The worst day ever.

[tigerlily]

I went in to check on my snakes this morning. Not a big deal, but when I looked down I almost lost it. My 1500g girl, the one I had planned on breeding this fall, has produced sperm plugs. I had this snake sexed by an arav listed vet, and the president of the local herp society. I know people make mistakes, but this is a terrible blow. I don't even know how to express how upsetting this is. I was sooooo looking forward to my first attempt at breeding, and now it's not going to happen.

Rationally I'm trying to remember this is not the end of the world, but right now I could really use some encouragement.

[Adam_Wysocki]

Have her checked again ... sometimes females "shmoo".

-adam

[Nate]

I hate to hear you can't make a breeding attempt this season...i want to also but don't have what it takes right now, so i'm bummed too.

So what are sperm plugs and why do females produce them?

[tigerlily]

Have her checked again ... sometimes females "shmoo".

-adam

Really? :eek:

Would you suggest I take it back to the original vet, or try another place?

[tigerlily]

So what are sperm plugs and why do females produce them?

If what I saw were sperm plugs, then females don't produce them.... males do.

[Nate]

righto i guess that would explain one thing.

a complete newb would think a female produced sperm plugs to "plug" everything up in there so she couldn't produce babies...but now i know it's males....can't breed males with males.

[tigerlily]

can't breed males with males.

EXACTLY!!

[Adam_Wysocki]

can't breed males with males.

Actually, male ball pythons will copulate with each other ... it's most often an expression of dominance ... you just can't get eggs from breeding males to males.

-adam

[Nate]

lol yes adam that's what i was getting at. I've read about males doing the deed with other males.

[python kid]

i could have gone through the whole day without reading that.