BoidKeeper
05-15-03, 12:17 PM
Ok here is the time line.
My anery laid her clutch on May 4th. According to the person I bought her from she had better weight this year before being bred then the previous year. Also she was heavier after laying then she was after coming out of brumation so I decided for a double clutch her for the first time with my snow.
She ate her first meal on May 6th then I introduced her to the snow on May 7th at dusk. I took her out the next morning before leaving for work. I check on her when I got home and found that she had started to turn blue. It's easy to see in anerys and amels, the whole snake turns blue. I fed her and re-introduced her to the snow again. I left her in there for one more night then I took her out again. I left her in her cage and fed her again on May 12th. She did not want to take the food so I placed her in a smaller Rubbermaid over night with the food and a rock in case she wanted to shed.
On the morning of the 13th shed ate, defecated but still no shed. I cleaned her and re-introduced her to the snow. I've not witnessed any copulation so I'm not sure what is happening. He courted her like mad on the 7th but now nothing.
I sperated them and waited for her to shed.
She ate another mouse yesterday May 14.
This morning she shed and I re-introduce her hopping that she would smell nice and that this shed would not close the season for me. Well he showed little to no interest in her. I misted and even introduced a second male to see if it would stir things up and it did. But as soon as I would take out the second male the first would relax again. I introduced a second male 3 times hopping to get the first one going. On the third attempt the first male just wanted out of the cage. I put the second male back and then left the first male and her alone and coverd 95% of the cage. Does she need more food? When she came out of brumation she wieghed 507g, after she laid she weighed 535g and today she weighs 622g. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Trevor
My anery laid her clutch on May 4th. According to the person I bought her from she had better weight this year before being bred then the previous year. Also she was heavier after laying then she was after coming out of brumation so I decided for a double clutch her for the first time with my snow.
She ate her first meal on May 6th then I introduced her to the snow on May 7th at dusk. I took her out the next morning before leaving for work. I check on her when I got home and found that she had started to turn blue. It's easy to see in anerys and amels, the whole snake turns blue. I fed her and re-introduced her to the snow again. I left her in there for one more night then I took her out again. I left her in her cage and fed her again on May 12th. She did not want to take the food so I placed her in a smaller Rubbermaid over night with the food and a rock in case she wanted to shed.
On the morning of the 13th shed ate, defecated but still no shed. I cleaned her and re-introduced her to the snow. I've not witnessed any copulation so I'm not sure what is happening. He courted her like mad on the 7th but now nothing.
I sperated them and waited for her to shed.
She ate another mouse yesterday May 14.
This morning she shed and I re-introduce her hopping that she would smell nice and that this shed would not close the season for me. Well he showed little to no interest in her. I misted and even introduced a second male to see if it would stir things up and it did. But as soon as I would take out the second male the first would relax again. I introduced a second male 3 times hopping to get the first one going. On the third attempt the first male just wanted out of the cage. I put the second male back and then left the first male and her alone and coverd 95% of the cage. Does she need more food? When she came out of brumation she wieghed 507g, after she laid she weighed 535g and today she weighs 622g. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Trevor