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Robbielab Member Joined: 16 Apr 2008 No. of posts: 26 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. Robbielab39559.5733796296 Robbie

Wolfgang Wuster Senior Member Joined: 23 Apr 2003 No. of posts: 326 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 W�ster School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor http://sbsweb.bangor.ac.uk/~bss166/

Robbielab Member Joined: 16 Apr 2008 No. of posts: 26 View other posts by Robbielab	Posted: 22 Apr 2008 Ah... I did wonder. That would explain it - cheers! Robbie

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