09 double clutch on the Ranch

[guidofatherof5]

My girl Speckle(aka radixzilla) gave birth on March 29th of this year. I was home today with a sick child and was down in the snake room. I had been concerned about Speckle and her weight gain(she was up to 340 grams). I wasn't sure why she was gaining so much weight. She's always been a good eater but over the last couple of months she has only been an average eater.
While on Thamnophis I glanced over at her enclosure and saw a baby radix wondering around.
Speckle is having another group of babies as I type. So far only 3. Here's the big girl.

Here's a couple good shots of the umbilical cord. I've also got a great video of a babies first breath I'll load on youtube later.

[guidofatherof5]

Here's a link to a baby radixes first breath video.
YouTube - first breath

[garterchick]

Congratulations, that's awsome!
I wonder if my flame girl is doing the same thing. She's huge, not eating with her normal gusto, and mostly just laying around. I'm worried about brumating her if she in fact is pregnant, what should I do?

[guidofatherof5]

Congratulations, that's awsome!
I wonder if my flame girl is doing the same thing. She's huge, not eating with her normal gusto, and mostly just laying around. I'm worried about brumating her if she in fact is pregnant, what should I do?

If she's pregnant I would think brumation is out of the question for her. If she has the babies she will need time to put some weight on before she gets a cool down.
Babies are the best, good luck.

[guidofatherof5]

Here's a few more pictures. She's had 12 babies so far.


I had to help deliver this one and for good reason. She came out in a knot. With a little gentle pulling I was able to get her out.

[MasSalvaje]

That is awesome footage! Good save on that last one Steve, Congrats!

-Thomas

[gregmonsta]

Excellent congrats

[sirtalis01]

wow kool..congrats

[confused]

Wow. That's insane.

[snakems]

what a great video of the baby's first breath!! enjoyed it a lot...

now that I see this video and your babies I am wondering how old the babies were the I had found because they were even SMALLER than the ones in this video! maybe they were freshly born! which may be why that one did not survive the cat attack