Hi All - Long time no See - Quick guidance, please....

[jitami]

We have missed you also.

Sounds like your male has been hanging with his lady too long.

Yeah, apparently... I really thought we were free and clear... was kind of prepared for it the first year, just in case, but really wasn't expecting anything at this point! Geez. Now those two males he's in with better have been sexed properly... feeling a wee bit paranoid at the moment! lol

[guidofatherof5]

Who's pursuing who?

[jitami]

The previous inhabitants, Frick & Frack (both sexed male), are ganging up on Sly (and yes, I'm sure he's not the one having babies lol).

[jitami]

Should say visually sexed male... none of the 4 have been probed, but Frick and Frack have also been housed together since babies in 2008ish, were repeatedly visually sexed for the first couple of years, and have yet to reproduce. Pretty sure we're safe... but they are convinced that Sly is the new girl in town.

[guidofatherof5]

Give him a bath with a couple drops of liquid dish soap. Wipe him down a couple times. I had the same thing happen with my male T.radix (Cherry-on-top)
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/gene...like-lady.html

[jitami]

LOL Will do, Steve... I am starting to feel sorry for him now... On a brighter note, make that 9 little squiggles!

[jitami]

Should I have moist substrate in mom's tank, too? Especially if I head to bed? The most recent little one looks to have shed, was bright and completely dry. Quickly moved him in with the other babies, but he seemed to be in really good shape.

[jitami]

And there's no way it was hiding anywhere in the tank other than inside mom, so she's obviously not done... which honestly scares me. She really is a big girl.

[guidofatherof5]

I think normal is all the mom needs other than extra food at feed time.

[jitami]

I meant should I have the substrate moist in mom's tank for any babies that are born overnight and that I may not see until morning? Sorry, not thinking or typing very clearly tonight...