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punumbear
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 22/07/2009 : 20:19:59
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| one thing that has got my curiosity.. why do those that breed their corns or any other snake for tht matter, remove the eggs and incubate them, why can the female not cater for them and do what would come natural in the wild , in the viv/hide.?? |
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the gang
1 ridgeback
2 kids
1 anery-lil aney
1 m, 4 ft candy cane corn.. aka kellogg..
1 carolina corn-claret/carrot
Newest additon.. f whiteout corn-pastel??
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Posted - 22/07/2009 : 20:44:51
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i don't really know about this, but what just came to my mind was that in the wild i dont think snakes are maternal, they lay the eggs and then leave? like most reptiles?
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1.2.0 Leopard Gecko
2.1.0 Hermann tortoises
3.1.0 Dogs
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/07/2009 : 20:47:33
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If they are left to be incubated (probably not the right word) naturaly, there will be a lower hatch rate than if they were incubated artificialy. A keeper that has spent alot of time on his/her collection wants the largest hatch rate possible.
Snakes will coil their eggs tansfering the heat of their bodies to the eggs. |
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/07/2009 : 23:06:08
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Whilst we try to imitate nature in a viv, it's not entirely possible. In nature the female will find a place of perfect humidity for the eggs (near 100%), but with sufficient air flow etc to stop her becoming ill with RI's etc.
Also, snakes that are incubating their eggs will not eat, so you could have a snake not eating for 6 months from becoming gravid to hatching. |
 
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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KITTYCAT
Hatchling
United Kingdom
492 Posts |
Posted - 16/08/2009 : 11:22:33
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snakes are not maternal,though they will lay their eggs in a warm moist places thats as far as it goes the mother just leaves them
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1.0.0 carolina corn (herbie)
0.1.0 snow corn (casper)
0.0.1 anery motley corn(diesel)
0.0.1 calafornia banded king snake (ozzy)
0.1.0 royal python (pandora)
0.0.1 boa constrictor (bullet)
1.0.0 weinmaraner (zac)
1.0.0 staffy (zeus)
1.1.0 cats (sophie n pepe)
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incubated n not natural
