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NEED HELP FAST WITH NEWBORN TIMBERS!!!!!!
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by fizzbob7 on September 7, 2002
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i did some trading 2 weeks ago for some timber rattlers....i just got home from work and i see that one was gravid and is in the middle of giving birth(which is nasty by the way)..it looks like she has had about 6 and i cant tell if thats all or not...anyway...4 are out of their "sacks" and the other two have their head out and are on their way out of theirs....they are all alive and very healthy looking....but what do i do from here....how long before feeding(her and them) and what precautionary measures should i take(if there are any)...a web page or just someone who has experience would be great....email is fizzbob7@hotmail.com....
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RE: NEED HELP FAST WITH NEWBORN TIMBERS!!!!!!
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by bitisatrox on September 7, 2002
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the babies should be put in separate cages when they all pop out of there sacks.. wait a day before trying to feed the mom and wait a week for the babies to shed then try to feed them...
good luck!!!
later,
ty
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RE: NEED HELP FAST WITH NEWBORN TIMBERS!!!!!!
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by MAMBAMAMA on September 18, 2002
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I don't know if this is the right forum, but I have a question about rattlesnakes.
A friend built a new home in Fairhope Al, 20 miles from Mobile,Al. We're talking sub division.
A neighbor told her( quite hysterically) that everyone in the neighborhood was in danger. She had found several baby rattlesnakes under a door mat on her porch. A neighbor killed one and the others escaped somewhere around the edge of her house. I'm curious as to how you would identify a baby rattler and would wild snakes be breeding this time of year?? Is this probable?
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RE: NEED HELP FAST WITH NEWBORN TIMBERS!!!!!!
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by wls967 on September 25, 2002
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Is the whole neighborhood in danger? Not really. Newborns tend to spread out after they are born. If the neighbor actually found several under a door mat, the female probably gave birth on the porch or nearby. Snakes are all around us everyday, even in the city (don't know how, but they manage). Most people never notice them and conclude they "Don't have a snake problem". Once in a while, someone sees a snake and they conclude they "have a snake problem". 2002 in south and south central Alabama has been an exception. It has been so dry, that the reptile's prey (rats, mice, chipmunks, etc.) have had to search for water where ever it could be found and the reptiles will always follow. Often times this is right in peoples yards, even if it is a clean cut subdivision. Of all the calls I have received this year, all have been for venomous snakes. Two of them, both for rattlesnakes, where in the same subdivision. This street doesn't even have trees, unless the homeowner planted them, but the snakes were there none the less. Both times were during extremely dry conditions. Isidore might help with this. My advice....this is good advice anytime of year, don't do yardwork barefoot, don't put your hands where you can't see, keep your yard clean cut and eliminate brushpiles, etc from your yard. AND FINALLY, yes snakes are breeding this time of year, however, the snakes found on the neighbors porch were conceived last year.... I make my living otherwise, but reptiles are more than just a hobby for me. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any other questions.
wls
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