Does anyone know how to breed The sheltopusik?

[spiderlover123]

Hello again, As the title would imply I intend on buying a sexed pair of sheltopusik and I'm curious on how you breed them. I know that you have to put then into brumation for about 2 to four months and them afterwards you leave the male and female in the same cage and merely let the female mate and lay her eggs. I'm only lost on what the temperature would be to incubate the eggs but I'm pretty certain on everything else. Anybody have any tips? It would be greatly appreciated!

 

[DaveM]

I don't know how to breed these, but it's good that you're 14 years old. I've read that sheltopusiks can live 50 years in captivity and, given your age, you've got a good chance of living long enough to take care of them!
Good luck!

 

[spiderlover123]

I don't know how to breed these, but it's good that you're 14 years old. I've read that sheltopusiks can live 50 years in captivity and, given your age, you've got a good chance of living long enough to take care of them!
Good luck!

Thanks for the compliment haha!

 

[Matts inverts]

I’m assuming you put through brumation, wait, then pair. There isn’t any information because 95 percent of them are imports and the people that do breed don’t give information on how to breed them. I recommend going to a local reptile shop or breeder and asking if they know how to.

 

[spiderlover123]

I’m assuming you put through brumation, wait, then pair. There isn’t any information because 95 percent of them are imports and the people that do breed don’t give information on how to breed them. I recommend going to a local reptile shop or breeder and asking if they know how to.

I have been jumping around seeing if anyone knows how to breed but I can barely scrounge up any information considering most people just take them from the wild. The only real footage I could find about it was some museum breeding them and showing off the offspring. I'll try emailing them and see if I can get more info. Thanks for the tip!

 

[Matts inverts]

Zoos or museums might help but the people working there are clueless most of the time and the people who bred them probably won’t help. I think snake discovery bred this species. This probably won’t work but try to email or mail snake discovery about breeding them. I think they have this species. I personally haven’t met them but I hear they are helpful to new breeders and keepers in the hobby. Good luck.

 

[spiderlover123]

Zoos or museums might help but the people working there are clueless most of the time and the people who bred them probably won’t help. I think snake discovery bred this species. This probably won’t work but try to email or mail snake discovery about breeding them. I think they have this species. I personally haven’t met them but I hear they are helpful to new breeders and keepers in the hobby. Good luck.

Thanks for the tip! I knew that Emily kept these species for quite a while but I didn't know that she bred them.

 

[schmiggle]

If you can figure out where yours are from, and if you can find the gestation time of the eggs, you should be able to get incubation temperatures in the wild by overlapping the season. My guess would be as follows:

1. Sheltopusiks range from southeastern Europe to central Asia. Lots of animals are exported from southeastern Europe, especially the Balkans, so that's probably a good start.
2. Brumation is 2-4 months, and gestation is 10 weeks. Eggs take another 6-8 weeks to hatch. If mating happens at the beginning of spring, that means the eggs are laid near the end of it and hatch in the middle of summer.
3. Eggs are laid under logs and things, which moderate the temperature. The Balkans in the summer get hot, but under a damp log presumably not as hot. So I'd guess you want to aim for 70s.

I dunno if this is all helpful, but figured I'd give it a try

 

[spiderlover123]

If you can figure out where yours are from, and if you can find the gestation time of the eggs, you should be able to get incubation temperatures in the wild by overlapping the season. My guess would be as follows:

1. Sheltopusiks range from southeastern Europe to central Asia. Lots of animals are exported from southeastern Europe, especially the Balkans, so that's probably a good start.
2. Brumation is 2-4 months, and gestation is 10 weeks. Eggs take another 6-8 weeks to hatch. If mating happens at the beginning of spring, that means the eggs are laid near the end of it and hatch in the middle of summer.
3. Eggs are laid under logs and things, which moderate the temperature. The Balkans in the summer get hot, but under a damp log presumably not as hot. So I'd guess you want to aim for 70s.

I dunno if this is all helpful, but figured I'd give it a try

Thanks! This is as close to a guide that I have!