Passing Slugs

[guidofatherof5]

This Ranch female T.radix gave birth to 8 normal babies yesterday. She also passed a few slugs.

Sorry about the typo in the title. Duh, Passing.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/passing_slugs.jpg

[setfree]

Congrats on the healthy babies Steve! pics of the little ones ASAP!:D

[ProXimuS]

Glad she had some live ones! By the looks of her tail, she looks like a pretty mama:)

[katach]

Congrats on the new scrubs! Pictures!!!!

[Dan72]

Steve when they pass slugs, in a mix, or only. When do, or how do you know they have passed them all? Does it take days to clear a females system if it were her first time being gravid?

[Chondro788]

Don't mean to speak for Steve, but in my experience it varies. I had have snakes take a week or more to pass all of the slugs,stillborns, even live babies. You can normally see that there is still a mass down by the vent, but other times it surprises you.

[guidofatherof5]

Don't mean to speak for Steve, but in my experience it varies. I had have snakes take a week or more to pass all of the slugs,stillborns, even live babies. You can normally see that there is still a mass down by the vent, but other times it surprises you.

Sounds good to me Jason.

[Invisible Snake]

Congrats on the 8 babies Steve!

[kueluck]

Let me guess. You eat, sleep and spend all your time with your snakes right? AND have your camera at the ready 24/7. How else do get these pictures?? Also, what's with the slug picture?!? I wanna see the babies please. I never get tired of looking at garters.

[guidofatherof5]

Being retired gives me a lot of time to spend with my snake kids.
It sure pays off in there comfort with me and all that goes on in the snake room.

[kueluck]

Ok, so where are the baby pics?? :)

[guidofatherof5]

I don't have time for photos. Spending time on the forum now.:D

[Dan72]

Congrats Steve! (Forgot that the first time:p).

[katach]

So he's not online right now, that must mean he's taking pictures!! ;)

[chris-uk]

Steve when they pass slugs, in a mix, or only. When do, or how do you know they have passed them all? Does it take days to clear a females system if it were her first time being gravid?
My female radix was passing jellies for around 6 weeks, sometimes 2 in a day, sometimes none for 2-3 days. This would seem to be fairly unusual though. As others have said, it can vary but it's usually over quicker than my radix.

[guidofatherof5]

Here is this group of babies. There are 9 not 8.
Not all are eating yet.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/babies7.jpg

[kueluck]

Thx for the pic. Shoot, you're the snake whisperer, you'll have them eating in no time. I have faith in that!