female corns producing eggs without a male?

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Originally Posted by MarkS

I've had several young females drop eggs without ever being bred. The youngest was 14 months old, she had never been with a male and had never been brumated. One year I was remodeling my house and didn't have time to breed most of my corns. I got over 100 infertile eggs that year.

Mark

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Well i tend to beleive it now then :P

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Originally Posted by MarkS

I've had several young females drop eggs without ever being bred. The youngest was 14 months old, she had never been with a male and had never been brumated. One year I was remodeling my house and didn't have time to breed most of my corns. I got over 100 infertile eggs that year.

Mark

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wow.:O so why do you think this happens??

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wow. so why do you think this happens??

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I'm not really sure. I think when they've been fed and conditioned well they just lay eggs. I've had the same thing happen with other species of snake also.

but do you think if a single female corn snake is kept as a pet with constant conditions 24/7 it is less likely for them to produce and lay eggs?

Well, it's not common for them to produce eggs by themselves, but it can happen.

cool mark. thanks for the info!