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Trans pecos rats locked!

Kernel — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:54:12 GMT

I was going to breed my blonde trans pecos rat snakes later this Summer, but they stopped eating, so i went ahead and paired them up last night and they locked. I left them together a few hours and they bred several times. I should have eggs in a month or 2.

More eggs!!!

Kernel — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:52:53 GMT

I can't belive I didn't post this.

The morning of 05-01, my hypo, het amel, anery, caramel and stripe laid 10 eggs (6 fertile and 4 are most likely slugs). I went ahead and put the slugs in the incubator cause one had what might be a vein developing. The 3 on the left and the one circled in red are the slugs. Oh, and the pairing was hypo het amel, anery, caramel and stripe x snow stripe.

Update: 3 of the 4 slugs were thrown out and the 4th I couldn't remove and began to grow mold, so I had to apply foot powder.

The pairing

The eggs

EGGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kernel — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:23:58 GMT

As some of you may remember, I was housing 3 male corns together (or so I thought) and the amel motley and anery bred. That's been a little over a months ago and now she's laying EGGS!!!!!!. So far there are 11 and she's still laying! All look fertile so far too! Anyway, nothing is going to come out of the eggs (unless there are some hidden hets), but this is my first clutch!

Note: ALL of my snakes are housed separately now.

Leo eggs

collaredlizard22 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:33:22 GMT

So a couple months ago (I don't remember exactly when) I was cleaning my gecko cages and i put my female in the male's cage for a few minutes until I finished cleaning the cages. Unexpectedly (I didn't think they mated), now I have two eggs that are looking great to me. My dad has been too busy to take me out to get proper supplies, so I've made a makeshift incubator. It's a cooler with a wide, short tub holding water (for humidity) with a couple metal poles secured on top of it and another container secured on top of those holding the eggs. I'm using potting soil now as it's the only humidity-holding substrate I have on hand. Is this ok for the moment? I'll be able to get vermiculite in a couple days. Temps are hovering around 80-82 (I would prefer females), and humidity is about 75%. I have an experienced person who wants one lined up should they hatch, and I've been given permission to keep one, so that's all good. Any tips from people who've done this before?

Breeding Leopard Geckos

Txlink08 — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:49:49 GMT

Hey everyone! I'm going to start to breed my Leopard Geckos. I have a few questions. 1- I'm really confused on how much water to add to the vermiculite in the incubator. 2- Is it better to buy an incubator or to make your own. 3- I am trying to fatten up my female Leo so how many waxworms so I feed her per day. I don't want to give her to many because they are high in fat. Thanks for reading this!

Hognose eggs!

snakeguy4 — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:11:02 GMT

So this morning my female hognose that I got a few weeks ago laid 6 eggs today! I didn't even know that she was gravid. I was planning on breeding her with my male but it looks like I can't do that this year.

I have no idea if any these eggs will make it, some of them are not looking to good right now

Updates

Kernel — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:21:38 GMT

As many of you know, I had a anery lay eggs and they look good. Y'all also know I had a lock between a hypo het amel, anery, caramel, stripe (female) and a snow stripe (male) on the 7th. Well the female had her prelay shed a few days ago, so I prepared the lay box and now it's just a matter of days before she lays. Wednesday, I paired up a normal het fire stripe (female) and a bloodred poss het amel (male) and they began mating in less than 5 minutes. She should lay within a month or so. Anyway, I have been extremely busy, that's why I haven't been on.

Female BP Gravid?

Snake Eye Sam — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:25:42 GMT

I have a quick question about my female ball python who I attempted to breed.

In November, I breed her to my male, and witnessed them "locked up" seven times that I lodged, there may have been more. Around December, the male in the pairing had some heath issues and I decided to separate the pair. Around the same time, the female went off food. About two months ago, she went threw a shed and I got her back on food, and she began to hog it down (about 2 rats a week). I keeped her on that feeding regiment until about a month ago when my rat supplier was low on rats for me, so she went down to one a week. Also around this time, she began to lay inverted, however not very often or all the way on her back, more on her side. Then two weeks ago she went off feed again and is still refusing to eat (even running away from the food) and will still lay inverted.

This is my first time breeding BP's, and I am getting a lot of mixed results when I search on what there behavior should be. If you can help, it would be much appreciated.

Lock!!!

Kernel — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:18:00 GMT

I put my male snow stripe in with my female hypo het amel, anery, caramel and stripe and they locked in less than 5 minutes! I put this same male in with my female bloodred several times and he always freaked out, but he lock with this girl just like that.

Male not working??

Gecko Boss — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:08:25 GMT

So on march 8th I got my first clutch of leopard gecko eggs, they were both infertal. then again on march 31st/april 1st (one egg each day) I got two more infertal eggs. I'm not sure how they're infertal because I've seen them breed before.

It must be Springtime...

tspuckler — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:11:50 GMT

...because I saw this happening today:

Is my kingsnake gravid?

PunkAngloid — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:30:00 GMT

I have a 2008 pair of california kingsnakes and decided to try and breed them this season, i cooled them ect and after her first shed after cooling introduced the male, they locked up ect. I introduced them several more times (3-4) then she rejected him and she seems to be puffy and such but im inexperienced and am not sure.

She feels softer/squishier in her lower half than else where on her body.

Shes also been eating w/ ravenous apettite recently.

Why me?

lizardsown777 — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:09:04 GMT

lately, i have been keeping two bearded dragons. i bought them on a local buying and selling site, and the person sold them to me sold them when they were nine months old. She said they were male and female. I assumed that by spring i would be able to breed them. I noticed a lot of fighting lately between the two, so i took a closer look at the beardies to realize that i have two males. i still want to breed beardies, but i have become attached to both of mine, and i don't know what to do. i feel like they are part of the family, and i need some help on figuring out how to work everything out. and before you ask, yes, i have separated them once i realized that they are both males.

Mountain Horned Dragon eggs

Zalen — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:23:34 GMT

Well my Mountain horned dragon, I-gor, layed 9 eggs. I got her not that long ago and when i did she was in a tank with another. So i think the eggs are fertile and not slugs. I just need to know the temp and humidity. I heard that the temp is suppose to be at 70-75F and the humidity at 50%. Just want to make sure this is right. Anything else will help.

Breeding my Beardies

BeardieBro — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:28:48 GMT

I know that I will have to bring them together, sperate bring together again, etc, but I need a direct list of the supplies I need like the bedding for eggs like hatchrite or whichever the laying box foor the female, and anything else I may have missed. Well thanks in advance.

Bearded dragon eggs

the herptile master — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:08:48 GMT

my female bearded dragon just droped 14 eggs the other day and i have them in a chicken incubater and the temp is flutuating between 83 and 85 degrees. They are in a small container with a top and holes punched in its top. Also, the eggs are in vermiculite and it is relitivly moist.

Dose anyone have any tips for me??

Planning on Breading Bearded Dragons, would like some advice.

nothing — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:50:53 GMT

I am planning on breeding bearded dragons and would like a little help.

I am looking for a reasonably good incubator, but preferably not more expensive than $60-$100.00. Is this a good one?: http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog/reptile-supplies/reptile-incubators/-/thermal-hova-bator-incubator1602n/

And can you give me information or a link to information about breeding dragons when they are always in the same cage? Should I separate the female from the male for about a month and brumate the male then return her into his enclosure?

Thanks!
ReptileHound

Breeding Questions

lizardgrl — Sat, 07 May 2011 22:22:36 GMT

Does anyone know how you would go about getting a breeding license/getting certified? I live in Lansing, Michigan and after alot of thinking I have decided that I would like to give breeding a try within the next year or so possibly longer but I'm trying to have answers to my questions ahead of time so that I can be more prepared. I have checked lansings website for the department of agriculture and couldn't find anything.

Also is there anyone really experienced with morphs that could answer a few questions:

1. How do you tell the difference between morphs besides the obvious ones?

2. What is the best thing to do to try and get good morphs in hatchlings?

And any other awesome information and tips you guys can give me. I've already done alot of research, I know what I need and how to do it and I already have experience with housing reptiles. I'm also not worried about expenses or room for hatchlings which is part of the reason why I have given myself a timeline. Thanks in advance.

Questions about dragon eggs?

roseritson — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:36:28 GMT

My dragon layed eggs and I have put them in the incubator, they seem to be drying up. Is this normal or may it be because they are not fertile? I have increased the humidity and now put a cover over the incubator window as I thougt the light may be affecting them. I was thinking this may be a sign that the eggs are not fertile but not sure. There is male in enclosure with her but I have not seen a mateing. Some of the eggs look dark and some look white, all now have dents in them. I have also been spraying with water. I would welcome any thoughts on the matter. Im not sure that the incubator is blowing too much air around and drying them up.

Am I going to have the wildlife center after me if I do this?!

Reptofreak — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:29:02 GMT

What are the laws to breeding lizards (green anoles) in NY state

I would like to try to breed my first reptile, that is of corse if my mom lets me......

Firebelly toad breeding

MantisMan — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:00:12 GMT

anyone here bred firebelly toads? any tips? i'm trying to breed mine

they hibernated, i have 1 female and 3 males

they r in a tank with 4 inches of water and TONS of plant stuff

found a string of eggs a month ago but it never hatched

any suggestions?

thanx

Bloodreds ready to breed in March

Kernel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:06:50 GMT

My female is more then ready to breed now, so I will breed her this March. I know some of you wanted some, but I don't remember who. If you still want one let me know!

early ovulation

cornguy17 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:38:14 GMT

I fed my breeding corns for the first time yesterday. when i was looking at one of the females i noticed that she is ovulating already. Has anyone else had this happen? they have only been out of hibernation one month.

breeding mice

sk8forlife — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:59:59 GMT

ive had my mice for 5 weeks and still don't have any babies yet. i did research on how to breed them and how to tell when the female is heat, but she is not in heat. i have them in 75 degree room with no draft. they have plenty of water, food, space, tunnels, and dens. for food i use oats, corn, seeds, dog food (on occasion with 20% protein 8%fat), breakfast cereals (used for treats), and stale bread. what else can i do? should i try using new females?

Leo gravid at last???

the gecko geek — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:05:58 GMT

ok, so i think one of my leos might be gravid, but im not 100% sold yet, so im gonna ask the experts here ;P i dont have a pic yet, but tommorrow i should have one so ill post it then. buuut till then, i have some genetics questions....... 1st, the electric tangerine, is it a real morph??? ive seen it on random leo sites, but cant seem to find proof that its a real morph. thats wat i think is gravid, so if it is a real morph, then what should the offspring be from an electric tang dam and a tangerine sire? and then wat offspring from this pairing: Super hypo tangerine carrottail baldy (sire) x Emerine stripe het bell albino (dam)?

thx

pic of female tommorrow

Eggs???

Gecko Boss — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:45:40 GMT

Sorry i can't get a picture ignore this topic

Breeding uromastyx

IceSheep — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:22:52 GMT

i have a uromastyx and want to know if anyone has ever bred uros before if you have any tips would be great thanks

Incubator plans

Kernel — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:00:43 GMT

Well, I just got back from looking at old fridge with freezer on top. The person I'm getting it from said it had a gap in the seal, but when I looked at it, it was just bout a 2-3 inch long 1/2 inch gap, so it will work. If things go as planned, I will be picking it up Monday afternoon. My plans are to gut it, install 3-4 feet of 11 inch heat tape controlled by a herpstat in the fridge section. Then later on I will install 1-2 feet of 11 inch heat tape also controlled by a herpstat in the smaller freezer section. I will post pics of the process.

I cant get my leopard geckos to breed...

echojennarazy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:17:18 GMT

i hav a male and a female for sure. my male, echo, has been trying to breed with my female, jenna, but she just keeps running away no matter wat. ive separated them for periods of time wen she looks 2 stressed, but i tried breeding them last year 2... does anyone hav any advice?

Can't tell if my Leo is gravid

repti zoo — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:25:14 GMT

Is my Leo gravid

brumating beardies

lizardsown777 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:51:50 GMT

well, fellow beardie owners, its coming closer that time of year again. Time to brumate beardies and such. I was just wondering if brumation was absolutely necessary for a successful breeding season.

Out door Vivarium/Green house?

Ethan — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 22:24:15 GMT

I would like to build a out door breeder vivarium or green house. Does anyone know how to make something like this?

A Few Breedings

ssshane — Thu, 26 May 2011 06:42:34 GMT

Here are my NC stock corns

Amel Ruthveni King

Apricot Pueblan Milks

Amel Eastern king

Gray Band Kings

Mandarin Ratsnakes

Variable Kings

White Sided Black Rat

White Sided Axanthic Fla Kings

Rowan Co. NC Eastern Kings

JCP breeding size?

snakelover1995 — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:06:55 GMT

How big should my female Jungle be to breed? I'm only wondering because I don't have even a rough age. I'd guess roughly 20 months at the youngest. I'm in absolutely NO rush to breed her, I'm just wondering because I might want to loan her out to someone who has a high yellow docile jungle carpet within the next year or so. If she's way too small to breed and needs a couple years more, I'll just wait until I'm in college. I'd just like to get the experience working with a professional breeder and be able to learn with them.I need to get a more accurate measurement on her length but I measured her a couple months ago and she was roughly 4 1/2 feet. I'd guess she's closer to 4.75 or 5 feet now. She still needs to bulk up, and she still refuses rats, so I feed her either 2 jumbo mice or 4 regular mice every week.

Leopard Gecko Notched Eyelid Treatment

kaspartastic — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:02:57 GMT

I have two leopard gecko hatchlings- one with what appears to be notched eyelids on both eyes, and one with only one notched eyelid (his is less severe than the other little guy). I have read things about how hatchlings with this problem can end up being alright if water is dropped on their eyes a couple times a day. I was wondering if anyone had any other treatments that they would recommend? And if water on the eyes is the way to go, then do I use straight tap water, or water which has been treated with water conditioner?

breeding chelonians

I love chelonians — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:52:24 GMT

i really want to breed chelonians when i move out of my parents house. and i was wondering if anyone had some tips for me

She ate her babies....

EvaSSSS — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:52:16 GMT

I really needed the day old mice too.I thought two of the mice were prego but I went ahead and changed the cage yesterday because it stank and was damp.I dont know if thats what did it.

I have them in the basement, quiet, cool and undisturbed.4 females, one male.I keep three cages, two 10 gals and a bin.I clean one and then just switch them into the clean cage.
Two hides, four food dishes and water.
Dog food, rat lab food and mouse mix with seeds and such.
What did I do wrong?

Hatchling Eyelid Deformity?

kaspartastic — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:20:38 GMT

I am breeding leopard geckos for the first time and my first egg hatched yesterday! His eyelids looked a little funny to me, but I figured that it may just be a hatchling thing. Then, another egg hatched today and the eyelids on the hatchling were perfectly normal looking. I thought this was funny, so I re-examined the first hatchling's eyes again and it almost looks like they're closing up or something. There's a weird flap of skin over the front part of his eyes which is what I noticed the first day. But now, It looks like his eyelids are shriveling up almost. I don't think he can close his eyelids all the way, and his eyes look kind of dry. He seems to be able to see well enough, I think. He runs away when I walk in the room, so I assume he can see me coming. I don't know if this is just something that happens with hatchlings sometimes, or if it's something to be concerned about. Any thoughts? I'll post some pictures I took yesterday of his eyes. They look a bit different now, but I have yet to take pictures of it. Any opinions or thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated.

Incubator question

Kernel — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 10:26:02 GMT

I want to breed corn snakes and ball pythons and 2 of my corn snake pairs should be ready to breed next year. Anyway, my question is, what is the best digital incubator? I need 2 incubators. 1 that will hold 4 or more corn snake clutches and 1 that will hold 4 or more ball python clutches.

urgent question

CoryChartier — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:33:58 GMT

ok so i have 1 ball python male and 2 females the male weighs 700 grams but the females weigh 506 and 630. anyways to the point. i put them together in the bin i put them in to clean their cages and i noticed what kinda looked like a lock up with two of them but i shrugged it off because i wasnt sure so i came back and i saw a different pair locked in what seemed to be a definite lock up. so my question is is it even possible for them to have had a successful breeding and if so what should i do? ive never bred before but i know how it works and the steps to take but thats if the females and male are at the correct weight. or do i not have anything to worry about? please help me anyway you can.