Got some eggs!!

[ssscales]

My 1st Python breeding and so far so good!

I counted 12-13 good size eggs and 2 small one. She dropped a slug on Friday and this morning when I went to check on her, she was on a pile of eggs twitching!! I just removed her from her eggs and placed them in the egg box just like she laid them.

I decided to incubate the eggs in an igloo cooler I set up as an incubator. I have a 11" flexwatt tape to the bottom, 10 bottles of water, egg-crate on top of the water bottles, egg box with 1" of water, 3 layers of egg-crate, eggs on top of egg-crate, plexiglass covering egg box.

My temps now are steady at 87.5F or 89.4F-90F. My Helix reads 89.4F and digital WalMart brand reads 87.5F-88F both probes are inside the egg box. Humidity is at 90.

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I'll keep an eye on the temps and look in on the eggs once a week!

[reptile boi]

Hey ssscales,

thats awsome, congrats. I hope that you get a 100% hatch rate on all the fertile eggs :). Keep us informed on how it goes :D




Thanks,
Ben

[Jeff_Favelle]

Sounds PERFECT to me!!!!!!

[ssscales]

Thanks Jeff, should I seperate the eggs at some point or leave them as is? I'll check the temps a few times a day, but will look in on the eggs once a week.


I'm not using any substrate, just 1" of water in the egg chamber. Should I still expect mold on some of the eggs and should I care? I don't care much for pretty eggs, just ones that hatch.

[Jeff_Favelle]

Separate the eggs? Bad idea. They were laid in a clutch, they should hatch in a clutch. Good eggs don't get mold! :D

Keep us updated!

[ssscales]

Thanks, for the help.

I'll post any updates as they come up.

[ssscales]

What size rodents should I feed these JCP neonates?

[Jeff_Favelle]

Some will take rat pinkies, others will need larg mouse fuzzies. Live for the first 2-8 meals. Some are better than others.

Baby Carpets eat SURPRISINGLY large meals.

[ssscales]

Thanks, I have on hand 200 rat pinkies and 200 fuzzy mice.
Just in case!

[Jeff_Favelle]

You're SET! :)

[killer_reptiles]

cool man i hope all goes well for you

[Lagoon]

I cant wait until these babie come out. good luck and congrats

[ssscales]

Neither can I, here is the male and female.

He was in about to shed in these pics.
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Here is the female.
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[Simon]

Awesome JCPs!
Those eggs looks really good~
Best of luck with the incubation!!

Hope to see photos of the hatchlings soon!!

[Asian Jon]

Wow congrats!! You're female is really nice.

[ssscales]

I checked on the eggs today after a week an found maggots on a few of the brown small disfigured eggs!! I seperated those eggs carefully and disgarded them. I cleaned up the good eggs, egg chamber and replenished the 1/2 water in the egg chamber.

Any ideas what this meant and where those maggots came from?

Temps on the Helix still at 90F.

[ssscales]

Looks like a great morning!!


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:D :D

[ssscales]

Here are some pics of babies. I can't wait for these to shed a few times!

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[Depatie****]

WOW Congrats!
Good looking babies.

[RDJ]

awesome, good job!

[Rikki]

Congrats! Everything sound good, let us know how things turn out :)