16
How much do these fat babies weigh??? My second clutch were huge compaired to the first 8g avarage where as the first clutch were 4g. Had loads of grief with non feeders from the first lot but i really think they are just too small to eat. |
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Posted - 12/09/2009 : 15:30:07
Babies were 8 weeks and I tried everything except force feeding. They were quite feisty and active but would have started to deteriorate and there comes a point when it becomes cruel to keep them alive! :( |
| KITTYCAT |
Posted - 12/09/2009 : 10:58:07
how old were the babies that you had to put to sleep? |
| SexyBear77 |
Posted - 12/09/2009 : 09:16:48
so sorry you had to put the babies to sleep, tho I'm sure it was the kindest thing to do.  |
| KITTYCAT |
Posted - 12/09/2009 : 00:15:48
120 days does sound along time i thought my one remaining egg was long at 71 days! i do hope everything goes well from now on. im struggling to get my hatchling to feed its 9 days old and shed on tuesday morning but has showed know interest in the pinkie any tips! |
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Posted - 11/09/2009 : 23:00:51
Thanks Hannah, I still had half the batch but 5 were not feeding so I euthanised them last night.:( So I have seven from the other female feeding well and thirteen pipping eggs. I hate that they don't feed - they look so healthy as well. :( |
| HannahB |
Posted - 11/09/2009 : 18:58:50
get some piccies up when you can - hope this clutch have better luck than the last ones |
| eeji |
Posted - 11/09/2009 : 18:11:33
120 days??!!!!!
proper chunky munkys! ) |
| n/a |
Posted - 11/09/2009 : 16:53:56
Sorry, meant to say that the first batch of eggs shrivelled up so there were no hatchlings.
Could be but then the hatchling from the other female should have eaten the egg white too. I just hope it's not a health problem but they are FAT!!! |
| Stumpy |
Posted - 11/09/2009 : 16:25:55
Could it be they re full of the egg white.
It should go down as they go into the post hatch shed, it may give them a better chance of survival |
