Live Births

Garter_Gertie · 06-20-2008, 07:37 PM

I was always under the impression garters carried eggs - like eggs, chicken eggs - and somehow the shell of the egg "went away" prior to birth.

Obviously I've been living under a dilusion. Right? Garters truly do birth live, right? I saw somewhere - I should have noted it - pictures of a garther birthing. SO COOL AND WONDERFUL!!!! WOW!!! And they are born live with a placenta-like-thing. There's no shell. They're born like kittens - each kitten comes in its own placenta. Very amazing.

Is that not the most wonderful thing about our kids? LIVE births! Totally wonderful! Blows my mind. I'm in awe.

el lobo · 06-20-2008, 07:58 PM

I think it would be awesome if humans laid eggs.

el lobo · 06-20-2008, 07:58 PM

cleaner, and less pain! 'Oh, did I just lay an egg? I suppose I did, didn't I?'

Garter_Gertie · 06-20-2008, 08:02 PM

LOL!!!! I would think there's many a huminoid woman that would go along with your thinking about humans laying eggs. I, myself - long story - have never had a humaniod kind'a kid. (Wasn't from lack of trying.)

I've always thought... "Why can't women give birth to one of those little sponge-thingys? Where you put them in water and they swell up to their normal size? Eggs, we'd have to sit on and watch.

Better the sponge-thingys.

el lobo · 06-20-2008, 08:11 PM

Oh ya, you betcha! Your kids sure would sprout! you would have an adult sized child with the mind of a 4-month-old!

el lobo · 06-20-2008, 08:12 PM

Can you imagine changing those diapers? sick.

GartersRock · 06-20-2008, 11:36 PM

Yeah! And so convenient for breeders too! No eggs to worry about! =D
I always get excited when a snake I want to breed is live bearing. lol!

Scaley.Jade · 06-21-2008, 06:28 AM

over all how long does the garter hold her young for is it aslong a corn waits to lay her eggs and the time incubate or is it faster as there born ready to go ?

Sid · 06-21-2008, 06:41 AM

Garters are born 90 to 120 days after breeding.

dekaybrown · 06-22-2008, 12:15 AM

Gertie, dekay brown snakes & red belly snakes are also live born.

the "egg" is a thin membrane surrounding the embryo also containing the nutrients for development, just the same as an egg. no shell.

Watching these little honeys bust out of the membranes is amazing.

06-20-2008, 07:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Garter_Gertie In Hog Heaven Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 2,185	Live Births I was always under the impression garters carried eggs - like eggs, chicken eggs - and somehow the shell of the egg "went away" prior to birth. Obviously I've been living under a dilusion. Right? Garters truly do birth live, right? I saw somewhere - I should have noted it - pictures of a garther birthing. SO COOL AND WONDERFUL!!!! WOW!!! And they are born live with a placenta-like-thing. There's no shell. They're born like kittens - each kitten comes in its own placenta. Very amazing. Is that not the most wonderful thing about our kids? LIVE births! Totally wonderful! Blows my mind. I'm in awe.

06-20-2008, 07:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
el lobo Juvenile snake Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Michigan. Posts: 184	Re: Live Births I think it would be awesome if humans laid eggs. __________________ -Caleb

06-20-2008, 07:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
el lobo Juvenile snake Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Michigan. Posts: 184	Re: Live Births cleaner, and less pain! 'Oh, did I just lay an egg? I suppose I did, didn't I?' __________________ -Caleb

06-20-2008, 08:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Garter_Gertie In Hog Heaven Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 2,185	Re: Live Births LOL!!!! I would think there's many a huminoid woman that would go along with your thinking about humans laying eggs. I, myself - long story - have never had a humaniod kind'a kid. (Wasn't from lack of trying.) I've always thought... "Why can't women give birth to one of those little sponge-thingys? Where you put them in water and they swell up to their normal size? Eggs, we'd have to sit on and watch. Better the sponge-thingys.

06-20-2008, 08:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
el lobo Juvenile snake Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Michigan. Posts: 184	Re: Live Births Oh ya, you betcha! Your kids sure would sprout! you would have an adult sized child with the mind of a 4-month-old! __________________ -Caleb

06-20-2008, 08:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
el lobo Juvenile snake Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Michigan. Posts: 184	Re: Live Births Can you imagine changing those diapers? sick. __________________ -Caleb

06-20-2008, 11:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
GartersRock I am not obsessed.... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 1,488	Re: Live Births Yeah! And so convenient for breeders too! No eggs to worry about! =D I always get excited when a snake I want to breed is live bearing. lol! __________________ Amanda Tolleson 19.23 Assorted Garters, Ribbons, inc Flames, Pugets etc. 19.17 Assorted "Other Reps" ATBs, TX Rats, Leos Etc 11.13 Mammals

06-21-2008, 06:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
Scaley.Jade Juvenile snake Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chesterfield, derbyshire Posts: 164	Re: Live Births over all how long does the garter hold her young for is it aslong a corn waits to lay her eggs and the time incubate or is it faster as there born ready to go ?

06-21-2008, 06:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
Sid Thamnophis Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,967	Re: Live Births Garters are born 90 to 120 days after breeding. __________________ Sid 9.14 T. s sirtalis, 2.2. T. ordinoides, 1.1 T. e vagrans, 1.1 T. s parietalis, 1.0 T. s sackenii- Peninsular Ribbon

06-22-2008, 12:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
dekaybrown Snake whisperer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central NYS. Home to the 2009 world meeting Posts: 2,827	Re: Live Births Gertie, dekay brown snakes & red belly snakes are also live born. the "egg" is a thin membrane surrounding the embryo also containing the nutrients for development, just the same as an egg. no shell. Watching these little honeys bust out of the membranes is amazing. __________________ Thanks for reading, Wayne

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