breeding bci

thetupak · 11-01-03, 01:05 AM

I dont know what sex my bci is and was think of breeding it i think its a male but not sure but i am sure that he is mature because hes almost 6 foot anyway my question is what it looks like when a female ovulates or should i just take it to a vet and find out for sure

Ricksnakes · 11-17-03, 07:07 AM

When she ovulates, she will be very noticeable. It'll look like she has eaten a large meal, but it only lasts about 24 hours. So if you don't check on her daily you might miss the ovulation.

Linds · 11-20-03, 09:38 PM

Take it to a vet, or have someone experienced in probing snakes, sex both for sure before you try to breed them. Several reasons for this...

1- If you end up with two males you will have combat.
2- A lot of wasted time if they are same sexed
3- You may not know if they are the correct sexes even after breeding attempts... if they do not produce it may just be a failed attempt or they could be same sex
4- You will not know what to monitor or who to monitor without knowing sexes

If he is indeed male, then that's a fine size to breed at. If your snake ends up being female, then (assuming it is a Colombian) it <i>may</i> be too small/young to breed. It really doesn't matter with males just as long as they are willing and able

asphyxia · 11-20-03, 10:19 PM

As Stated by thetupak on another site

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"L.Drgn, remember i told u the other day they are very rude i hate that place ill never go back there

"well what do you guys expect from a buncha Canadians? I'd be bitter too if I was stuck up there with so few snakes to play with. "

"ya you got that right"

Why help this guy IMO

Brian

mark129er · 11-20-03, 10:54 PM

those are some interesting comments, I would be very interested to see thetupak's response.

Linds · 11-22-03, 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by asphyxia
Why help this guy IMO

I'll say it again... Even if he doesn't particularily care for us and has nothing nice to say about us, we still care for the well-being of the animal. We aren't helping him, we are helping the snake

maiden_canada · 11-22-03, 03:05 AM

haha every thread tupak starts he gets flamed to crap, even though he deserves it. why do you come to the site if you don't like it? duh, oh wait thats another thing you forgot to use your brain for. why are you asking about your snakes sexes? its so obvious to get it probed by a vet or someone with experience