Methodology for Obtaining Multiple Clutches of Eggs in One Season from Colubrid Snakes

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Methodology for Obtaining Multiple Clutches of Eggs in One Season from Colubrid Snakes

Authors

Robert Applegate

Journal

Northern California Herpetological Society Special Publication #5

Publication Year

2009

Pages

5

Abstract

Only a few years ago, breeding a pair of snakes and obtaining a single clutch of good eggs was considered a major accomplishment. Today we can consistantly produce eggs each year and now have even branched out into techniques that will increase production. It is now possible to get two, three, and sometimes even four clutches of eggs from certain colubrid species. I am currently working with ten colubrid snake species, comprising nineteen subspecies. I have successfully obtained two clutches of eggs in a single breeding season from all nineteen subspecies. One subspecies has even consistantly laid three clutches each season.

Taxa

Colubridae

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Methodology for Obtaining Multiple Clutches of Eggs in One Season from Colubrid Snakes