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Issues from NOT Breeding?
I recently watched a video about Twinkie, the world record retic at Prehistoric Pets. Jay believes the cause of her death (and some of the other famous large snakes) was the fact that she was never bred. He says the constant growth and reabsorbtion of her eggs caused them to enlarge, and eventually kill her through complications. I don't remember all the specifics, and I'm not an expert on snake physiology, but this is the general idea. He says she ate very poorly for about 3 years and went into a constant shed cycle. Obviously her hormones were out of whack.
Have any of you ever heard of or experienced anything similar?
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