Lifespan of a veiled
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Justin Carl
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Proper husbandry could yeiled a lifespan on 7 years or more.
I know of a member that has a 7 year old Veiled, and another with a 5 year old Veiled.
I think Linda had a female Veiled live to be 7 too.
I know of a member that has a 7 year old Veiled, and another with a 5 year old Veiled.
I think Linda had a female Veiled live to be 7 too.
bluegoldfish
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What about panthers? what is the average for them?
chamlover
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kinyonga, Just wondering with your female that lived7 yrs, did you ever breed her? Or do you tone things down so she wouldn't lay eggs? Just curious. i have 2 females, and 1 she no sooner has a clutch and she goes wild to get out of her cage so i mated her again. I really didn't want to put she was relentless.
Debby
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This particular female was never bred. However, I have a 4+ year old female, Latefah who came from a female that lived to be over 7 years old.
I'm not interested in breeding the veileds any more very often, so I keep the females on a diet and very slightly decreased temperature and they don't produce any eggs.
I'm not interested in breeding the veileds any more very often, so I keep the females on a diet and very slightly decreased temperature and they don't produce any eggs.
mdrossncsu
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What about for Veiled Cs in the wild?
Eric Adrignola
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My current female is over 3 years old now, and gravid with her 4th clutch. I think it will be her largest, her largest before being 25 eggs, I believe.
Her last clutch was under 20, I think - but the babies were eating 1/4" crickets for thier first meals.
I recently found out that a female I sold over 3 years ago is still going strong, despite laying infertile clutches many times a year. She's cut back on the feedings to insects once a week and veggies throughout. Still, she produces eggs. Kinyonga, I've not reccomended lowering temps before - what temps do you keep yours at? This might help her slow down her constant clutching!
Her last clutch was under 20, I think - but the babies were eating 1/4" crickets for thier first meals.
I recently found out that a female I sold over 3 years ago is still going strong, despite laying infertile clutches many times a year. She's cut back on the feedings to insects once a week and veggies throughout. Still, she produces eggs. Kinyonga, I've not reccomended lowering temps before - what temps do you keep yours at? This might help her slow down her constant clutching!
I don't keep a basking light on the females....that's the difference. I have a hood that holds two fluorescent bulbs. I put in one regular white fluorescent and one Repti-sun 5.0 UVB. (The male's have the same double hood but also have a 60 watt basking light.)
The temperatures vary throughout the year but are always slightly lower than the males because of the lack of a basking light. I can check my temps. when I go down to the room they are kept in if you want to know what it is this time of the year....but as I said the temps vary. In the summertime I have less control over the difference between the temp. of the males and females of course.
I hope that keeping the temperature a little lower slows the metabolism slightly so they won't be so hungry on the more restricted diet.
The temperatures vary throughout the year but are always slightly lower than the males because of the lack of a basking light. I can check my temps. when I go down to the room they are kept in if you want to know what it is this time of the year....but as I said the temps vary. In the summertime I have less control over the difference between the temp. of the males and females of course.
I hope that keeping the temperature a little lower slows the metabolism slightly so they won't be so hungry on the more restricted diet.
Eric Adrignola
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Thanks. I dont' think that'll be too much of an issue. While she doesn't eat much insect matter, she does get a lot of plant food. so, despite her laying a lot of eggs, she's still in good condition. I will check with her owner. i'm pretty sure she's keeping her at "normal" temperatures - high basking site and such.
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
