Cerastes cerastes

Snakes exotic to South Africa with venoms that are considered to be medically important.

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Cerastes cerastes

Postby superboer » Tue Nov 11, 2014 5:31 pm

Good day all, I am interested in finding out, if anyone has successfully mated and hatched Cerastes cerastes in South Africa?
My adult pair have mated numerous times this season, and the female had a shed about 2 weeks ago, I assumed it was her pre-lay shed. But at the look of things I am doubting that she took.
Boas:
1.1 Redtail boas.

Pythons:
1.1 Burmese pythons (Normal/Albino)
0.1 Jungle carpet python.

Exotic colubrids:
1.1 Axanthic Sinoalan Milk snakes.
1.0 Californian king snake.

Indigenous colubrids:
1.0 Brickred House snake.
0.2 Normal brown house snakes.
1.0 Namibian Bugeyed house snake.

Venomous:
0.1 Southern Copperhead viper.
1.1 Saharan Horned vipers.

Tarantulas:
0.0.1 Venezuelan Suntiger.
0.0.1 Indian ornamental.
0.0.1 Togo Starburst.
0.0.1 Scarlet birdeater.
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Re: Cerastes cerastes

Postby moe » Tue Nov 11, 2014 9:14 pm

Hi there

I maybe wrong but im going to say dont go on a shed ive got a few gravid girls of which one is heavily hevily gravid (copperhead) shes shed a while back. Approximately 30 days ago her health is super still eating aswell.

From what i have been told and have read up snakes dont always follow the guidelines us humans have set.

My advice give it a little bit longer bud
Or alternatively ask a experienced experienced person to confirm if she is gravid
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Re: Cerastes cerastes

Postby moe » Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:22 am

Sorry forgot to add that they give live birth and ive come to learn with live birth you can never tell a exact time the snake should drop.
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Re: Cerastes cerastes

Postby superboer » Wed Nov 12, 2014 4:46 pm

Cerastes cerastes lay eggs bud, one of few viper species that lay eggs.
Boas:
1.1 Redtail boas.

Pythons:
1.1 Burmese pythons (Normal/Albino)
0.1 Jungle carpet python.

Exotic colubrids:
1.1 Axanthic Sinoalan Milk snakes.
1.0 Californian king snake.

Indigenous colubrids:
1.0 Brickred House snake.
0.2 Normal brown house snakes.
1.0 Namibian Bugeyed house snake.

Venomous:
0.1 Southern Copperhead viper.
1.1 Saharan Horned vipers.

Tarantulas:
0.0.1 Venezuelan Suntiger.
0.0.1 Indian ornamental.
0.0.1 Togo Starburst.
0.0.1 Scarlet birdeater.
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Re: Cerastes cerastes

Postby moe » Wed Nov 12, 2014 5:48 pm

My mistake haha...i was under the impression they gave live birth...
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Re: Cerastes cerastes

Postby moe » Wed Nov 12, 2014 5:54 pm

Ah yes sorry bud i see they lay eggs which hatch hours later according to what i read now...

Thanks for pointing that out to me just learned something new.
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Re: Cerastes cerastes

Postby superboer » Wed Nov 12, 2014 7:26 pm

Haha no problem, we all learn something new each day.
Boas:
1.1 Redtail boas.

Pythons:
1.1 Burmese pythons (Normal/Albino)
0.1 Jungle carpet python.

Exotic colubrids:
1.1 Axanthic Sinoalan Milk snakes.
1.0 Californian king snake.

Indigenous colubrids:
1.0 Brickred House snake.
0.2 Normal brown house snakes.
1.0 Namibian Bugeyed house snake.

Venomous:
0.1 Southern Copperhead viper.
1.1 Saharan Horned vipers.

Tarantulas:
0.0.1 Venezuelan Suntiger.
0.0.1 Indian ornamental.
0.0.1 Togo Starburst.
0.0.1 Scarlet birdeater.
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Re: Cerastes cerastes

Postby Ales » Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:37 am

Superboer did you condition them before mating?
The chance of them producing will be greatly increased if you give them a cold winter 'hibernation' period, this increases the sperm count and also puts the snakes in the 'mood' when it warms up. Seeing them mate is not enough to say that they're producing, obviously there's a whole lot of other factors in play prior to and after the mating.
What a world....
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