Spring!

[reptileparadise]

Well, I guess most of you will have ended hibernation...How is spring coming along? Have you seen any snakes mate yet? Have you felt embryos? Or maybe even some young? (way early, but I saw some advertised...)

My year is coming along nicely.
I have seen some matings (marcianus, parietalis and today the atratus)
Above species where 'suspected gravid' a few days ago, so I weighed them...
The marcianus gained 10 % bodyweight (more then 30 grams)
The small parietalis female gained 24% (slightly more then 20 grams) en the atratus female gained a whopping 28% bodyweight! (just under 15 grams)

I'm hoping this really is a sign of gravi...hmmm, not gravity...gravidity? gravidness?...

so, come on! Lets hear some great babynews!

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

my puget is gravid she looks a lot fatter at the tail region and shes gained like 15 grams (something like that) and the maritime is fatter and gained like 11 grams,
Im gunna post pics of the puget this weekend (even though shes green because of her chemical bath)

[Sid]

I'm hoping all three of my adult Easterns (T s sirtalis) are gravid. The two larger females have gained a good bit of girth in the lower half of the body and the third, my youngest adult female, is definately gaining more than normal as well. So, fingers crossed.

[enigma200316]

none of my garters are old enough yet not until next year, however I do have an eastern that is old enough,but I can't breed them because they are a native species........

[stonyloam]

What spring? Still winter here brrrrr....

[adamanteus]

I think my marcianus female is gravid.... it's a miracle if she isn't, the amount of attention she's been getting from the male. She's certainly gained some girth. My largest female radix is also putting on some weight in the lower body, although I haven't seen any sexual activity from the radix.

[enigma200316]

Originally Posted by stonyloam

What spring? Still winter here brrrrr....

I agree, we're suppose to be getting more snow here...........

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Originally Posted by adamanteus

I think my marcianus female is gravid.... it's a miracle if she isn't, the amount of attention she's been getting from the male.

James, this is the same way my marcianus are!!! the male never leaves her alone!!! He doesn't.. ever.. stop...

and yet i have not seen them actually hooked up, hopefully, something will come out of the weeks of him rippling himself thin. LOL.

[Stefan-A]

Like I suspected, it was just wishful thinking that my female parietalis would have been gravid, even if she increased in weight by some 30% earlier this year. She will be weighed again, soon. But her general shape says she's not gravid, even if it's not the most reliable way to judge gravidity.

I wish I still had my male.

[GarterGuy]

Nothing on my end.....the Pugets are too young and I don't know the sex of my Maritimes just yet. My female concinnus is ready to go, but don't have a male for her. Maybe next year.