Jet and his bad self! - Page 2

Borneoblood151 · 03-04-05, 02:14 PM

Hey DJN,
Yeah! I think you can see why it is worth my while to get this guy fixed up and healthy. He is really one of a kind and the blood community needs more like this guy and it would sure behoove us all, if this guy can father more like himself; don't you agree! Anyhoot, I'm doing all that I can do to make that a reality. Thanks for the kudos on this guy. Did you see any of the other ladies that he'll be paired up with in the future?
-Angel :w

malaysianbloods · 03-05-05, 05:07 PM

No do you have any pics?

Borneoblood151 · 03-05-05, 11:00 PM

Hey,
Here are some pictures of the two females that I am hoping to pair with Jet, sometime in the near future. The top girl is my presently gravid Chiquita, which means small girl, however, there is nothing small about this girl. And the bottom girl is Vicky. She laid a small clutch of 7 good eggs recently, of which only 4 survived. But as Greg Maxwell, once told me, 4 is 400% better than 0%. Right!

-Angel :w

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 03-07-05, 01:13 AM

Oo they look very nice! Thanks for sharing those pics!

That second female though looks a little large, and I think the reason why she had so few eggs may be because of her being...large. Check out this thread I made, might explain a little more why:

Click here

C.

Borneoblood151 · 03-07-05, 12:35 PM

Hey,
What are you talking about? Large as in, Fat? That is an ovulation you are seeing. This female, is actually a small female by comparison and actually, threw quite a nice clutch for her size. There were 10 total, with 2 duds (slugs). That is actually a pretty good size clutch for a female her size; not to mention that most black bloods that I've heard of laying egg's actually lay no more than 12 egg's and anything larger than that is out of the ordinary. Her total weight at the time prior to her becoming gravid was probably about 9-10 lbs, and her total length is about 3.5ft. So you see, she is actually not a big girl at all, but quite the contrary. But thanks anyway, for the attempt at calling my girl a fatso. I don't keep my girls fat, but just the contrary, I keep them on the extreme-end, muscular and lean. The animals only get fed one jumbo rat, every 21 days, and not more and not less (there are some animals that only get fed once a month). I don't believe in power feeding nor do I believe in over-feeding as I am a proponent of the old adage, that "Less is More".
-Angel :grab:

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 03-07-05, 11:56 PM

Whoa, took that the wrong way there!

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But thanks anyway, for the attempt at calling my girl a fatso.

Right....... re-read this:

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The top girl is my presently gravid Chiquita, which means small girl, however, there is nothing small about this girl. And the bottom girl is Vicky. She laid a small clutch of 7 good eggs recently, of which only 4 survived.

You said the top girl was gravid, but nothing about the one on the bottom, so why would I assume she was ovulating? Also it is fairly lucky to catch one ovulating.

Yes, I did make a mistake though, I was thinking about normal blood clutch sizes, as 7 eggs and a hatch-rate of 4 has been attributed to a fat snake(for red bloods), I did make a mistake there, but I didnt go trying to call your female fat.....you did not state she was ovulating so how was I supposed to know?

C.

Borneoblood151 · 03-08-05, 01:14 AM

Hey,
Don't take it the wrong way, I was not implying that you were making any assumptions. The truth is that I was in some facetious way, making light of the subject. True, I didn't point that out (Vicky ovulating), but you can see from the picture, if you've ever caught an ovulating blood, that the distention around the mid-section is either one of two things, she just had a big meal, or she is ovulating. I've been pretty fortunate to catch just about all of my girls when they are ovulating, so I am pretty familiar with the sudden abnormal appearance they take on from one day to the next. No offense meant Chris! still buds. I used the word Fatso, to point that out.
-Angel

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 03-08-05, 02:52 AM

Hey no worries on this end either....it happens!

Yeah, well as you outlined, you've caught your bloods in full ovulation. I have yet to(well besides now) see a pic of a blood right at fullblown girth. And I didnt think it would be from a meal, because I couldnt see something that big, getting into a head that small(LOL), and also the whole body seemed to swell evenly unlike a food item.

ANYWAYS....lol. Those are some gourgeous snakes!

C.

Borneoblood151 · 03-08-05, 11:15 AM

Hey C,
Well, I hope to get you in on the next clutch, so keep your fingers crossed. Thanks C, and again it's all good.
-Angel

CHRISANDBOIDS14 · 03-08-05, 07:41 PM

Well, I'll be looking at picking up some snakes in the later half of the year, so yeah, definetly keep me(us all) updated!

Cheers!

C.