Well after coming home yesterday and checking on the pregnant female ribbon, I saw a liiiitle tiny baby with a big head looking back at me! So I watched her have the rest and she ended up with 7 little crawlers! They're the neatest little guys!
I noticed that when they were born they were already shedding their skins. (basically a few seconds after they were born) Has anyone ever heard of that before? I thought most snakes went a few days at least before their first shed. Are live bearers different?
So today I put some little worms, a slug, and a live little guppy in the cage (they're all together in a seperate cage from the adults). So far no eating, but I'm hoping it won't be too difficult getting them started. Anyone have any experience in this area? Vanan?
I'm exited. Some of them are noticably larger that the others. They all kind of look like mom though, they have the interesting white-to-orange line on the head. Most of them have a head spot too. And they were born WAAAAY later than I expected, partially because I counted the wrong number of days the first time, and then when I counted the right number, she was due on the 14th.. of May.
It's going to be very busy around here pretty soon. Not that it wasn't already! I'll post pics when I get a friend's camera on tuesday.
-TammyR
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