One day to hatch: calcium poor eggshells and maternal care in Ovophis okinavensis (Squamata: Viperidae)
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Kadota Y., Kidera N. & Mori A. (2011) One day to hatch: calcium poor eggshells and maternal care in Ovophis okinavensis (Squamata: Viperidae). Herpetological Review, 42, 26-29.
Published source details Kadota Y., Kidera N. & Mori A. (2011) One day to hatch: calcium poor eggshells and maternal care in Ovophis okinavensis (Squamata: Viperidae). Herpetological Review, 42, 26-29.
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Maintain wild-caught, gravid females in captivity during gestation
A replicated study in 2007 in Japan (Kadota et al. 2011) found that wild-caught, gravid female pit vipers Ovophis okinavensis that were maintained in captivity laid eggs that hatched successfully. Authors report that 22 eggs from seven clutches hatched successfully. In 2007, six gravid female snakes were brought into captivity and housed individually in plastic cages. Eggs were temporarily removed for measuring and then returned to the cage to incubate with the female.
(Summarised by: William Morgan)
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