Blue puget female ....

[Albert Clark]

Well, my 2009 blue puget female has been off food for the past two months. She has been drinking water and soaking occasionally. Nothing really atypical, looking basically the same with no weight loss or gain. Been steady at around 306 gms since I've had her. I know the seller had brumated her for 2 months b4 I bought her. Okay, so I'm thinking maybe she is gravid from retained sperm at this point. Especially when she wouldn't take a tiny earthworm. All the husbandry has been spot on. Ambients at 84f , warm side (back of tub) 88f , cool side (front of tub) 82f. Humidity 58%. What's going on?? She decided it's time to drop slugs! For the past 3 hours she has been pushing out these small yellow slugs. Talk about disappointed. I'll post some pictures tomorrow. I guess that is when she'll be finished.

[indigoman]

Sorry about the slugs, we need to find some males!

[Albert Clark]

Absolutely, I am talking to a few people now. Made it known how important it is. We'll see! Thanks for the feelings about the slugs.

[guidofatherof5]

Sorry to hear about the jellies.

[Albert Clark]

Sorry to hear about the jellies.

Thank you. Back to the drawing board!

[Rushthezeppelin]

Sorry bout the jellies, glad to hear it sounds like she's passing them fine though. Hopefully she'll be right as rain for next season.

[Zdravko092368]

Sorry to hear about the slugs, we really need to get some pugets breeding, hobby is running low on quality males. Everyone I know only has females.

[Albert Clark]

Sorry bout the jellies, glad to hear it sounds like she's passing them fine though. Hopefully she'll be right as rain for next season.

Thanks Rush, yeah, so far so good on the passing. Exactly, hoping the same thing with next season.

Sorry to hear about the slugs, we really need to get some pugets breeding, hobby is running low on quality males. Everyone I know only has females.

Tyvm Z, so true about the shortage of blue puget males. One of the people who was breeding them said quite a few of them were w/c and were difficult to breed in captivity. Don Belnap said something quite similar recently. I am definitely on the hunt. The captive hunt for now.

[Albert Clark]

blue3.jpgThis is what the slug droppings appeared like as of this morning.blue2.jpgblue1.jpg I believe she is finished. Took her out the tub and let her soak for about 40 minutes. The abdominal contractions had subsided b4 I placed her in to soak so I don't really know if she is completely finished or not. As of ten minutes ago there is no contractions or slugs in the tub.

[slipknot711]

bummer. sorry Al! atleast she is passing them.