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by SwampY on December 15, 2006
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Have any of you guys ever seriously considered trying Artificial Insemination with reptiles? Considering the ability of the sperm to over-winter in the female, it seems that it would be rather resilient to survive a short in-vitro trip.
Females seem to ovulate whether or not they've been inseminated.
I've collected semen from bison, zebra and horses by a couple of methods, neither of which would work on an EDB (electrostimulation and an AV)
I'm just trying to figure out what the best collection method would be,...... any ideas?
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by venom on December 15, 2006
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Chad,
There was an article in the AZA magazine a couple of months ago where Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, had successfully hatched cornsnakes bred by A/I.
So it has been done and will work.
I'll see if I can find the issue and get you more details.
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by earthguy on December 18, 2006
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I know it sounds disgusting, but a professor of mine and I are considering doing a life history study (Agkistrodon) using sperm. He did a similar study on Chimney Swifts in Chernobyl. How did he collect specimens from his specimens? Physical stimulation. We are considering the same thing here. It's actually a pretty common technique in larger animals (high dollar horses that you don't want to risk hurting with electricity).
So is there anything we won't do for the persuit of knowledge?
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by earthguy on December 19, 2006
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That's a good question. If we could isolate the appropriate pheromone, they might 'pop' on their own. Have you ever noticed that males tend to become aware of females after a shed? Perhaps the pheromones are in the shed. The other possibility is to force the hemipenes out. I have seen this done before, but it was in the 'old days' before probing. I am also sure that it insn't pleasant for the snake.
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by SwampY on December 19, 2006
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Hey,
I have an idea that might just work, I'll be busy for the next week or so, but I'll shoot you an email when I try something.
Chad
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