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| Ravenwolf90 |
Posted - 23/07/2013 : 05:34:31
I've always kept my corns seperate, apart from the last two I got which are in a viv together as I got them after they had been living together for a while. (Rescue snakes) I think they are both the same sex but I'm not 100% sure, there nearly a year old now and I'm thinking maybe I should put them in seperate vivs incase they are opposite sex and decide to breed early... They are fine together and they cuddle up in their hides together but I would hate to find out one was female and anything happen to her due to early breeding....Anyone got any opinions on this? I know there solitary animals and will be fine on there own.. But I don't want to split them up unless I need to. The other option would be getting them sexed but I don't know anyone who does this in my area. I have bred corns before but only when they were ready to breed and really dont want my snakes to get hurt by them breeding to soon..and like i said im prerty sure they are the same sex but cant be 100% ... Do I try and find Someone who can sex them (I don't like the idea of how they do it :(....) just split them up ..or hope my judgement is right...Which i know cant be 100%... thanks :) |
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| Ravenwolf90 |
Posted - 24/07/2013 : 23:12:20
Thanks :) I think they should be ok for a week then lol, there not that big so I'm guessing there not gona try and breed in the next couple of days |
| Razee |
Posted - 24/07/2013 : 08:11:02
According to Kathy Love book ( erm, yes, quoting again :-) ), the youngest successfully bred female was 68 cm and 8 months old, accidentally mated with her brother. Had 5 eggs, 2 hatched. This is an extreme and one off, though, and should not be attempted, obviously. It's not a matter of age, apparently, but size. With power feeding they can reach minimal breeding size of 76 cm at 9 -10 months of age. This is , of course, not a good practice, as if the snake is much under 3 feet and around 300g, it causes quite a lot of strain on the females body. |
| Ravenwolf90 |
Posted - 24/07/2013 : 02:42:38
Yea I think that will prob be best for them.. Does anyone know the youngest age they can breed at? Not the safe age to breed them but the age that its actually possible for them to? I've got a new viv ordered anyway coz I was planning on getting another snake in a few months, so one of them can have that one.. But I'm not picking it up for another week so I'm hoping there not at an age where they actually can breed yet :/ |
| ScaryVonHayleystine |
Posted - 23/07/2013 : 21:49:54
Id buy the other viv and separate them. Get them sexed if youd like regardless but i think it'd be best to give them their own home :) |
| Ravenwolf90 |
Posted - 23/07/2013 : 16:52:00
Thanks for the replys :) if anyone can recomended somewhere/ someone in doncaster that could sex them that would be great.. Other wise i think I better go buy another viv lol. |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 23/07/2013 : 09:39:05
As above, either separate, or get them sexed if you want to try keeping them together. Don't risk guesswork ;) Maybe someone on here could suggest a rep shop/good vet near Doncaster for you? |
| Coal |
Posted - 23/07/2013 : 08:49:40
If I were you I would split them up asap, just in case. They're not going to 'miss each other' or anything like that, and the risk of unplanned breeding when you don't know what sex they are is one that should be avoided if at all possible. If you really want to keep them together that's fine, but they will need to be sexed and it will only really work if they're both females; I've heard that two adult males may fight during breeding season.
Hope this helps :) |
