She double clutched on me!!!!

Snakefood · 06-07-12, 09:23 PM

My female Snow (Yuki-Onna) laid 17 eggs at the beggining of April, they started to hatch on May 28, and I am still waiting for the last 2 to come out of thier eggs.

I took all the babies who are out of egg to a local breeder friend of mine to help me sex them and she started spouting about some females double clutching and did mine do that. I said "god, I hope not, she's thin enough as it is after laying the first 17, and I am trying desperately to fatten her up so I don't see her spine anymore" My breeder friend said, "well if she does double clutch, she'll do it soon"

I came home and could smell someone in the rack had pooped, so I started checking tubs and to my dismay Yuki was sitting there with 14 more eggs!! I haven't candled yet, but it looks like only 5-7 are viable, but I will candle in the next day or two to check it out.

Please tell me they don't triple clutch, I seriously want to feed her up so she doesn't look so darned thin anymore!!

My poor little girl

jaleely · 06-07-12, 09:47 PM

awww poor fertile thing!!
I'd keep offering food *lol* poor mama snakey

Keep us updated!

Coffee Black · 06-07-12, 09:59 PM

A definite baby factory indeed.

alessia55 · 06-07-12, 10:16 PM

14 more eggs? wow! Hope you get too feed her soon.

Snakefood · 06-07-12, 10:28 PM

I'll feed her a nice fat mousie tomorrow and then another every 5 days till she looks good again. I called my breeder friend and she said they don't triple clutch, so she's done for the year and should fatten up nicely being fed every 5 days.

Yuki also loves rat fuzzy's and sm hoppers, so once I have some of those, I'll offer them up for a higher fat content.

kernel · 06-08-12, 02:52 PM

If you feed her appropriately sized rats instead of mice, she'll gain weight back quicker.

Snakefood · 06-08-12, 05:46 PM

yup, rats it is. I checked my freezer and had a couple left, so she ate a hopper rat this afternoon, and we'll keep giving her those every 5 days.

kernel · 06-08-12, 09:08 PM

Sounds good, keep that up and she'll be back to her ideal weight in a month or 2.

Snakefood · 06-08-12, 10:09 PM

I hope so, it kills me to see her this thin. here I thought she was done at the first clutch of 17 and she was thin after that, but then another 14 and she looks positively anorexic!!

But now that I know she's all out of eggs, I'll plump her up in no time!!

exwizard · 06-09-12, 05:07 AM

I understand your concern about her weight. Its still hard for me to believe little Schatzi pumped out all those eggs she did that were twice her current girth. I had Hellboy in and out all the way until the day she laid those eggs too so a double clutch is also a possibility for me as well. Anyway, congratulations on all those eggs and may they all be good and healthy and hatch into 31 beautiful snakes.

Snakefood · 06-09-12, 06:30 PM

thx, EX!! Yes, put Schatzi's lay box back in when the first clutch starts pippin, just in case. I didn't and will probably lose many because she layed the second clutch on dry aspen!! Just some friendly advice!!