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Posted by Terry on March 29, 2001 at 07:48:55:

In Reply to: Re: Persian Rats.....(pic) posted by j deryke on March 29, 2001 at 00:17:39:

: : They've only been out about three weeks, and the female looks gravid already. Could it be that a fall mating, which took place in 2000, carried over and the ovulating eggs are fertile already? In the spring of 2000, when she was 2.5 yrs. old, she produced eight infertile eggs. Check my photopoint site for an update on the Persian pics.

: TC/Ratsnake Haven

: Your pics are great. I especially liked the Moelendorf's. I've wanted one for years and against my better judgement, I got a half-grown wild-caught last fall for my collection. Beautiful markings, but will not eat. So I've been 'assist- feeding' him for about a month, after letting him settle for 4 months with no feedings- he just takes water. Hopefully, he'll begin taking mice on his own soon. Tried black ones, white ones, adults, fuzzies, rat pups etc, etc- all refused. He weighed 450 gms on arrival, now weighs 410, so he's not critical yet. Cross your fingers...

Mr. Deryke,

Aside from the fact that wild caughts always have health problems of some sort, moellendorffi also hibernate for a period of time. I know I couldn't believe it myself at first, but since I've been cooling them, they've done much better. They like high humidity too, which we don't have until the spring, so I try to cool them from about Christmas to April.

They can go quite a while w/o eating, but who knows what it went through before getting to the States? Good luck.

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: : : They've only been out about three weeks, and the female looks gravid already. Could it be that a fall mating, which took place in 2000, carried over and the ovulating eggs are fertile already? In the spring of 2000, when she was 2.5 yrs. old, she produced eight infertile eggs. Check my photopoint site for an update on the Persian pics. : : TC/Ratsnake Haven : : Your pics are great. I especially liked the Moelendorf's. I've wanted one for years and against my better judgement, I got a half-grown wild-caught last fall for my collection. Beautiful markings, but will not eat. So I've been 'assist- feeding' him for about a month, after letting him settle for 4 months with no feedings- he just takes water. Hopefully, he'll begin taking mice on his own soon. Tried black ones, white ones, adults, fuzzies, rat pups etc, etc- all refused. He weighed 450 gms on arrival, now weighs 410, so he's not critical yet. Cross your fingers... : : Mr. Deryke, : Aside from the fact that wild caughts always have health problems of some sort, moellendorffi also hibernate for a period of time. I know I couldn't believe it myself at first, but since I've been cooling them, they've done much better. They like high humidity too, which we don't have until the spring, so I try to cool them from about Christmas to April. : They can go quite a while w/o eating, but who knows what it went through before getting to the States? Good luck. : TC

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