Re: Suboc's egg binding

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Posted by markg on September 05, 2001 at 10:35:40:

In Reply to: Suboc's egg binding posted by Carl Gossett on September 05, 2001 at 07:05:32:

Take the following advice if it applies in your case. Years ago I lost a gorgeous Sinaloan female due to egg binding. I then did what I described below and never had egg binding again in any snake I worked with.

Egg binding can at least in part be caused by a lack of muscle tone due to very small cages or snakes not being able to exercise. Subocs are excellent rock and crevice climbers in nature - they use some muscle.

The other factor might be that the female did not find a nest site that was suitable for her, so she kept the eggs in.

I would suggest that you let the snakes get some exercise from time to time - either with larger cages or else taking the snakes out and letting them climb around sometimes. With larger cages you can put in a few nest boxes so the female can choose. Now that I have fewer snakes I use cages the size of Neodesha 3ft-ers and Vision 221s for snakes larger than 3 1/2ft. For nestboxes, I have tried one larger box with a moisture gradient and have also done two nest boxes - one slightly drier than the other. I haven't noticed any preferences - the females just pick a box.

Good luck.

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: Take the following advice if it applies in your case. Years ago I lost a gorgeous Sinaloan female due to egg binding. I then did what I described below and never had egg binding again in any snake I worked with. : Egg binding can at least in part be caused by a lack of muscle tone due to very small cages or snakes not being able to exercise. Subocs are excellent rock and crevice climbers in nature - they use some muscle. : The other factor might be that the female did not find a nest site that was suitable for her, so she kept the eggs in. : I would suggest that you let the snakes get some exercise from time to time - either with larger cages or else taking the snakes out and letting them climb around sometimes. With larger cages you can put in a few nest boxes so the female can choose. Now that I have fewer snakes I use cages the size of Neodesha 3ft-ers and Vision 221s for snakes larger than 3 1/2ft. For nestboxes, I have tried one larger box with a moisture gradient and have also done two nest boxes - one slightly drier than the other. I haven't noticed any preferences - the females just pick a box. : Good luck.

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