Starting at 6 weeks, the urge to learn, play and have fun with his littermates keeps him awake for much longer periods. The average amount of hours of sleep for pups this young is between 20 and 22 hours per day. Puppies-A Pom is a puppy until the age of 1 year old.
Quick Answer. Snakes that give birth to live babies rather than lay eggs are boas, vipers and garter snakes. Snakes and reptiles that give birth to live young are called viviparous. These types of snakes generally live in colder climates where it would be hard for eggs to stay warm during incubation. Continue Reading.
Most live-bearing mothers actually retain their eggs. These develop in transparent egg membranes like beads on a string. The embryos are not connected to the motherâs tissues. When the young are ready to hatch, the mother lays them. Each live young emerges encased in a clear membrane, and have to break out of it by themselves. In a few snakes, the embryos do develop functional placentas attached to the mother (some pit vipers, and the Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis).