One baby Lepidus

So I have been undecided on if my Female Lepidus was gravid. Tonight I caught her in what i thought was givng birth. Turns out she was passing a four inch very mucusy piece of stool, so I thought. I leave to go watch the Cowboy game, and come home to a single baby still in the yoke sack. I decided to open the sack, and the baby emerged very shortly after.The stool looking stuff is gone. It must of been slugs, and the female ate them. The mom is acting very weird towards the baby, almost like it were prey. I took the baby and remaining yoke out. A strike from mom would surely kill the baby. Did I do the right thing? I am concerned there might of been more babies and she possibly ate them with the slug/stool looking thing. Wish I would of stayed home, I was so close to witnessing her giving birth...

Here is a pic of mom. I have not taken one of baby yet. I am trying not to disturb mom to much incase there are more babies.
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...tledRockRa.jpg

I don't know anything about breeding lep leps, but I don't see what you did wrong.

Later, Matt

thanks I was hoping you were still awake and on here. I thought about sending you a PM but thought I could use others advise as well.

Like you already said, they eat their still borns, but I'd highly doubt that they would eat their live young. That would go completely against the purpose of reproduction! Of course this is not based on any science, I'd just find it highly unlikely.

To answer your question though, I don't think you did anything wrong. The same thing (probably) would have happened in the wild, you know? It really doesn't make a difference.

Later, Matt

Ya thanks. I have just always kept the neonates with mom until they shed. But she was acting very weird towards the baby once it started moving from the yoke sac. She would very quickly go up to it like she would a mouse. I was seeing the same behavior I see during a feeding response. If she has more I will know in the morning.

idk how, but that snake is nice!gj:

Beautiful snake. I don't have any experiences in breeding that species, but like the others stated, you did nothing wrong. If it were in the wild, the same thing would of happened. You also can't be there every single second of the day. Glad you got one baby though, I want to see a picture.