A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF DYSTOCIA IN EASTERN INDIGO SNAKES ().

Medical and husbandry records of eastern indigo snakes (EIS) () housed at the Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation (OCIC) were reviewed to determine risk factors for developing dystocia. Thirty-four cases of dystocia were identified out of 104 successful breeding events between 2010 and 2020. The number of breeding events, age, body weight, housing, and selected blood parameters were reviewed for the female EIS successfully bred at OCIC between 2010 and 2020.