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wow...i'm a father to 5 cottonmouths
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by rickyduckworth on September 12, 2005
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i've only dealt with newborns once, and actually got rid of them within days locally.....but i wanna get this down and start breeding and raising them successfully
first off, everyone is healthy and it seems like everything went well.....i moved them to a seperate cage and gave them shelter and water, and i guess i'm supposed to wait on them to shed in a few days, then feed them........if i'm wrong, let me know, please......i'm not sure about the mother, when should i try to feed her, because she ate a mouse 1 week ago.....i thought she was gravid, but still offered her food a couple of times......so what's the protocol there, i was planning on feeding the rest of them this weekend, so should i try to feed her too?
is there anything i should watch for with her.......just any pointers, because i don't want anyone dying on me....
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by keyz on September 13, 2005
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Great news all I can say is that You have definitely got it "sorted" as far as I know! I have 2 6month old corns and even though not even in the same league by treating them as snakes that will be defensive and bad tempered, but this is probably expected as they would be valid food items in the wild at that size,they will probably settle soon if not already Glad to hear of another success great news, and I hope they give you many years of joy, and if ever you wish to consider maybee housing a baby paid for by me in your facilities or to maybee try and get a small collection going in Florida as I have one relative and her husband etc. in Kissimee,Florida glad to here that you are another happy dad great stuff, Kieron.
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by GREGLONGHURST on September 13, 2005
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Yeah, it sounds like you have the right idea. The neonates will probably not accept food..and don't need it..until after the first shed..and not necessarily immediately after. Go ahead & offer momma food. She may want to feed more often than before, but maybe not. If she lost weight over the gestation process, you may want to bulk her back up.
On feeding the young..some may readily accept appropriate size mice..even dead. If not, fish may work for the first meal or two. If you have access to frogs, they may be accepted, but it's a good idea to freeze them first due to possibility of parasite transferral.
BTW..was this a captive breeding or a wild caught gravid female?
~~Greg~~
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by rickyduckworth on September 13, 2005
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WC gravid female.....nice surprise too......here is a pic of the "bad boy" of the lot.......
http://webpages.charter.net/rickyduckworth/HPIM0764.JPG
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