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Newbie
Yearling
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 Posted - 30/03/2011 : 19:20:06
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Hiya,
Sorry if this is a stupid question, it seems a few people on here have owned male corns that have turned out to be girls when they've been found laying eggs, can female corns lay eggs without being in contact with a male? Just wondered, Thanks |
1.0.0 Carolina Motley Cornsnake - Vin, 0.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa - Rio, 0.1.0 IJJ Carpet Python - Luna, 0.1.0 Dwarf Sunfire Reticulated Python - Helia, 1.0.0 Royal Python - Jasper, 0.1.0 Spaniel - Jess; RIP Gypsy - a beautiful girl through and through, 0.1.0 Rabbit - Binky, RIP Indy, Jan 2010 - Aug 2011, and Ace, Jan 2009 - Aug 2011 |
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Lixra
Hatchling
United Kingdom
286 Posts |
Posted - 30/03/2011 : 19:29:15
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They can lay infertile eggs I believe, but as far as I'm aware, there hasn't been a case of parthenogenesis with corn snakes.
I had a leopard gecko that did this to me one time, never bred her, and went off her feed, so took her to the vet and was told she was gravid. She ended up passing infertile eggs. |
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Newbie
Yearling
950 Posts |
Posted - 30/03/2011 : 19:35:21
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| Thanks Lixra :-) just wondered and thought oh god what if Vin's not a he, but a she who might lay random infertile eggs and get eggbound! He's not been probed to determine sex, I just based it on tail taper. Having read recent posts, the reality of how risky breeding can be has scared me, and when I thought I might get infertile eggs unintentionally it worried me even more! |
1.0.0 Carolina Motley Cornsnake - Vin, 0.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa - Rio, 0.1.0 IJJ Carpet Python - Luna, 0.1.0 Dwarf Sunfire Reticulated Python - Helia, 1.0.0 Royal Python - Jasper, 0.1.0 Spaniel - Jess; RIP Gypsy - a beautiful girl through and through, 0.1.0 Rabbit - Binky, RIP Indy, Jan 2010 - Aug 2011, and Ace, Jan 2009 - Aug 2011 |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 30/03/2011 : 20:17:07
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Yep they can lay unfertile eggs,but not every snake will.
I unfortunately have a cockatiel that does this every year,very frustrating.
A lot of *male* corns that people have bought have ended up laying eggs as they were cohabited. |
      
3.1.0 Corn snakes, 1.0.0 T-Albino Cape House Snake, 0.1.0 Western Hognose,
1.0.0 MBK, 0.1.0 Childrens Python, 1.0.0 Nicaraguan Dwarf Boas
0.0.1 Occelated Skink, 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, 1.0.3 Tarantulas, 0.0.2 Damon diadema
1.0.0 C0ckatiel,
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 30/03/2011 : 20:35:03
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it's easier to mis-sex a male corn than a female
i'd always recommend getting them popped or probed on several occasions and preferably by a couple of different (experienced and trusted!) people
the only way i'm 100% positive on sex is when they've laid eggs or been proven/bred  |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
4428 Posts |
Posted - 30/03/2011 : 20:38:41
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| Its not worth worrying about your snake potentially laying slugs, its either going to happen or its not. There is nothing you can do to prevent it apart from providing sub-standard conditions and messing with its photoperiod. |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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Newbie
Yearling
950 Posts |
Posted - 31/03/2011 : 12:57:57
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| I won't worry too much then! Not bothered about whether Vin is really male or female as he's not for breeding and won't be around other corns, when we got him the OH referred to him as him and that was it! Thanks for clearing that up for me :-) |
1.0.0 Carolina Motley Cornsnake - Vin, 0.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa - Rio, 0.1.0 IJJ Carpet Python - Luna, 0.1.0 Dwarf Sunfire Reticulated Python - Helia, 1.0.0 Royal Python - Jasper, 0.1.0 Spaniel - Jess; RIP Gypsy - a beautiful girl through and through, 0.1.0 Rabbit - Binky, RIP Indy, Jan 2010 - Aug 2011, and Ace, Jan 2009 - Aug 2011 |
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