Re: Elaphe mandarina clutch size: preliminary data

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Posted by Steve Ecuyer on August 21, 2001 at 15:33:07:

In Reply to: Elaphe mandarina clutch size: preliminary data posted by Robert Seib on August 13, 2001 at 16:05:06:

: This year I have eggs from 3 separate lines, two of which are four years old.
: Here are the egg laying data. For the previous years' clutches all of the eggs
: have hatched and all of the babies have lived with a single exception. The year
: 2000 double clutch of Female #2 was 5 eggs, but only 2 of those eggs hatched.
: Below are the data.

: Female #1

: August 1997 Hatched

: July 17 1999 Laid 5 eggs

: June 21 2000 Laid 9 eggs

: July 28 2001 Laid 7 eggs

:
: Female # 2

: August 1997 Hatched

: July 25 1999 Laid 5 eggs

: June 25 2000 Laid 7 eggs
: August 8 2000 Laid 5 eggs

: June 29 2001 Laid 11 eggs
: August 13 2001 Laid 6 eggs (5 good)

:
: Female # 3

: August 1999 Hatched

: August 3 2001 3 eggs (large)

OK.. last try here. I see that you are breeding your mandarines at two years of age. I read a post earlier today where it was suggested not to feed hatchling snakes more than once every ten days for the first year to year and a half. Obviously, at that rate, no one will ever get a snake up to size in two years. What has been your experience with feeding your hatchlings, and have you ever had one suddenly die for no apparent reason in the first few years.

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: : This year I have eggs from 3 separate lines, two of which are four years old. : : Here are the egg laying data. For the previous years' clutches all of the eggs : : have hatched and all of the babies have lived with a single exception. The year : : 2000 double clutch of Female #2 was 5 eggs, but only 2 of those eggs hatched. : : Below are the data. : : Female #1 : : August 1997 Hatched : : July 17 1999 Laid 5 eggs : : June 21 2000 Laid 9 eggs : : July 28 2001 Laid 7 eggs : : : : Female # 2 : : August 1997 Hatched : : July 25 1999 Laid 5 eggs : : June 25 2000 Laid 7 eggs : : August 8 2000 Laid 5 eggs : : June 29 2001 Laid 11 eggs : : August 13 2001 Laid 6 eggs (5 good) : : : : Female # 3 : : August 1999 Hatched : : August 3 2001 3 eggs (large) : : OK.. last try here. I see that you are breeding your mandarines at two years of age. I read a post earlier today where it was suggested not to feed hatchling snakes more than once every ten days for the first year to year and a half. Obviously, at that rate, no one will ever get a snake up to size in two years. What has been your experience with feeding your hatchlings, and have you ever had one suddenly die for no apparent reason in the first few years.

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