vanderkm
06-16-03, 01:25 PM
Was wondering how all the kings (and corns) were doing after having slugs removed or passed - have they all laid and recovered by now??
Our Cal King (the mis-sexed male that laid eggs for the first time this year) did lay all hers on her own - we figured that as long as she was passing at least a couple a day we would not interfere because it was an indication that things were moving through. I did rupture one that was right at the vent when I picked her up the morning of the second day - and it drained out and then she passed the skin that afternoon. It took her 7 days to pass a clutch of 29 eggs with between 2 to 6 per day (usually overnight). She stayed alert and strong throughout and fed vigorously the last day (still had two eggs that we could feel about 6 inches from the vent - and she passed those than night). She is very thin - I still can't believe she had so many eggs - but she is acting completely normal now. We figure we are lucky that there were no problems and I think we will breed her next year (once her weight recovers) so we are at least dealing with fertile eggs.
How have other snakes progressed??
mary v.
Our Cal King (the mis-sexed male that laid eggs for the first time this year) did lay all hers on her own - we figured that as long as she was passing at least a couple a day we would not interfere because it was an indication that things were moving through. I did rupture one that was right at the vent when I picked her up the morning of the second day - and it drained out and then she passed the skin that afternoon. It took her 7 days to pass a clutch of 29 eggs with between 2 to 6 per day (usually overnight). She stayed alert and strong throughout and fed vigorously the last day (still had two eggs that we could feel about 6 inches from the vent - and she passed those than night). She is very thin - I still can't believe she had so many eggs - but she is acting completely normal now. We figure we are lucky that there were no problems and I think we will breed her next year (once her weight recovers) so we are at least dealing with fertile eggs.
How have other snakes progressed??
mary v.