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I have some breading questions can you help?

tanya1012

tanya1012

I feel like i run a zoo!!
Hi all
I am still very new to keeping snakes,
I have had Tango for a year and a half now and I am looking into finding him a mate
( I have to have him sexed first just to be sure! ) and I would like a little advise/help on snake breading.
Is there an guide on breading here ? ( could you post a link please?! )
Or
Someone willing to spend a little time with me answering some of my questions?

Thanks very much
Tanya :crazy02:
 
Usually, I just use bread crumbs, a bit of flower, and whatever seasoning is going on.

In all seriousness, I would recommend a good book if you're interested in breeding. A place to start is "The Cornsnake Manual" by Kathy and Bill Love.
 
he-he, I'm faster :p

I thought I wasnt understanding the question correctly, I thought it really was something about Breading and not Breeding whew, thank goodness I thought right.
 
oh my i just noticed that lol im sorry !!!!!!

thanks for the book advise ill go and find a copy
one main question i have is :
what age do males and females reach sexual maturity?
 
Not age. Size is the key factor.

If you're breeding, head online or to a kitchen store, and grab a gram scale. You'll need it. I'm not exactly sure what size is considered breeding size, but I think it's around 300 grams.
 
Yup, it usally goes, 300 grams and over. 3foot 3year's old :)

Thats how I've always planned out breedings, and I know alot of breeders that do that, and they get nice healthy clutch's with mom's still being plump and healthy!
Good Luck!
 
if she is not of size and weight and i had her living with tango and they did mate would that cause problems for her?
ie some animals should not mate untill the right age/size/weight or it could cause health issues is this the same for snakes?
 
tanya1012 said:
if she is not of size and weight and i had her living with tango and they did mate would that cause problems for her?
ie some animals should not mate untill the right age/size/weight or it could cause health issues is this the same for snakes?
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It can cause issues. Very serious ones, in fact. A female who is not the correct size could actually lose too many nutrients during the process of laying and become very ill. Also, becoming egg-bound (that is, being unable to lay her eggs) can also be a problem. If you have them together currently, I would separate them immediately (I'm not sure if you said you had her yet). In my personal opinion, cohab is a bad idea under most circumstances.

Keep asking questions - and grab that book!
 
so your saying not to keep a male and female together at all untill they are ready to mate?
how about male and male or female and female is that a no no as well ?
 
tanya1012 said:
so your saying not to keep a male and female together at all untill they are ready to mate?
how about male and male or female and female is that a no no as well ?
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I would say it's a no-no. Snakes in general are solitary animals, and cohabitation can cause unnecessary stress issues such as regurges. It's kinda a "if you're in the car, might as well buckle your seatbelt" situation.

To mate them, you put the male and female together, give them some "alone time", and check for evidence of mating. Many breeders will put them together a second time a week or so later to ensure that they breed.
 
ok right i see, i must say that first and foremost my tango and his possible mate are pets and in the future babies would be nice but not a must have, i just wanted to know what i should expect if i did get a mate, now im not to sure as
i dont have the space to keep two vivs so they would need to live together
 
Personally, I wouldn't recommend it. Either way, you would need to have an extra setup on hand in case there were issues and you needed to split them up. You would also need room for an incubator.
 
thanks so much for taking the time to chat, i have been to so many places the last few days and i get different views from eveyone !
its ard sometimes to know what to do for the best,
i went to one shop yesterday and you know when you get that feeling ?! well i got it ! oh my it was a nasty place !
 
There are some good shops, but there are also some UK breeders who are members here. It's good you're going to research first, before buying another snake.
In Europe and in the UK co-habitation of corns in large vivs is far more accepted a practise than it seems to be in the States, but given that any new snake would need a seperate set-up for quarantine of at least 6 months, where would you put that if you haven't room for two vivs?
I had a narrow escape after a new snake turned out to have mites and eventually died of what could have been an easily spread disease. It was bad enough losing one snake, if I'd lost the rest it would have been devastating
 
As for getting different pieces of advice, it's your job to weigh all of the information you get, evaluate who is giving it to you, and decide from there. :shrugs: Like Janine said, different places, different people, different practices.
 
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