something kind of odd just happened.

[snakeman]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/DSC05370.JPGMy het albino flame female that had my albino flame litter this year.Just dropped about 15-20 jelly beans.I know she had nothing left over when she had her litter in march.Anyone else ever see this happen?

[guidofatherof5]

Wow, that's a quick turn around.
I've never had that happen or heard about it.
How's the mom doing?

[drache]

that is weird

[BUSHSNAKE]

i had that happen last year and i think it might happen to me again this year

[snakeman]

she stopped eating shed and everything just like a normal gestation.I am wondering if I had put a male in with her if it would have been successful.I am also wondering if wild garters have two broods a year sometimes.

[BUSHSNAKE]

ive seen marcianus and florida sirtalis have two broods in the same year

[snakeman]

Not that I would even want two broods.I have enough trouble getting rid of the ones I get.

[ConcinusMan]

You could ship them to me. No trouble at all.

[bkhuff1s]

I am surprised that you have trouble with as good a looking snake as that

[ConcinusMan]

The best looking girls are always trouble. Oh wait, we were talking about snakes weren't we?:p

[Jeff B]

Tom, I had two female snow plains do that last year, only one dropped jelly beans in January then had small surprise litter in April, the other had same senerio as yours this year, thought it was a freak thing too, go figure, shrug

[ConcinusMan]

Lack of a "normal" seasonal rythym that the snakes have evolved with, and you're going to get strange things like this happening. Let's face it, you're giving your snakes WAY warmer and idealistic conditions for WAY longer than they would encounter in the wild. Naturally, they change to adapt, such as producing eggs twice a year, or at "abnormal" times and frequencies. Personally, I think many breeders go way too easy on their garters then act surprised when something like this happens, and scratch their heads as to why they are dropping so many jelly beans, etc.

[mustang]

The best looking girls are always trouble. Oh wait, we were talking about snakes weren't we?:p
ya, hard to tell the difference both have forked tongues ha:D

as for the jellies incedent im not sure what to say...never actually heard of it happening before

[ConcinusMan]

Rotflmao