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With so many snakes in collection there's allways something happening....
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Logbook 2010:


April 3	Offspring Corallus hortulanus 2009 goes on sale. They are all doing fine for months now. I'll keep a few animals for further breeding programs.
April 3	The female Gonyosoma oxycephalum.started eating today.
April 2	Over the last month I did put both Corallus males together with the females twice for a short period of time. I saw male 01.20 mate but I'm not sure about male 97.15.
March 28	Matings seen on Elaphe climacophora. The female was "on the move" with the male still attached. Looks very painfull for both animals.
March 15	After two days in a new housing the male Gonyosoma oxycephalum accepted food today. That's amazing!
March 13	During my problems with Gonyosoma oxycephalum.(logbook 2008) I came in contact with Lukas Bouwman from Switzerland. Lukas breeds with Gonyosoma oxycephalum.. Today Lukas was over to Holland and brought 1.1 offspring 2009 with him. The photos show the parents of these juveniles.
March 12	I ended the hibernation period for Elaphe climacophora today.
February 25	I seperated the Corallus males from the females today. They where interested in each other but I saw no matings.
February 19	The photos show how I found her this morning. She was exhausted, reacting poorly and in no condition to undergo surgery. I decided for euthanasia. What a sad ending for a beautifull animal. I bought her when she was a few weeks old and had her in my collection for over eleven years. She had two litters (2004 and 2005).
February 18	Again I went to see Dr. Kik with the femaleMorelia viridis. She was in labour the last 24 hours and the eggs moved towards the cloaca but she wasn't able to lay them. The egg nearest to the cloaca was punctured through the skin and 5 cc of yolk was removed. This reduces the volume of the egg. This, combined with extra injections Oxytocine and Calcium might help her to get rid of the eggs. If the eggs are not laid within the next 24 hours an operation or euthanasia. Her condition is deteriorating quickly.
February 17	Problems with the female Morelia viridis who laid eggs last week. This morning I found her hanging with her tail down with a thickening above the cloaca. She had contractions every now and then. I immediatly called Dr. Marja Kik, veterinary surgeon on reptiles for advice, and went so see her this evening. The female holds back several eggs off normal size. Dr. Kik gave her two injections: Oxytocine (stimulates labour) and Calcium (improves musclecontractions). We hope that she will lay her eggs within the next 24 hours. I had a comparable situation in 1999; I lost a Morelia viridis female then due to the problems that came up when she became to exhausted to lay all her eggs.
February 14	Corallus hortulanus male 01.20 and female 04.17 put together Corallus hortulanus male 97.15 and female 04.14 put together.
February 13	I found 13 eggs of Morelia viridis including 4 unfurtile. The eggs were found outside the laying site. The female probably laid them a few days ago; they were all dried-up. I didn't notice any change of behaviour on the pregnant female over the last weeks. She was allways found on the smae branch near the hot spot. Matings were seen from this 1999 female between October 12 and October 18 2009.
February 6	Two weeks ago I decided to put my 2005 Morelia viridis male together with my 2004 female. I saw several matings!!
January 16	On October 25 a litter Corallus hortulanus was born. Today, afer 2,5 months, the last juvenile accepted food spontaneously.
January 14	Because Frank decided to cut down on his snakes, I was able to buy his beautiful couple Morelia Bredli. They are offspring 2007 and not related. Opposite the male, Below the female..
January 03	I did put my couple Elaphe climacophora into hibernation.
January 01	best wishes to you all !!