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BOAEDON CAPENSIS X BOAEDON
LINEATUS
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There are many unanswered questions surrounding house
snakes, it is our aim over the years to definitively answer as many of
these questions as we possibly can.
Q: Are Boaedon Capensis and Boaedon Lineatus
compatible?
A: Yes, our account is detailed below.
Following our unsuccessful
attempts to find a mate for our adult female lineatus we decided that, as
she laid slugs every month or so without ever being with a male, we would
use the opportunity to test the compatibility with capensis.
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Female Boaedon Lineatus "Lulu"
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Male Boaedon Capensis het Albino "Captain"
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We
paired them up on 11 November 2010 and he got down to business
straight away and it ended up being a rather messy affair! Perhaps
this was to do with their approximately equal size.The pair were only mated
once.
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3 eggs
laid on 25 January 2011
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All 3
eggs appeared to have started collapsing by the end of February
however this was obviously not the case as they started hatching a
few days earlier than expected at 55 days on 21 March 2011. 2 males
hatched on that day and the 3rd male (from the egg with the line
across the middle) hatched 2 days later. At the time of taking the
pic below the 3rd egg (shown at the top of the pic) had not pipped
yet.
After 1st shed
2nd Clutch laid (still only 1
mating)
It is worth noting that following laying
infertile clutches Lulu did not always feed until after her post-lay
shed and was incredibly slow to recover which obviously took it's
toll as she continued to lay infertile clutches every couple of
months. However, since laying fertile eggs, Lulu has fed straight
away and therefore recovered much more
quickly.
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A total of 3 clutches were laid in 2011 (from only 1
mating), below are photos of all 10 hatchlings.
Now that this question has been answered, onto the
next question.... Q: Are the offspring of Boaedon Capensis and Boaedon
Lineatus fertile?
A: Watch this space...
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