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12/23/09
| Comments | Transferred to Rob Carmichael |
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12/22/09
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/T Rat - Small |
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12/22/09
| Weight | 3.23 lbs =1,465.1 g |
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12/04/09
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/T Rat - Small |
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11/22/09
| Feeding | Fed (2) F/T Rat - Small |
| early morning feeding in rack tub; never showed interest, but ate both in private |
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11/15/09
| Changed Water | Changed Water |
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11/14/09
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/T Rat - Small |
| ate 1 rat, refused a 2nd |
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11/09/09
| Changed Water | Changed Water |
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11/09/09
| Cleaned | Cleaned |
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11/08/09
| Defecated | Defecated |
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11/08/09
| Shed | Shed |
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11/04/09
| Refused Food | Refused (1) Rat - Small |
| peak opacity |
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11/02/09
| Turned Opaque | Turned Opaque |
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11/02/09
| Weight | 3.17 lbs = 1,437.9 g |
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11/02/09
| Changed Water | Changed Water |
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10/27/09
| Feeding | Fed (2) F/T Rat - Small |
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10/23/09
| Changed Water | Changed Water |
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10/23/09
| Weight | 2.85 lbs = 1,292.7g |
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10/23/09
| Cleaned | Cleaned |
| back to care fresh bedding |
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10/22/09
| Eggs Hatched | Last Hatchling is Out! |
| The 5th baby is finally out! |
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10/22/09
| Comments | Soaked |
| Sue got a nice long bath |
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10/19/09
| Eggs Hatched | 1st Pip! |
| I only saw one little head, but an egg has pipped! Only 70 days after oviposition! Can we say "diapause?" |
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10/05/09
| Comments | New Sphagnum Moss |
| removed old moss & replaced with new damp moss |
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10/05/09
| Changed Water | Changed Water |
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09/21/09
| Comments | 1... 2... 3... huh?? |
| So as this mystery unfolds, I am still finding myself surprised along the way. Sue does not wrap as tightly as Marian does around her pile of eggs, so I have had a few more teasing peeks at her eggs... and I was so sure there were 5. Today I counted 6.
They're multiplying. I know it. LOL
All this from the snake I was so sure was going to only give me one egg if she ever laid at all. Wow. :) |
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09/03/09
| Refused Food | Refused (1) Mouse - Adult |
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08/18/09
| Changed Water | Changed Water |
| removed some pieces of moss and care fresh that appeared to be growing mold, there was a floating bit of mold in the water (uck!!) |
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08/12/09
| Laid Eggs | Eggs! Mystery solved.... |
| Discovered Sue laying on her eggs at shortly after midnight (so the morning of the 13th technically). Boys don't lay eggs, so that solves one mystery! As of 18 Aug 09, there may be as many as 5 eggs! |
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07/29/09
| Comments | Hissy Fit! |
| Sue had a major hissy fit this morning & is looking very gravid! I opened her tub to look at her & heard a BIG hissss, misted her and got a louder hisssss, closed her tub and she hisssed all the way back! |
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07/29/09
| Changed Water | Changed Water |
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07/19/09
| Changed Water | Changed Water |
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07/13/09
| Changed Water | Changed Water |
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07/13/09
| Weight | 4.35 lbs = 1,973.13 g |
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07/08/09
| Refused Food | Refused (1) Mouse - Adult |
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07/02/09
| Post Ovulation Shed | Post Ovulation Shed |
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06/24/09
| Turned Opaque | Turned Opaque |
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06/05/09
| Comments | What to Think?? |
| It is hard to know what to think of Sue this year. She has gained a ton of weight, she may have an "egg swell," but I am not sure. Given that I only think I palpated one follicle back in October, my guess is that at most she would only have one egg... but she isn't showing me any other signs aside from gaining weight, and staying off feed. |
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05/31/09
| Weight | 4.53 lbs = 2,054.77 g |
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05/29/09
| Refused Food | Refused (1) Mouse - Adult |
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05/23/09
| Refused Food | Refused (1) Mouse - Adult |
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05/16/09
| Weight | 4.55 lbs = 2,063.8 g |
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05/16/09
| Cleaned | Cleaned |
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04/20/09
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/K Mouse - Adult |
| it was dead for a while, clean-up for Jane |
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04/13/09
| Removed Male | Removed [VMS E046-01M] Specter |
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04/10/09
| Feeding | Fed (2) F/K Mouse - Adult |
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04/07/09
| Introduced Male | Introduced [VMS E046-01M] Specter |
| put him in Sue's tub around 0330 |
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04/07/09
| Observed Copulation | Copulation with [VMS E046-01M] Specter |
| all appearances lead me to think this is so... |
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04/05/09
| Refused Food | Refused (1) Mouse - Adult |
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03/31/09
| Feeding | Fed (2) F/K Mouse - Adult |
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03/24/09
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/K Mouse - Adult |
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03/18/09
| Cleaned | Cleaned |
| I've been busy :( |
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03/16/09
| Defecated | Defecated |
| predictably... |
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03/15/09
| Cleaned | Cleaned |
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03/15/09
| Weight | 4.55 lbs = 2,063.8 g |
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03/11/09
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/K Mouse - Adult |
| tiny little adult mouse, clean-up for Jane |
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02/14/09
| Weight | 4.50 lbs = 2,041.17 g |
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02/03/09
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Adult |
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02/03/09
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/K Mouse - Adult |
| not really a "fresh" kill, clean-up for Marian |
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01/21/09
| Feeding | Fed (2) F/K Mouse - Adult |
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01/10/09
| Removed Male | Removed [VMS E046-01M] Specter |
| looked like they were locked up when I went to take him out, but they were just 'faking' -- Sue wasn't playing along |
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01/08/09
| Observed Copulation | Copulation with [VMS E046-01M] Specter |
| at least I think so... poor guy tries so hard |
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01/07/09
| Introduced Male | Introduced [VMS E046-01M] Specter |
| he is definitely trying hard, looks like they may be locked up |
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01/06/09
| Refused Food | Refused (1) Mouse - Adult |
| daytime |
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12/31/08
| Weight | 4.34 lbs = 1,968.6 g |
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12/20/08
| Feeding | Fed (2) Live Mouse - Adult |
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12/14/08
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Jumbo Adult |
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12/14/08
| Refused Food | Refused (1) Rat - "Small Plus" |
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12/09/08
| Shed | Shed |
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12/09/08
| Defecated | Defecated |
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12/07/08
| Turned Clear | Turned Clear |
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12/07/08
| Refused Food | Refused (1) Mouse - Jumbo Adult |
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12/06/08
| Removed Male | Removed [VMS E046-01M] Specter |
| I don't think the poor guy is getting anywhere here :( |
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12/03/08
| Introduced Male | Introduced [VMS E046-01M] Specter |
| poor guy tries so hard |
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12/01/08
| Refused Food | Refused (1) Mouse - Jumbo Adult |
| refused both a live adult mouse and a F/T "Small Plus" rat from ARS -- blue |
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11/30/08
| Turned Opaque | Turned Opaque |
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11/25/08
| Refused Food | Refused (1) Rat - "Small Plus" |
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11/25/08
| Feeding | Fed (2) Live Mouse - Jumbo Adult |
| 1st mouse was a pregnant female |
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11/19/08
| Feeding | Fed (3) Live Mouse - Adult |
| it's really 2 live mice and 1 dead mouse as clean up |
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11/19/08
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/T Rat - "Small Plus" |
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11/18/08
| Defecated | Defecated |
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11/18/08
| Weight | 4.06 lbs = 1,841.6 g |
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11/17/08
| Removed Male | Removed [VMS E046-01M] Specter |
| poor guy is sure trying hard |
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11/14/08
| Introduced Male | Introduced [VMS E046-01M] Specter |
| introduced in the evening, around 5pm |
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11/13/08
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Adult |
| this feeding was around 4am |
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11/13/08
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/T Rat - "Small Plus" |
| fed around 4am |
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11/05/08
| Feeding | Fed (1) Live Mouse - Adult |
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11/05/08
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/T Rat - "Small Plus" |
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11/01/08
| Feeding | Fed (3) Live Mouse - Adult |
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11/01/08
| Defecated | Defecated |
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10/27/08
| Feeding | Fed (2) Live Mouse - Adult |
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10/27/08
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/T Rat - Small |
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10/26/08
| Removed Male | Removed [VMS E046-01M] Specter |
| He was sure "courting intensely;" I thought they were locked up when I went to remove him, but alas, their tails were only in the right position, nothing more. I washed him after removing him from Sue's enclosure. |
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10/24/08
| Introduced Male | Introduced [VMS E046-01M] Specter |
| I haven't started lowering night temps just yet, but I wanted to introduce my male in hopes that the follicle I think I felt might be maintained and matured, not resorbed. |
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10/21/08
| Feeding | Fed (2) Live Mouse - Adult |
| in feeding bin, uncovered |
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10/21/08
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/T Rat - Small |
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10/21/08
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/T Rat - Fuzzies |
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10/20/08
| Weight | 3.49 lbs = 1,583 g |
| true empty weight; I think I palpated ONE follicle while placing her back in her tub |
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10/20/08
| Comments | Palpation |
| I think I palpated ONE follicle while placing her back in her tub after weighing, which oddly enough does get me a little excited - after all a 'boy named Sue' wouldn't develop ANY follicles! |
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10/18/08
| Defecated | Defecated |
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10/14/08
| Feeding | Fed (1) F/T Rat - Small |
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10/14/08
| Feeding | Fed (2) Live Mouse - Adult |
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10/13/08
| Weight | 3.48 lbs = 1,578.5 g |
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