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Rian Viljoen
Newbie
Number of posts : 11
Age : 43
Location : South Africa
Points : 4152
Registration date : 2013-08-03
| Subject: Bitis Arietans  Wed 29 Jul - 18:18 | |
| Slowly catching up with posts on the forum... In December of 2014, gearing up for a local expo, I was surprised and blessed with my first litter of Bitis arietans. I had a total of 20 babies, with a more or less equal ratio of males to females. I was also fortunate enough to catch the birthing process, and managed to grabs some photos of the birthing as well. The male and female are from the same known locality, and there will be plans to refine some of the coloration and patterns through selective breeding in the near future. The male I will picture here is not the father, but just to show what the locality males generally look like. The Female (100cm+)  Male (Just to give an idea of the general coloration of males in the locality)  Some birthing photos...     All the little venomous watchsprings just after the total birth...  The little ones, after their post birth shed, in no particular order                     The little beggars are all in various stages of blue and shedding at the moment, but I will take photos soon, and update the post. The change in coloration is amazing, and the differences between when they were born and now is absolutely amazing. Thanks for looking! | |
| | | | Simon Ball
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 110
Age : 68
Location : Perth, Western Australia
Points : 5278
Registration date : 2010-11-17
| | Subject: Re: Bitis Arietans Fri 31 Jul - 10:58 | |
| Marvellous, Rian. Congratulations. How long had you had the pair and what sort of cycling process did they undergo?
Simon | |
| | | | Rian Viljoen
Newbie
Number of posts : 11
Age : 43
Location : South Africa
Points : 4152
Registration date : 2013-08-03
| | Subject: Re: Bitis Arietans Fri 31 Jul - 21:11 | |
| Hi Simon, I had obtained the female about 8 months before she dropped, and she hasn't been with a male from when I got her, and she was eating right up until. Retained sperm, which does mean I did something right, otherwise, she wouldn't have done her thing...
I started a bit late this year... Feeding one last meal end of April. At the end of May, I started switching off the temps completely at night, and dropping the light cycle to 8am-5pm. Daytime temps I set at 32 degrees. I will be warming up at the end of August (thankfully still not quite that warm here yet), and giving a small intro meal in the first week of September. If the male looks restless, I will introduce him into her cage, and see what happens.
I am currently brumating for the next season, using the above cycles, and will let you know if it works this season. | |
| | | | Simon Ball
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 110
Age : 68
Location : Perth, Western Australia
Points : 5278
Registration date : 2010-11-17
| | Subject: Re: Bitis Arietans Thu 13 Aug - 13:25 | |
| Thanks for the informative reply, Rian. A pleasant surprise for you given you hadn't initiated the pairing.
I am in the same hemisphere and so I am brumating my death adders right now, but I have my daytime temps a shade lower. I'll start incrementally raising them in a couple of weeks and keep my fingers crossed.
Cheers, and good luck with all the babies.
Simon | |
| | | | Rian Viljoen
Newbie
Number of posts : 11
Age : 43
Location : South Africa
Points : 4152
Registration date : 2013-08-03
| | Subject: Re: Bitis Arietans Mon 31 Aug - 22:40 | |
| Well, It's been a while, and I suppose an update is required... Most of them are in shed at the moment, but managed to get a snap of one of the male juvi, and a female juvi. Strangley, the males are dulling out and getting darker, while the females are getting lighter and brighter... Without further ado, here are two little gems. Male  Female  | |
| | | | Rafał Broński
Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 185
Age : 39
Location : Poland
Points : 4961
Registration date : 2011-12-11
| | Subject: Re: Bitis Arietans Thu 26 Nov - 22:00 | |
| Congratulations small laces!  . I can not get a good look at the patterns on the head, something incredible. | |
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