Your Reptile and Amphibian Resource and Information Site

Back to Rat Snakes Forum   Forums   Home   Members Area  

Rat Snakes Forum

Rat snake lover   LeucisticTy   E.V.T.   E.V.T.   Rat snake lover   Rat snake lover   Rat snake lover   Candy_Corn   Rat snake lover   Wisema2297   Rat snake lover   JackAsp   Wisema2297   Rat snake lover   ScyllaCharybdis   Rat snake lover   Snakedrake525   ScyllaCharybdis   Rat snake lover  
 Member  Message

 #1582807


Rat snake lover
View Profile

 Rat snake question

how can i tell the sex of rat snakes i want to breed them and sell the babies to a local pet store for 35 dollars each



01/17/08  07:36pm

 #1583230


LeucisticTy
View Profile



   Message To: Rat snake lover   In reference to Message Id: 1582807


 Rat snake question

Ok, first of all if you don’t know how to properly sex your snakes then you should definatly not be breeding them because you obviously don’t know enough about snakes to properly incubate and take care of them, I’m not trying to sound like an egghead or anything but you should learn alot more about snakes in general before you get into breeding them for sale, buy a few books and do some research before you go any further then the drawing table on this one.
01/17/08  11:12pm

 #1583309


E.V.T.
View Profile



   Message To: LeucisticTy   In reference to Message Id: 1583230


 Rat snake question

Rat snakes are by far one of the easiest snake to breed in captivity, and you by NO means have to be an expert to do it. Just research a little bit on the species you would like to breed... i.e. length and weight for breeding, gestation period, egg binding, incubation periods, etc... pick up some books and surf the web a good bit. There’s definitely a good deal of work and care involved in breeding, but if you know your stuff, it can be very, very rewarding.



01/18/08  12:30am

 #1583318


E.V.T.
View Profile



   Message To: Rat snake lover   In reference to Message Id: 1582807


 Rat snake question

Oh, and to answer your initial question... the two most accurate procedures are probing and popping. Popping, (look it up) should ONLY be done by experienced snake owners. Probing is a technique where a metal rod is inserted into the anal vent of the snake. The probe will enter the hemipenes in a male snake, and go in farther, and will go in only a short distance for females.
01/18/08  12:35am

 #1583441


Rat snake lover
View Profile



   Message To: E.V.T.   In reference to Message Id: 1583318


 Rat snake question

ok thanks my snake is going to the vet today and ill ask him these questions i just got him or her 3 weeks ago he was givin to me for 80 dollars 4 he was born a week before i got him and now he is like 14’’ inches cute little man though so got to get ready to go to the vet



01/18/08  08:20am

 #1585007


Rat snake lover
View Profile



   Message To: Rat snake lover   In reference to Message Id: 1583441


 Rat snake question

the wet said it was a boy i am naming him peter and he has a 14’’ girl i bought from him she is albino he said taht he breeds his snakes at 1 yard in length so then i hwve a while to wait i might buy the incubator today i ave one for gators but im gettin gone for snakes too
01/19/08  08:16am

 #1599031


Rat snake lover
View Profile



   Message To: Rat snake lover   In reference to Message Id: 1585007


 Rat snake question

her name is jenna she is now 15’’ she eats a mouse every other week the boy has one every other week too



01/28/08  08:57pm

 #1599671


Candy_Corn
View Profile



   Message To: Rat snake lover   In reference to Message Id: 1599031


 Rat snake question

Glad to hear they’re doing well. Got pictures?
01/29/08  07:35am

 #1600523


Rat snake lover
View Profile



   Message To: Candy_Corn   In reference to Message Id: 1599671


 Rat snake question

not yet i need to find myh stupid camera i had it yesterday and now it is gone or else i would have tooken pics today
01/29/08  06:55pm

 #1601423


Wisema2297
View Profile



   Message To: Rat snake lover   In reference to Message Id: 1600523


 Rat snake question

What species of rat snake are they? Good luck selling them all to a pet store, especially if you have around 20 of them. Rat snakes are hard to get rid of to just the general public because of the cheap priced corn morphs out there (amel, anery, ghost, okeetee etc). You find yourself stuck with a few hatchlings that no one wants to buy and you’ll most likely end up giving some of them away, not that there is anything wrong with that. I give away about %25 of my clutches to friends and young teens so as to keep the hobby alive and growing by bringing in the younger generation.



01/30/08  11:49am

 #1602277


Rat snake lover
View Profile



   Message To: Wisema2297   In reference to Message Id: 1601423


 Rat snake question

taaxas rat boy albine texas rat girl
01/30/08  08:23pm

 #1602501


JackAsp
View Profile



   Message To: Rat snake lover   In reference to Message Id: 1602277


 Rat snake question

You shouldn’t be feeding every other week. A a baby should be fed every 5-7 days and actually even adult snakes also do better if fed smaller meals every week then if given larger meals spread out more.
01/30/08  10:39pm

 #1603042


Wisema2297
View Profile



   Message To: JackAsp   In reference to Message Id: 1602501


 Rat snake question

Yeah at the rate you are feeding them they may be ready to breed in 6 years.....and the female never. Bump them up to every 4-5 days until they start taking small adult mice. Everyone is so scared now of overfeeding that they frequently do just the opposite and constantly keep their snakes hungary all the time (unintentionally).
01/31/08  01:37pm

 #1603530


Rat snake lover
View Profile



   Message To: Wisema2297   In reference to Message Id: 1603042


 Rat snake question

ill feed him every sat from now on
01/31/08  06:48pm

 #1614875


ScyllaCharybdis
View Profile



   Message To: Rat snake lover   In reference to Message Id: 1603530


 Rat snake question

Sorry...I gotta jump in here...

They JUST told you to feed them about every 5 days...and then you said...

"Ok...I’ll feed them every Saturday."

They NEED to be offered food every 4 - 5 days at this age.

You don’t know how to feed them properly...

You don’t know how to sex them...

How the Hell are you going to competently BREED them?!?!

I’m not trying to be a jerk here...But Dear God Kid...READ A BOOK!!!
02/08/08  02:50am

 #1618592


Rat snake lover
View Profile



   Message To: ScyllaCharybdis   In reference to Message Id: 1614875


 Rat snake question

i now feed them every 3 days 1 small rat
02/10/08  08:24pm

 #1618680


Snakedrake525
View Profile



   Message To: Rat snake lover   In reference to Message Id: 1618592


 Rat snake question

reading this post has given me a urge to crap, and also stop buying from local pet shops, but all the best of luck there budd. 35 dollars each wow youll be in snicker bar heaven!!!
02/10/08  08:57pm

 #1619078


ScyllaCharybdis
View Profile



   Message To: Rat snake lover   In reference to Message Id: 1618592


 Rat snake question

At first you said you were feeding every other week! (About 14 days apart)

Then you were told (by two other people) to feed them about every 5 days.

And then you said..."Ok...I’ll feed them every Saturday" That is 7 days!!! Not 5 like you were advised!!!

Then I point this out to you...and now you say...

Quote:

i now feed them every 3 days 1 small rat

Are you Serious?!?!?!

Do you know that the number 14 and 7 and 3 are not the same as the number 5...?!?!?

Do you have lead paint in your house?

Because this isn’t difficult to understand.

Feed every 5 days!

And the rat should be extremely small if your snake is only as big as you said earlier.
02/11/08  12:53am

 #1631248


Rat snake lover
View Profile



   Message To: ScyllaCharybdis   In reference to Message Id: 1619078


 Rat snake question

she is 19 inches



02/20/08  08:45pm


Back to Rat Snakes Forum   Forums   Home   Members Area