double cluthing

[Tommytradix]

so i think my albino is gravid again. she just dropped a litter may 16 and has been eating and pooping normal but her back end is getting scale spread. just wondering how often garters double clutch cause so far ive never had it happen without a brumation


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[Albert Clark]

Don't know how often it occurs but I know they can store sperm and have clutches at a later time. I think double clutching is more when you expect it because you willfully paired her up again with a male. The storing of sperm is known as "amphogenia retardata". That is the arrival of a clutch from a stored sperm without a new copulation or pairing of m/f . The causes are due to wanting to have a more appropriate living condition or lack of food supply among others. Hope this helped.

[Tommytradix]

ive only ever had her paired with a snow and he bred to 3 females this spring and she dropped 48 how could she have that many and still have sperm left or even ovulate so quick? in any case im not complaining hahaha

[Albert Clark]

Well look at how healthy she is! If that was the only male she was paired with since dropping on 5-16-15 that could be the only explanation. IMO, of course. When was the clutch b4 this last one?

[Tommytradix]

Well look at how healthy she is! If that was the only male she was paired with since dropping on 5-16-15 that could be the only explanation. IMO, of course. When was the clutch b4 this last one?

october 24th 2014 was her first litter. she was born feb 2 2014.

[Dan72]

I like watching YouTube related videos and one I just viewed on Snakebytestv, Brian at BHB was saying in it that garter snakes can dbl clutch.

[Tommytradix]

I like watching YouTube related videos and one I just viewed on Snakebytestv, Brian at BHB was saying in it that garter snakes can dbl clutch.

ive heard of it but its usually when they have a litter early in the year then have a fall litter. i did that last year. i had babies in feb/march then did a 30 day cool down and had fall litters but never right away like this. its litterally been 2 months since she gave birth and already looks like she is ready to pop lol when i did it last year they had 4 months in between birth/brumation

[FlameBoy]

she appeared gravid to me visually yesterday and i think its a case of retained sperm regardless good for you now you can get that holdback anery het albino i mentioned lol your my boy blue and a dang good breeder by far have surpassed and of my pairing past or present

[Albert Clark]

Maybe she just appears to be gravid and isn't?

[Zdravko092368]

She looks like she's got some junk in that trunk.