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Posted by Amanda E on January 09, 2003 at 11:55:01:
In Reply to: Anyone seen a Gonyosoma jump? (and some other questions) posted by Chris_Harper2 on January 08, 2003 at 14:32:03:
:I purchased a group of imported G. oxycephala in October and now that they seem to be doing well I decided to probe them last night.
:When I got to the one I was really hoping to be a male I opened his cage and he started going balistic. I grabbed my snake hook thinking he'd be easier to work.
:Before I made contact he struck from the middle of his cage and cleared the top of his cage by about 2 feet (best guess) above where he was. I actually stuck the snake hook up in the air and caught him mid-flight. From there everying was easy. He did turn out to be a male.
:I've kept both Jumping Vipers and Neotropical Rattlesnakes but I've never been more surprised to see a snake get airborne than this time.
:I do have some questions regarding breeding.
:I have a LTC proven female who's dry sheds are about 6' 8" long so she is somewhere around 6 feet. I can't find the sheet with her last weight but I believe it was just over 400 grams.
:The male I'm most comfortable introducing to her is probably about 5 feet and weighed just under 300 grams when I picked him up in October. Now that he's wormed and eating I'm sure he's surpassed the 300 gram mark.
:So what I'd like to know is if anyone has bred these with such a size difference. The two animals appear to be fairly close in girth but the head size and length is obviously greater with the female.
:Also, is there a best time of the year to introduce them? I understand they're known for breeding year round.
:This male is the best looking green G. oxycephala I've seen so I sure hope I can breed him.
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