Got in one of "those" packages yesterday! - Page 3

Charis · 10-18-16, 02:31 PM

Some kind of crummy pics of the now adults breeding.

Albert Clark · 10-18-16, 03:43 PM

Interesting! Do the females of this species devour the male after mating? Thx for sharing.

Charis · 10-18-16, 03:50 PM

These are considered communal and "almost" never eat each other though the risk of a mistake does exist. But no, they almost never eat the male after breeding. Females typically lay 15 to 20 ootheca during their adult phase and each ootheca typically contains 20 to 30 eggs/babies.

animalkingdom · 10-19-16, 06:14 PM

Very nice. Where did you purchase these from?

Charis · 10-19-16, 06:27 PM

Got them from Table Rock Reptiles, they are on Facebook.

BobBarley · 10-19-16, 09:21 PM

Awesome, good luck with the babies!!!

chairman · 10-21-16, 11:13 AM

That's neat. Hope you get enough babies to keep a group going, they're nice to look at.

I have heard that some varieties do require keepers to monitor breeding with a pair of forceps holding a cricket. Allegedly the females will eat the cricket instead of the male if presented properly. I guess that kingsnake breeders have it easy by comparison.