Clutch of something...without male

Hi,

She might be a little grumpy as this is often reported with new mothers **hides from any new mother members**.

Maternaly incubating mothers might not eat until the eggs have hatched so removing the scent of the eggs (or slugs in this case) might help get her started eating earlier.

As always these are genralisations and the animal should be your guide - if she looks like she is really going to nail you for example feel free to upgrade her from "grumpy" to "a bit peeved" and proceed accordingly.


dr del

She may strike which is just a maternal instict. Put a towel over her and it makes it much easier to remove her. You want to wash her and her enclosure to remove the scent of the eggs and other stuff frm laying. The scent will make her continue to be defensive and will keep her from feeding. Once all evidence of the eggs are removed she should start eanting within a week. The towel will help you and her with stress. And by the way wow! that is a trip! :eek:

Last note...
Is she going to do this again??

no way to know for sure. If she does, it'll be at least a year.

Get a male and then she'll do it for real and you'll have cute lil babies. :)

I once had a corn snake that had never been with another snake ever in her life lay 5 infertile eggs at the age of 14 months. I had never cycled her, she was kept in the same conditions that all of my other yearlings were kept at (and none of them layed eggs) and she had never missed a meal with the exception of the week before she layed. Sometimes it just works out that way. She turned out to be one of my best breeders.