Close call with breeder Cal-Kings DOH!

[gonesnakee]

Well I'm glad I decided to clean when I did today. Seperating the breeders to be fed later tonight. I will leave my breeders together overnight, even for a day or 2. It has been my experience that if Kings are going to try & kill each other they will do it in the first minute. I have had them together with one mate even overnight & then "flip" mates & have them attack them then, but other than that its always been an instant thing. Well today they tried to prove me wrong & my timing was sure lucky. I just happened to have the camera right there so I snapped a couple quick ones as I honestly thought the one, maybe both were already dead. One actually didn't move for a few seconds & was struggling for breath as well. Fortunately they both appear OK except for some minor wounds. Heres what you DON'T want to see when checking your breeders, they both had each other by the face. Whew lucky :o Mark

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[SerpentLust]

Glad they're ok :)

[Boots]

Very lucky indeed. How did you manage to get them apart. They look like they not letting go for anything.

Jason

[bassteck76]

Little spray of water will usually do the trick........just went through the same thing here the other day......LOL......Kings are fun!

[gonesnakee]

I'll cheat & copy my post from another site...

Was actually super easy to seperate them, didn't even try to bite me or each other. The one was basically almost "passed out" & the other doing the most constricting was pretty weak. Must of been a good fight as there was a nice amount of blood that appeared to come from the male where she must have been biting his belly at first. First thing they both did was straight into their hides. I'll definitely be watching them more closely in the future as obviously there are exceptions to everything, its always a possibility when breeding Kings. Mark

[fionak]

Oops! Either they didn't fancy each other or they had a bit of a lover's tiff.

Seriously though, glad you found them before they could do any serious damage. Worries me as I am hoping to breed Kingsnakes eventually.

[chuck911jeep]

Hi Mark!
Good thing you where around. Those kings are really looker.
Take care

[Aaron_S]

This is why I don't keep or try to breed kings and milks haha.

On a serious note, good thing you were there. Lesson learned I guessed.

[gonesnakee]

Nothing learned that I didn't already know, but if one takes chances there are always risks involved. I have had both these 2 since they were babies (2001 I think). They have been breeding together since 2004, double clutches every year except last year, zero issues. Only lesson to be learned (& I already know this one too) is never trust a snake or better yet always trust a snake to be a snake ;) Cheers Mark