breeding ? - Page 2

ssscales · 07-03-04, 04:07 PM

The male isn't in these pics, these are of the same female. She just happened to be out. I'll take pics of the male latter on when I feed them.

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 07-03-04, 10:56 PM

Looks good! From the pics, I guess they are not blonde faze bloods. They are just a paler/lighter normal faze. Nice female too!

C.

ssscales · 07-04-04, 05:15 AM

Is that paler/lighter faze good or less appealing in Bloods? I thought they looked good, I still think they look good.

Hopefully I will get to keep a few of their babies, which hopefully will be more docile.

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 07-04-04, 01:47 PM

Well, as far as how appealing they are, some people love them like that, some don't. Its all a matter of personal opinion. I know that myself and many others prefer the darker orange/reds that there are. I am one for deep, but strong bright red coloration, some people like the paller yellowers, and as I said, its personal opinion. I think the more red/orange color is more popular right now, but even bloods themselves are getting more popular. The babies probably will be more docile.

C.

Jamie · 07-04-04, 02:13 PM

My opinion on this subject is don't always go by how old and how long they are....you don't want to rush anything so wait until your blood has some weight on her...my female was about 4.5' and 35lbs...and approx 4-5 years old. I just bought another 6 year old female who isn't as big as my first female and I won't breed her this year even though it would be close...it is better to error on the side that is safer for your snake...the new blood is 4.5-5 feet long and only about 15lbs and not doesn't have the girth bloods usually have. You guys seem like you are in a little bit of a hurry and there is no need to be but it is totally up to you guys....weight will give you a better guide as if she is ready to breed. Here is a link to what a healthy breedable blood looks like.

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showt...threadid=43634

Jamie

operation_sssss · 07-04-04, 04:35 PM

Hey jamie,
Wow 35lb for a 4.5 feet blood seems massive lol i know its not unheard of but does sound real big, i know males are trimmer but my male is over 5 feet and only weighs 22lb feeds on guinea pigs and small rabbits and does not look at all skinny. I maybe wrong but i've heard its best to keep them kinda trim round mid 20's for breeding otherwise the risk of infertile eggs is high, i could however be wrong,
kind reguards cheers Will

ssscales · 07-04-04, 05:14 PM

Wow, those are pretty big!
I'm not in a hurry to breed my Bloods, I can wait till 05 or even 06 if it will be safer for my Bloods. I don't want obese snakes either, I'm feeding my bloods once every 7 days and will stretch that to 14 days once they reach about 4ft. I was thinking of purchasing one more male, one with darker deeper red as well as a Borneo Blood Female.

Jamie · 07-04-04, 05:38 PM

Well I don't think that blood is obese....is may look it but many female bloods are typically that stocky. I feed my bloods every 7 days no matter what age or size they are...I love the blood in that post.

Jamie

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 07-04-04, 06:45 PM

I guess I jumped over the weight point. It is very true what Jamie says. Thanks for bringing that up Jamie!

C.

Jamie · 07-04-04, 09:05 PM

well we all know that females are bigger than males, my big female after measuring her is approx 5.5-6. I have seen a few monster bloods in person (one from scales zoo which was massive). Bloods are a very heavily bodies snake and females are usually chunky....I am not saying go nuts and get them as big as possible but they do grow longer then fill out. You can have a 5-6 blood that is underweight and shouldn't be bred...so going by weight ranther then length might be a little better...breeding takes a lot out of any snake but with bloods not eating for a couple months and the amount and size of eggs they can have you want them to be in tip top shape before you want to breed them.

Jamie

ssscales · 07-04-04, 09:16 PM

Have any of you bred Bloods successfully?
How many eggs do they usually have? What % of slugs? I know Boas have been fairly easy and straight forward, babies come out and eat readily after first shed. I've never had to deal with eggs before. Do you separate the eggs from the female, when?

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 07-04-04, 10:52 PM

I think Jamie can answer that! (did she lay yet?)

C.