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    First Ever Clutch - 4 Slugs

    Paired a Firefly and a Fire. First time breeding for the Firefly (2012 about 900 grams), but the female Fire had laid late in 2012 according to the person I purchased her from last year. She was a 2010 and weighed about 1800 grams when I began to pair her. I have since read that this can happen when a female is bred in consecutive years.

    I have a couple more chances at a clutch from a Pastel Calico - Lemonblast pairing and a visual Pied to a het Pied female. Hopefully my luck will be better with them. Is there anything that can be done to lessen the chances of slugs or is it a random outcome you have no way to affect?




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    Re: First Ever Clutch - 4 Slugs

    A couple pics of the mom and eggs...



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    Did you ask the seller if previous clutches were viable? Maybe it's a slugger so it was sold.....just a thought.
    Was your other female bred by the firefly. I hope it lays a good clutch.

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    I only have one female that I have bred multiple years, but she always lays viable eggs, and she has laid in 2011-2013 consecutively, and 2008-2009 consecutively with no problems.

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    Re: First Ever Clutch - 4 Slugs

    Quote Originally Posted by J.P. View Post
    Did you ask the seller if previous clutches were viable? Maybe it's a slugger so it was sold.....just a thought.
    I guess I should have asked that when I purchased her. Was only told she was proven and just assumed she laid good eggs. I have sent the seller an email to see if he either kept her records or would remember what kind of a clutch she had. I'll be sure to ask those kind of questions up front the next time. Thanks!

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    Re: First Ever Clutch - 4 Slugs

    Quote Originally Posted by Ball Clan View Post
    I only have one female that I have bred multiple years, but she always lays viable eggs, and she has laid in 2011-2013 consecutively, and 2008-2009 consecutively with no problems.
    That's good to hear. I would like to try with her again next year if I can get her back up to weight. I have read somewhere that if they are bred multiple years in a row they can sometime be more likely to have slugs.

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    What Was temps she was kept during her pregnancy???

    My first Clutch ever finished on 3 eggs 1 boob with go bad and 3 slugs...
    later talking to NERD Kevin told me that my female during pregnancy was kept too hot... 85-86 when She Should be kept 80-82... Well lesson learned next time i will know


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    Re: First Ever Clutch - 4 Slugs

    Quote Originally Posted by Aes_Sidhe View Post
    What Was temps she was kept during her pregnancy???

    My first Clutch ever finished on 3 eggs 1 boob with go bad and 3 slugs...
    later talking to NERD Kevin told me that my female during pregnancy was kept too hot... 85-86 when She Should be kept 80-82... Well lesson learned next time i will know
    Is this true? I always thought you just keep normal temps of high 80s or low 90s for a hot spot, and cool side of 80 or so
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    Re: First Ever Clutch - 4 Slugs

    Quote Originally Posted by Aes_Sidhe View Post
    What Was temps she was kept during her pregnancy???

    My first Clutch ever finished on 3 eggs 1 boob with go bad and 3 slugs...
    later talking to NERD Kevin told me that my female during pregnancy was kept too hot... 85-86 when She Should be kept 80-82... Well lesson learned next time i will know
    I kept her at the regular 87-90 hot spot and 77 to 80 cool side. I never really change the temps at all. I didn't know it was necessary honestly. I hope that isn't what caused the problem...

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