Live Births

[Garter_Gertie]

I was always under the impression garters carried eggs - like eggs, chicken eggs - and somehow the shell of the egg "went away" prior to birth.

Obviously I've been living under a dilusion. Right? Garters truly do birth live, right? I saw somewhere - I should have noted it - pictures of a garther birthing. SO COOL AND WONDERFUL!!!! WOW!!! And they are born live with a placenta-like-thing. There's no shell. They're born like kittens - each kitten comes in its own placenta. Very amazing.

Is that not the most wonderful thing about our kids? LIVE births! Totally wonderful! Blows my mind. I'm in awe.

[el lobo]

I think it would be awesome if humans laid eggs.

[el lobo]

cleaner, and less pain! 'Oh, did I just lay an egg? I suppose I did, didn't I?'

[Garter_Gertie]

LOL!!!! I would think there's many a huminoid woman that would go along with your thinking about humans laying eggs. I, myself - long story - have never had a humaniod kind'a kid. (Wasn't from lack of trying.)

I've always thought... "Why can't women give birth to one of those little sponge-thingys? Where you put them in water and they swell up to their normal size? Eggs, we'd have to sit on and watch.

Better the sponge-thingys.

[el lobo]

Oh ya, you betcha! Your kids sure would sprout! you would have an adult sized child with the mind of a 4-month-old!

[el lobo]

Can you imagine changing those diapers? sick.

[GartersRock]

Yeah! And so convenient for breeders too! No eggs to worry about! =D
I always get excited when a snake I want to breed is live bearing. lol!

[Scaley.Jade]

over all how long does the garter hold her young for is it aslong a corn waits to lay her eggs and the time incubate or is it faster as there born ready to go ?

[Sid]

Garters are born 90 to 120 days after breeding.

[infernalis]

Gertie, dekay brown snakes & red belly snakes are also live born.

the "egg" is a thin membrane surrounding the embryo also containing the nutrients for development, just the same as an egg. no shell.

Watching these little honeys bust out of the membranes is amazing.