Breeding WC females?

[Bruce Whitehead]

...we've learned that you just cannot hurry things. Any attempt to do so just always ended up with them retreating back into an almost dormant stage where they just ignored life.

I am keeping that my priority right now with my two girls. Just letting them chill, I may move them tonight. I talked to Jerome about the possibility of moving them into the cupboard next to the closet. Made out of the same material as the QT rack.

I just need to relocate my socks.

I had 3 out of 4 breed and produce..... I guess my odds were better then most.

Those are good odds. But then again, I would assume that you are also doing something right. I think it is safe to say that this is not an odds game.

Females under 800 grams that come in from Africa seem to breed fine (bush babies they are called they range from 200-800 grams)

The best success i have had with adults is, females that come in gravid and then lay eggs. They seem to feed much better and bounce back quickly. African rats are great if you have a finicky one. The trick is getting the to breed. Usually it takes a few years to get them going.

A friend of mine got a female Volta ... she just had her pre lay shed on 5/29 .

So they can breed you just have to be patient. I would highly recommend NOT getting them for breeders unless they are something special, since they usually take just as long (or longer) to breed, as a hatchling you can raise up.

Hope this helps
Jon

Yeah, that is great info to have. Thanks for taking the time to respond. It will be interesting to see if this snake (your 17 egg clutch female) has as large a clutch as her first one. That is a crazzzzzzy amount of eggs.

I do not think my two females are going to even close to bouncing back anytime soon. But I do welcome the challenge, and as a keeper I think the experience will be a good one. And regardless, these girls were going to be dumped (not trying to be pejorative) somewhere, so why not here?

The one female is a stunner. Burgundy and one of the highest blushes I have seen in a non-morph. But whether or not that is genetic... not counting on it.

My WC girls only eat live in the complete dark, live on moist cypress (higher humidity) and aren't messed with. They have been setup this way since getting here and all ate immediately after laying and for the most part haven't stopped...they never fast either.

Again, excellent info. Thanks for that.

I must say that I got these snakes because the were Y. B's (not normals) and to gain some experiance as a new breeder. I have a lot of captive hatched in my collection, but will be not likely to get any more W.C. -- unless they were EXCEPTIONAL and the price was right.

I guess that is what was the pusher for me. Every new challenge I take on, I figure can only help me become a better keeper, and every new snake I take on (have rehabbed burned and neglected snakes) teaches me something that benefits my entire collection.

Thanks for the responses,
bruce