Stefan's garters

[ConcinusMan]

*gag* *hack* eeeeww..

Nice job. Good save.

[Stefan-A]

By the way, if somebody still wonders what's going on there: That's what egg binding looks like in a garter. Or rather what it looks like after it's been resolved.

I wish I had taken pictures of the snake before I got it to the vet, but it sort of wasn't a high priority at the time.

[guidofatherof5]

I take it the snake is back to normal?
Did she have any history with incubation troubles?

[Stefan-A]

She's doing great. If it wasn't for the gigantic lump, there were no indicators that anything was wrong. No loss of appetite, wasn't lethargic, shed normally and defecated normally. The vet pumped her full of antibiotics and I kept her in sterile conditions for a couple of months and everything seems to be okay.

This was the first clutch (unfertilized eggs, just to be clear) in her life and it'll be interesting to see if it happens again next season. The vet did mention some form of bottleneck somewhere in her plumbing, so what's for damn sure, is that she'll never be bred.

[ConcinusMan]

What a shame. Looks like she has potential for high production. Still, I have to wonder, would the same thing happen if the eggs were fertile? Hmmm...

[Stefan-A]

Possibly, not necessarily, but it certainly isn't worth the risk to test it.

Never had any serious plans to breed her and this year I've had a bit of trouble getting even one garter sold, but I did consider getting her a male before.

[infernalis]

By the way, if somebody still wonders what's going on there: That's what egg binding looks like in a garter. Or rather what it looks like after it's been resolved.

I wish I had taken pictures of the snake before I got it to the vet, but it sort of wasn't a high priority at the time.

I was wondering... Thanks.

[indigoman]

My T. marcianus female gave birth to 12 healthy young, Ibelieve she then went into a second breeding cycle. My males in their setup begin to act as if they detect the pheromones by flicking of their tongue and constant searching to get out of their setup. Ikept them seperated and the result was egg binding similiar to Stefan. I suspect that should the eggs had been fertilized this would not have occurd.

[Stefan-A]

From one issue to another, half of my snakes have either gone off-feed or have started to show a significantly reduced interest in food during the past 2 weeks. Seems that it's time for brumation again.

[guidofatherof5]

My T. marcianus female gave birth to 12 healthy young, Ibelieve she then went into a second breeding cycle.

Congrats on the babies being born.