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CSgecko
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 Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 2:21 am Post subject: to breed or not to breed |
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| i have a corn snake that is about a year and a half old and i no he is a little young to breed yet but do you suggest getting another snake and breeding him or just stikin with the single snake in the future? |
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cass
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 9:12 am Post subject: |
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i would wait until u have both male and female snakes around 3 years old and weigh 300g to be safe 
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Scott W
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| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:00 am Post subject: Re: to breed or not to breed |
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| CSgecko wrote: | | i have a corn snake that is about a year and a half old and i no he is a little young to breed yet but do you suggest getting another snake and breeding him or just stikin with the single snake in the future? |
Do you want the fun / stress of breeding?
Do you want the fun / stress of successful egg laying?
Do you want the fun / stress of hatching the eggs and getting all the babies to feed?
Do you want the fun / stress of re-homing all the babies?
YES to all those and yep go ahead and prepare for breeding, although obviously make sure you snakes are the right size/age
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grannykins
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: to breed or not to breed |
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| Scott W wrote: |
Do you want the fun / stress of breeding?
Do you want the fun / stress of successful egg laying?
Do you want the fun / stress of hatching the eggs and getting all the babies to feed?
Do you want the fun / stress of re-homing all the babies?
YES to all those and yep go ahead and prepare for breeding, although obviously make sure you snakes are the right size/age |
I agree, plus think about feeding costs for the hatchlings. 15 hatchlings eating 15 pinkies every 5 days adds up. Even if they all eat straight away and you manage to sell them all after 3 or 4 feeds each. And usually I find I sell mine one or two at a time over 3 or 4 months. Make sure you are able to cover your costs.
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Jase
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| Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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Above: Great advice
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