What's Your Largest First-Time Mom Clutch?

A few questions:

1) What's the largest clutch you've ever gotten from a female that was bred for the first time? And how many were good, how many were slugs?
2) How large was this female when bred (in grams)?
3) Also, what species of prey are they feeding on (i.e. mice/rats/other) and how often?
4) What type of prey (live, fresh killed, frozen/thawed) are they feeding on?
5) If you breed your own feeders, what type of rat food do you use (i.e. Mazuri 6F/9F, hog feed, dog food, etc.)?

I had what I thought was an unusually large clutch (10 good eggs) for a first-time mom laid today, so it made me wonder. LOL I wondered if there was ny correlation between the food the rats are given. I've been breeding my own feeders for about 2 years and I've gotten bigger clutches this year (no clutches last year--not sure if that's related to this year's clutch sizes or not). I'm not sure what type of food pet stores fed their rats (probably the cheapest--for them it's all about the almighty dollar) when I was buying from them, but I know what I'm feeding mine. So, I just wondered if anyone else would be willing to take part in this survey (of sorts ;) ) and see if there really is any correlation. Also, I wonder if the battle of frozen/thawed versus live or fresh killed can be somewhat settled here, especially if the larger clutches are also laid from females feeding on f/t, or if the results are about the same either way.

So here's my answers:
1) 10 healthy eggs (no slugs)
2) 1900 grams
3) Rats once per week
4) Frozen/thawed
5) Mazuri 6F

1) 7 healthy eggs no slugs
2) 1800 at the begining of breeding
3) small rats twice a week from rodent pro
4) Frozen/thawed
5) Mazuri 6F

1) 10 healthy eggs (no slugs)
2) 1600 grams (2100 by the time she laid, 1260 after)
3)Medium Rats once per week
4) Frozen/thawed (sometimes P/K or live)
5) N/A

It was her first time as well. Just got 10 healthy babies from the clutch!

forgot to add that when i bred my own feederse i used mazuri i no longer breed my own hence rodent pro

Just had this clutch hatch out...

1. 12 eggs, 10 good
2. 2398 grams prior to laying, 1884 grams after
3. Large rats once a week
4. F/T
5. Kent rodent diet.

1 - 12 eggs no slugs
2 - 1900 grams
3 - ASFs once a week
4 - live
5 - Harlan and Mazuri 6F

1.9 eggs no slugs
2.2500 (around 2700 at laying,1800's afterward)
3.Rats
4.Mostly Frozen thawed
5.N/A, my rats came from variable sources at the time.

1. 9 Good eggs
2. 3400g before. 2300g after.
3. Rats. 2 smalls or 1 medium a week depending on availability
4. Live.
5. Dye free dog food.

1) 9 healthy eggs no slugs
2) 2100 at the begining of breeding
3) 1 Med Rat once a week
4) Frozen/thawed
5) Mazuri 6F

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Originally Posted by SnakeGirl3

A few questions:

1) What's the largest clutch you've ever gotten from a female that was bred for the first time? And how many were good, how many were slugs?
2) How large was this female when bred (in grams)?
3) Also, what species of prey are they feeding on (i.e. mice/rats/other) and how often?
4) What type of prey (live, fresh killed, frozen/thawed) are they feeding on?
5) If you breed your own feeders, what type of rat food do you use (i.e. Mazuri 6F/9F, hog feed, dog food, etc.)?

I had what I thought was an unusually large clutch (10 good eggs) for a first-time mom laid today, so it made me wonder. LOL I wondered if there was ny correlation between the food the rats are given. I've been breeding my own feeders for about 2 years and I've gotten bigger clutches this year (no clutches last year--not sure if that's related to this year's clutch sizes or not). I'm not sure what type of food pet stores fed their rats (probably the cheapest--for them it's all about the almighty dollar) when I was buying from them, but I know what I'm feeding mine. So, I just wondered if anyone else would be willing to take part in this survey (of sorts ;) ) and see if there really is any correlation. Also, I wonder if the battle of frozen/thawed versus live or fresh killed can be somewhat settled here, especially if the larger clutches are also laid from females feeding on f/t, or if the results are about the same either way.

So here's my answers:
1) 10 healthy eggs (no slugs)
2) 1900 grams
3) Rats once per week
4) Frozen/thawed
5) Mazuri 6F

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1- 9 healthy eggs no slugs
2-2100g
3- 1 rat a week
5- live
6- mazuri 6f



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