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04/18/10
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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04/11/10
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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04/11/10
| Developing Follicles | |
| -Swelling observed in the lower third!
-Although she ate she was hesitant. I suspect that she may go off feed next week although I will continue to offer food.
-She has eaten several good meals since copulation. I hope that her fat reserves will be built up for development. |
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04/05/10
| Removed Male | Removed [1105] Valentin |
| -Removed male, ending breeding session
-Hoping to get more females in Xylia than consumed by Esperanza last breeding season |
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04/05/10
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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03/31/10
| Introduced Male | Introduced [1105] Valentin |
| - Feeding complete, male is returned
-Will probably be last breeding introduction |
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03/31/10
| Comments | Temp Increase DTH 33C NTL 31C |
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03/29/10
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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03/27/10
| Removed Male | Removed [1105] Valentin |
| -Removed Valentin, in order to feed male and female
-Making sure to get more meals into female this year to build reserves for pregnancy |
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03/20/10
| Observed Copulation | Copulation with [1105] Valentin |
| -Definite copulation observed
-Physical contact noticed during the day with entertwining from 15-20
-Thought about removing, but decided to keep together due to physical contact during the day
-I'm glad that I kept them together
-NTL 30C DTH 32C |
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03/14/10
| Introduced Male | Introduced [1105] Valentin |
| Plan to give male one more time with female
Hoping that last shed might stimulate activity |
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03/14/10
| Comments | Increased Temp 32DTH 30NTL |
| -Temperature Returned to Normal Levels |
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03/13/10
| Removed Male | Removed [1208] Neron |
| -No Physical action observed between male and female |
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03/13/10
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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03/06/10
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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03/04/10
| Introduced Male | Introduced [1208] Neron |
| -Very little contact at night
-After temp is increased, some physical contact noticed
-No copulation observed |
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03/01/10
| Comments | Temp increase 30C DTH and 27C NTL |
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02/28/10
| Removed Male | Removed [1105] Valentin |
| Snakes exhibiting much less physical contact, male removed in hopes of introducing another male (Neron) in a few days. |
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02/23/10
| Observed Copulation | Copulation with [1105] Valentin |
| -Copulation observed at 6:30 and continues even after lights in tanks come on |
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02/21/10
| Observed Copulation | Copulation with [1105] Valentin |
| -Copulation observed from 10 to 11:30 pm (went to sleep)
-Male strongly encircling female with slight rotations of his tail |
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02/20/10
| Proposed Male | |
| -Introduced male slightly before night fall
-Physical contact and courting behavior observed later that night with the male rubbing head over neck and back of female
-no copulation |
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02/06/10
| Comments | DTH 30*C NTL 24*C |
| -Peak of cooling reached
-Temp will be maintained for two weeks
-Daytime high kept at 30* |
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01/30/10
| Comments | DTH 30*C NTL 26*C |
| This year, I will be maintaining a moderate DTH and focusing on night time lows. In addition twice daily spraying is maintained. |
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01/17/10
| Shed | Shed |
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01/10/10
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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01/10/10
| Begin Cycling | First Phase: Temperature Dropped Slightly to 30*C DTH 29*CNTL |
| -Slight cooling from 32 to 30*C DTH
- Spraying increased from once to twice a day with marked increase in cage moisture |
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12/21/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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12/07/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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11/29/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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11/16/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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11/02/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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10/26/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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10/19/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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10/06/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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09/07/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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08/10/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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08/03/09
| Vet Trip | Admitted to Dilworth Animal Hospital |
$1.00
| - Admitted to Dilworth Animal Hospital at:
814 East Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28203
Ph: 704- 808-7387
-Provided excellent care by Matthew Wheelock (will use for any future herp vet needs, very knowledgeable and helpful)
-Mouth swab was taken along with physical examination
- Diagnosis- Respiratory Infection (Probably bacterial), otherwise physically very healthy
- Rx- 20mg Fortaz by subcutaneous injection every 48 hrs for 2 wks.
-by later in the evening, gaping hardly present and very little discharge noticed, normal activity noticed |
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08/02/09
| Sickness | Sickness |
$1.00
| -cleaned glass from July 25
-noticed futher mucus on July 31 (appeared to be a bunch of dried mucus bubbles)
- raised temperature 2C to make the hottest point 35C in tank day and night an monitored for several days
-Aug 2-noticed more extreme oral gaping, clicking noises or wheezes during breathing, discharge from the mouth and a little from nose
-lastly swelling within the mouth along glottis observed (this seemed most worrying)
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07/25/09
| Sickness | Sickness |
$1.00
| -mucus-like discharge noticed on cage
-thought to be associated with defecation
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07/24/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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07/11/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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07/01/09
| Comments | Female does not show signs of pregnancy. |
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06/19/09
| Feeding | (2) Rat - Pups |
$2.00
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06/06/09
| Feeding | (2) Rat - Pups |
$2.00
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05/29/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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05/23/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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05/15/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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05/01/09
| Introduced Male | Introduced [1208] Neron |
| No copulation observed although male appears to be in shed. Will leave in until a few days after shed. Physical contact is observed during the day when they ball into a cluster towards rear of tank. |
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04/26/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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04/25/09
| Removed Male | Removed [1105] Valentin |
| After initial copulation very little deliberate physical contact was observed. Tanks are back to normal temps wit h 27-34 C gradient, |
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04/20/09
| Observed Copulation | Copulation with [1105] Valentin |
| At 1:00 AM copulation observed. This time male not only linked to female, but continued to wind up and down lower fourth of her body. |
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04/19/09
| Introduced Male | Introduced [1105] Valentin |
| Introduced Male into NEW Tank. Some physical contact but no copulation. |
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04/13/09
| Shed | Shed |
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04/05/09
| Removed Male | Removed [1105] Valentin |
| No copulation observed for over two days. Little interest and body contact between the two. Returned to pairing with Esperanza. |
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04/02/09
| Observed Copulation | Second Copulation with [1105] Valentin |
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03/31/09
| Observed Copulation | Copulation with [1105] Valentin! |
| Copulation with Esperanza may have stimulated Valentin. |
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03/30/09
| Introduced Male | Introduced [1105] Valentin |
| Introduced male. Lots of activitiy from both, moving around enclosure. No copulation observed. |
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03/29/09
| Removed Male | Removed [1208] Neron |
| Physical contact witnessed but no copulation witnessed. |
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03/26/09
| Introduced Male | Introduced [1208] |
| After allowing three days of almost normal heat, male is reintroduced. |
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03/23/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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03/22/09
| Comments | Entanglement with male |
| Male and female observed at 2:00 pm tangled tightly in a coil. Physical contact was maintained throughout the day although sankes had uncoiled by 5:00. Cloacas could not be seen so copulation unproven. |
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03/22/09
| Removed Male | Removed [1208] |
| Removed male at 6:00pm |
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03/20/09
| Introduced Male | Introduced [1208] |
| Much more activity with this male. |
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03/16/09
| Ended Cycling | Increased Temperature |
| Temperatures Rising Naturally, Began keeping heat units on throughout night 3-21-09. |
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03/15/09
| Removed Male | Removed [1105] |
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03/13/09
| Introduced Male | Introduced [1105] |
| Observed little body contact although was away much of the time. |
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01/26/09
| Begin Cycling | 20-23C Night |
| Heat panels turned off for approximately 7 to 9 hours following heavy spraying.
Temperature falls to 20-23C.
Heat turned back on for 23-28C day time temps. |
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01/09/09
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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12/26/08
| Feeding | (1) Rat - Pups |
$1.00
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