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Breeding Rattles Snakes
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by JohnDoe on March 12, 2007
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Ok, i have 2 Speckled Rattlesnakes just under 3 feet in length! I was wondering how to go about introducing the male and how to enduse mating. ANY information would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you very much!
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by JSargent on March 12, 2007
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wait for at least one to shed for the second time after hibernating and then introduce the male into her cage...you should also put the second female into that cage also...if you have hibernated all three, all should go as planned...biting should only happen upon introduction, but if the female is in her box this cuts down on biting from happening...i have had rattlesnakes bite each other and all you can do is hope for the best...there is no sure fire way to keep a snake from biting besides keeping the stress level as low as possible(and even this doesn't always work)...some bites show no effect while others kill, just like with humans....speckles should be much easier than westerns, fore the few i have kept were not easily spooked and rarely struck out at me, if ever... i have never breed speckles, but have breed other rattlesnakes...i usually put my pairs together in the fall also just in case they want to breed...around mid november, they go into hibernation in dec...i only give my males a few weeks in the fall, but most matings that occure,do so within a couple days of introduction...
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by JohnDoe on March 12, 2007
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Thanks alot for your help, i'll try what you said with great hopes not to loose one of my snakes! Does the temp need to be higher than usual or anything though? and should i have more hiding spots or anything? My female is in a large 2x2x4 foot cage, should that be ok for them? Thanks alot again for you help!
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by JSargent on March 12, 2007
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i would not say higher than normal...spring is warm and chilly...as long as you offer the same hot spot as usual you should be fine...and yes i would have two hide boxes in this size cage during breeding season...cage is plenty big enough...
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by Atrox788 on March 13, 2007
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Asumeing they were burmated properly I would give them a week to warm up and then introduce the animals. If you have 2 males it may be a good idea to introduce both and a female. Somtimes the presence of another male helps stimulate them into breeding mode and if nothing else you may get to witness some male on male combat ^^
I personaly never bred any Crotalus. My main focus was African elapids. With them introduceing a wet time was esential to breeding (well, depending on the geographic distribution that is). Here in the states however there are obvious differences.
Just check out the current conditions with in their natrual setting and try to duplicate. That can be achevied by simply turning on the weather channle or going to weather.gov.
All the best,
Jeremy
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by Rob_Carmichael on March 13, 2007
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Having bred a number of crotalines at my facility, I have never encountered errant bites towards each other...maybe I'm just fortunate but I have not found rattlers (even rival males) to be aggressive towards each other (other than classic rattler wrestling). One of the things I like to do is keep snakes in small colonies or pairs year round....even during brumation. The constant presence most likely inhibits cage aggression. Some say that absence makes the heart grow fonder but I have not found this to be the case of certain species. Our eastern massasaugas are kept in a large communal set up (2.6) and they breed every spring and fall like clockwork despite being with each other 24/7. The advantage of keeping rattlers in pairs is that you know who the parents are and I believe that proper cycling (including diet cycling) is the key to success. This is what works for us but there are many ways to achieve success and I know of some very successful breeders who keep their animals separate except during the breeding introductions.
Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
www.thegrassisrattling.com
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by JohnDoe on March 13, 2007
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Thank all you guys again, You've been a big help! I'll keep everyones advice in mind and check out there natural habitat to mimic it. Thanks alot.
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by xvenomx on March 14, 2007
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I have had speckleds breed without brumation, or any other special treatment. Just out of the blue, there were neonates in the cage . Must depend on the individual animal ?
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by xvenomx on March 14, 2007
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Oh I forgot to mention, that specks are highly communal rattlesnakes and tend to do better when kept together year round ,(watch out during feeding, they tend to have a strong feeding response ,and will occasionally bite each other)
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