18 bouncing baby dekayi snakes!

[infernalis]

This morning our lady Dekayi snake "Sharon" delivered 18 healthy baby snakies:D there were 5 stillborn in there too:(

Yep, chasing tiny slugs again!

Here is a couple quick pictures.... I will take plenty more later, have to prep the "nursery"

http://www.danceswithreptiles.com/DK/BDK1.jpg

http://www.danceswithreptiles.com/DK/BDK2.jpg

[GartersRock]

Nice!! Congrats! They look nice and healthy. :)

[Garter_Gertie]

CONGRATULATIONS, Dekay! Those are cute! I like their neck markings.

[Elliot]

Congrats on the babies Wayne!:D

[Snake lover 3-25]

congrats wayne!!!!! good luck finding those slugs!!!:D

[Lexa]

Well done! They're adorable! I hope they all make it!

[Loren]

Cool! I still cant believe how these little snakes cram so many babies in themselves.

[jitami]

Too cute! Congrats!

[crzy_kevo]

congrats wayne they are very pretty
have fuin finding baby slugs

maybe you should start farming them again :D

[GartersRock]

I'll buy a bunch if you farm them!!!

[Aundrea]

WOW Congrats on the new babies!!! They are sooo cute and soo tiny!! :D

[infernalis]

Thanks everyone.. This will be the fourth time doing this with the dekayi babies, woo hoo.:D

[anji1971]

Congratulations, Wayne!:)
They're adorable!

[infernalis]

Good news - some of them are eating already.

The mother is scarfing down food like mad as well, she has turned down feed for over a week now, so she is making up for lost time:D

Pictures soon.

[bio6464]

Wayne, congrats on the new babies. I can't think of many things cuter than baby Dekayis. :D
Jerry

[infernalis]

Baby red bellies:D

They look almost identical, except they have brilliant red bellies:cool:

[bio6464]

Sadly Wayne we don't have a population of any other storeria species locally. I would love to photograph red bellies or ringnecks here...but I still love the browns.
Jerry

[Snaky]

Congrats! They look very nice :)

[infernalis]

Thanks Hans.

Here is a couple pics from feeding time.

http://www.danceswithreptiles.com/DK/dk2.jpg

http://www.danceswithreptiles.com/DK/dk1.jpg

[drache]

lovely, Wayne
glad I finally got around to this thread
sweet

[GartersRock]

CUTE! Their heads are so perfect!

We don't HAVE red bellies here! *pouts*....

[reptile3]

they are so cute!! wow.....:)

[infernalis]

Baby Dekayi food! the cup is a medicine cup from a bottle of Nyquil.
Gathered these up just after dark when the dew was heavy on the grass.

http://www.danceswithreptiles.com/dk/slugs.jpg

[bio6464]

I've NEVER seen baby slugs around here, luckily my baby dekayis seem to love cut up worms. :eek:
Jerry

[infernalis]

That's good Jerry. I cut up worms and mix with the slugs, they have ate it all down.

If you look in that cup close, there are baby snails in there too, in the morning, I found a bunch of empty snail shells:D

With baby slugs to offer, I have never had a baby Dekayi refuse to eat.

Isn't it amazing how fast these little devils grow?

Last night I took the adults outside one at a time, and let them pluck fresh slugs off the leaves, it was really cool:cool:

I try to save the little worms for my baby garters, since the garters have no interest in the slugs, and here where I live, it's impossible to walk at night without stepping on a slug!

[GartersRock]

Ahh... You lucky!
When my dekayi girl has her babies I will have to try and chop nightcrawlers SOO tiny!
She just shed! (May be her pre birh shed) and I am now pretty darn thinking she must be a hypo. WOW! She just glows...

[Garter_Gertie]

I've never seen a slug here. I wonder what the Dekays here in MN eat? Wait. We do have, I think, these black slugs that like live way under leaf debris.

Never mind! :)

[Lexa]

If you look in that cup close, there are baby snails in there too, in the morning, I found a bunch of empty snail shells

With babies' appetites, I'm surprised they didn't just eat the shells as well...tehe.

[Charlet_2007]

we have HUGE slugs here i mean HUGE if i find one again ill take a pic.. CUTE babies!!!!!!!!

[infernalis]

Hey Amanda only needs 10 more posts to hit the 1000 mark:D

[siyuntz]

they don't actually bounce, do they!??!

*eyes new garter snake suspiciously*

[infernalis]

Make that 19!

A neighbor down the street was working in her garden, when she found a neonate DK and put it in a cup.

The doorbell rings, and she hands me this cup, and said keep it, I just sprayed pesticide all over. and then left.

The little thing is only days old. set him up waiting to see if he got any pesticide on him or not.

[GartersRock]

Awww.... CUTE! I hope he is ok! Stinking pesticide... *mutters*

[Garter_Gertie]

Hay, man! New guy's got a sense o'humor!!!!!!!!!!!

"They don't actually bounce, do they?"

LOVE IT!

[Snake lover 3-25]

awww hope he managed to avoid the pesticide.....:)

[Stefan-A]

they don't actually bounce, do they!??!

*eyes new garter snake suspiciously*

@2:34

YouTube - Sophisticated Serpents (1 of 6) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vri5qN53m0Y)


;)

[anji1971]

Now, that's fun!!:D
Snake with built in springs...........woo-hoo!!

[jitami]

That's awesome! I wonder why they developed that talent? Wonder if the ground is super hot or something? Odd... but very cool. Great video Stefan. Thanks for sharing it!

[infernalis]

These are my "pinky eaters" (well scented pinky parts)

[Loren]

Baby Dekayi food! the cup is a medicine cup from a bottle of Nyquil.
Gathered these up just after dark when the dew was heavy on the grass.

http://www.danceswithreptiles.com/dk/slugs.jpg

Now this pic just makes me hungry...

[reptile3]

wow that's alot of slugs, I still yet to find one here. Do they exist here in GA??

I would love to see my dekayi's eat some.

[infernalis]

wow that's alot of slugs, I still yet to find one here. Do they exist here in GA??

I would love to see my dekayi's eat some.


As soon as the ground thaws out Stephanie you WILL.:D