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Robbielab
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Joined: 16 Apr 2008
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View other posts by Robbielab 		Posted: 21 Apr 2008


Hi, found this little beauty at the weekend, only a few inches long (so I guess a neonate). Is this not a bit early in the year to find such small adders, I always thought they gave birth in late August? I also saw a pair mating at the same location... so I'm a bit confused! Unless a one-off pair decided to breed in the middle of winter?! Any ideas anyone?
Cheers.




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Robbie
Wolfgang Wuster
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Joined: 23 Apr 2003
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View other posts by Wolfgang Wuster 		Posted: 21 Apr 2008
Last September's juveniles - they don't feed over winter, so they won't have grown much since they were born. Their first major growth spurt will start once they start getting some chow down the hatch over the next weeks.

Cheers,

WW
Wolfgang Wüster
School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor
http://sbsweb.bangor.ac.uk/~bss166/
Robbielab
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View other posts by Robbielab 		Posted: 22 Apr 2008
Ah... I did wonder. That would explain it - cheers!

Robbie

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