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Madness420
02-27-15, 03:05 PM
so fo a while now i have been pairring my male pinstripe with my female spider and this past week i have found her laying inverted, laying in a perfect coil, and wrapping her water bowl. she also looks like she is going to shed in the next week or 2. i have my incubator set up and working fine, and i just bought a bag of vermiculite to make a bedding for the eggs. i am curious about the incubation temps, i have heard a range from 88.5°F to 89.9°F and i am just curious as to within that range if there are documented genetic effects half a degree warmer or cooler has on the fetal developement, such as gender or color contrast or size... anyway, here are some pictures of my girl...

Madness420
02-27-15, 03:07 PM
and laying inverted...

Madness420
02-27-15, 03:08 PM
and with the water bowl...

Aaron_S
03-01-15, 12:01 PM
Keep pairing. She isn't close yet.

As for temperatures during incubation. The 1.5 degrees difference you're asking about won't make a difference. Gender in ball pythons is not linked to incubation temps.