Update on the Emperor babies again

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

There are 8 left. The others have gone to new homes. I finally reduced their amount of bedding and added hiding and climbing areas to keep better tabs on them since they had dug such an extensive series of burrows, I hadn't seen the little buggers in weeks!

New set up..










Born the last week of march. 15 total. Only 1 died. 6 found new homes. They are now 3 inches long with the largest about 3 1/2 inches.

[dr del]

They grow up so fast.


dr del

[llovelace]

Awww they are getting big

[mark and marley]

They grow up so fast.


dr del

hahaha

its good to see your babies again Foschi!
nice viv,what size is it?

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

That's just a 5 gal there. I also have a spare 2 gal exoterra ready for when I pick out my keepers and need to separate a couple of them into a different enclosure.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

Here's a view from the top...



And here is a climbing baby

[dr del]

Hi,

Have you tried sexing them yet?


dr del

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

I've tried... The last time someone came by to pick out a couple and I had to get some out. I put some in a clear storage container and compared all their pectines and the shape of their sex organ but they were still so small that they all pretty much looked the same. I figure in another month or 2 it should be more obvious when I try again.

[mark and marley]

you can take a pic of their bottoms and count the combs of their pectines as well.ive heard the sex organ and comb count is the most accurate way.as to how many combs is male and female i dont know id have to ask the other site i frequent unless you know or someone here does.

the climber.so cute

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

I know that but the pectines are so tiny right now it's nearly impossible to do that. Even if I could get a decent macro shot with my good camera, the trick would be to get each baby to be still long enough to get that photo so it doesn't blur lol!

If I put one in a small plastic or glass container to get a shot of their underside, they continuously move around and try to climb out. So for now I'm content just waiting another month or two.