corn mating!

[kerryrep22]

I mated my corn a few days ago with my male for the first time, ive now given her a few days break, and i was wondering what would happen genetically if i mated her with a different corn, different colours, is there then the possibility that she will actually have the babies of the second corn, or a mixture even? dnt know how it works with snake sperm apart from the fact that they can retain it, so just wondering. thanks

[cornmorphs]

yes, that is entirly possible. a female can be pregnant by 2 males at the same time, producing offspring from both.

[kerryrep22]

thank you very much, that is cool! cos i did initially want my first male to mate with her, he is bigger and better colours, but he didnt seem to want to do it so i let my other male do it instead and he was more than keen! im not bothered about morphs really but just want to do it for the experience of breeding snakes, but thats cool to know that i can give my first male a second chance. thank you.

[cornmorphs]

this isnt always the case though, its quite rare.. its LIKELY she will be gravid from the 1st actual mating.

[kerryrep22]

ok cool, no worries. if you have seen her mated, i mean locked properly for a period of time so you know it has definitely happened, how many times do you then re-introduce the male again to increase you r chances. because i know lots of people on the forum say put them together for a day or two and the seperate them for a few days to give the female a break and feed them, and then reintroduce them again for another couple of days, which is what im doing. i just wondered how many times you repeat this process, because obviously as time goes on i dnt want to stress my possibly pregnant female. thanks.

[bhoy67]

i repeat this process untill the female looks def gravid ie starts to get very plump n swollen and about 5 to 6 weeks after copulation the female should do her pre lay shed thats the time to get laying box set up in her home and get the incubator on

[kerryrep22]

oh ok, does it not stress her though if she is that heavily pregnant? i guess its a good way to be sure though that she is pregnant, to keep trying it, cover all the bases!

[bhoy67]

thats it cover all the bases to be sure though dont go as far as shes heavily gravid u will be able to see yourself if she starts swelling thats unmissable thats when i would stop m8

[kerryrep22]

oh ok, thats cool thank you.

[cornmorphs]

if you keep regular weights of the girls, you will se all of a sudden they will put on ridiculous amounts in just a few days, so even if you cant see it you will know they are gravid... obviously dont weigh just after feeding, usually just before to ensure they are empty is the best time i find,