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chubsta 
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 Topic: can I expect baby slow-worms?Posted: 07 Aug 2019 at 5:15pm |
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A few of my slow-worms look very large around the middle, it could of course be diet time but anyone think there are babies inside? 
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Liz Heard
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Posted: 10 Aug 2019 at 2:56pm |
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Certainly looks like it to me Chubsta.
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GemmaJF
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Posted: 10 Aug 2019 at 11:34pm |
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For sure!
A gravid female is a good sign that you have suitable habitat so the young should do well. You may never see the tiny juveniles, we rarely do but in a year or two it will be obvious you have healthy young slowies!
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chubsta
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Posted: 12 Aug 2019 at 9:13am |
I looked under the cover yesterday and as well as the usual group of fatties there was a cluster of 3 or four juveniles about 5 inches long so I guess they are last years?
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Suzy
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Posted: 12 Aug 2019 at 11:21am |
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New ones are like golden bodkins Chubsta.
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Suzy
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Posted: 12 Aug 2019 at 11:31am |
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Possibly more useful than talk of bodkins is the image of some of my new ones if you scroll down this linked page:
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Posted: 12 Aug 2019 at 11:32am |
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Whilst looking at this page I wondered, have we heard from Keith lately? Seems ages, or maybe I've missed a post or two.
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