96' Female History Notes


	This female was hatched in July of 1996. I refer to her as “96 female #1.” Following are some life history notes of this animal in captivity.

July, 1996	Hatched
October 98-January 99	Mating activity
February 15, 1999	Gravid, refusing food
March 22, 1999	Pre egg lay shed
April 13, 1999	10 fertile eggs, hatched in August

October 1999	Begin mating activity
December 29, 1999	Copulates 24 hours
January 2, 2000	Eats live rat
January 9, 2000	Eats frozen mice
January 18, 2000	Eats frozen mice
January 30, 2000	Gravid
February 7, 2000	Eats frozen mice
February 19, 2000	Pre egg lay shed
March 6, 2000	1 infertile egg, 9 infertile slugs

November 6, 2000	Copulation
November 27, 2000	Copulation
December 30, 2000	Gravid, refusing food (see photos; note dry, scaly skin)
January 26, 2001	Pre egg lay shed (see photos; note glossy, rejuvenated skin)
February, 11, 2001	9 eggs, 4 infertile slugs (see photos; one bad egg was removed on February 12, 2001)


	These are some photos of typical caging.


	These are photos of the 96 female #1 after she is finished copulating and prior to the pre egg laying shed. She is gravid. Her skin is dry, and appears scaly and patchy.

This is the same female following the pre egg laying shed. Note how the skin glistens compared to the photos from 10 days earlier.

This is the same female in the lay box. This is a standard Rubbermaid or Sterilite box with damp sphagnum moss inside and a hole cut in the lid. She will lay her eggs inside this box.

The first photo are the eggs she deposited. Four infertile slugs were discarded. The egg on the top left is obviously bad. It is partially discolored and "sweating" even on the day it was laid. This egg smelled rotten the following day and was discarded. The 2nd photo is a close-up of this egg.
Note the somewhat trapezoidal shape which is indicative of infertile eggs.

The 3rd picture is a close-up of another egg which is suspect. There is a small "window" which appears discolored and is "sweating" slightly. This egg probably will not hatch.

The fourth photo is a close-up of the obviously fertile eggs.

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