I had my flame in with my albino male the last two weeks of december.I got four babies all alive today.Over four months and 10 days.I thought for sure I was getting slugs.
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05-10-2007, 06:51 PM #1Old and wise snake
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Record for longest gestation period?
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05-10-2007, 07:23 PM #2Subadult snake
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Re: Record for longest gestation period?
That's great they came out ok, can't wait for pictures.
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05-11-2007, 04:00 AM #3Ophiuchus rhea
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Re: Record for longest gestation period?
wow
that is long
can't wait to see the babiesrhea
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05-11-2007, 04:04 AM #4"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: Record for longest gestation period?
Garter snakes store sperm, in captivity they are recorded to have given birth several years after the male has been separated from the female! I suppose its a preservattion thing, ( "I'll just store some of this in case all the men dissapear!")
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05-11-2007, 04:07 AM #5Subadult snake
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Re: Record for longest gestation period?
CONGRATS TOM !!! SO very excited for you ... can't wait to see the little buggers, lol ...
enjoy,
marian
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05-11-2007, 09:24 AM #6Brother Snake
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Re: Record for longest gestation period?
Hey that's great!
That is an awful long time, are the babies unusually large or something that they had to "cook" extra long? Very interested to see what that coupling has produced as well.
RoyRoy
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05-11-2007, 12:03 PM #7Moderator
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Re: Record for longest gestation period?
Congratulation! Let's see some pics.
James.
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05-11-2007, 12:04 PM #8Subadult snake
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Re: Record for longest gestation period?
Very visual guy you are there eh, James ??? lol
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05-11-2007, 12:06 PM #9Moderator
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Re: Record for longest gestation period?
I do enjoy seeing other peoples pictures. Maybe I'm just some sort of voyeur!
James.
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05-11-2007, 04:52 PM #10Former Moderator
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Re: Record for longest gestation period?
About 120 days is the upper end of a "normal" gestation range if the temperature is low, but it IS unusually long for T. sirtalis. Do you recall the most common (modal) temperature during gestation?
Rick
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