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Ensatina breeding?

taherman

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Pretty sure Russ on here has bred at least one subspecies, but if I remember correctly it was difficult to have repeated success with them. I'm sure he'll chime in sooner or later.
 
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They are somewhat problematic. They are easy to cycle but the females are notorious for eating their eggs. Egg retention is also a problem. I even went as far as not checking their cover for months trying not to disturb them, to no avail. I think better work on egg chambers may be the answer, that and containers that are not moved during feeding and maintenance (static set-up). I truly beleive it's a stress issue with the females.
 
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