VBB eggs

[Joe]

well I ended up getting some eggs from a female vbb this year beautifull looking eggs at that, she laid 3 and I removed them and I could clearly see at least 2 more in there, well when I returned home from work the 2 eggs were still in her and she was upside down dead, it was wierd, hopefully everything goes well and these eggs hatch in good shape,

[gonesnakee]

Well thats a major bummer. Were these the VBBs orginally from me Joe? Glad to hear about the eggs, but sucks about the female, Mark

[Joe]

yes they are the ones I originally got from you, there huge eggs to, these guys must hatch out pretty big, I will get some pics when I get a chance!

[Katt]

Oh Joe! That sucks really bad!!! I hope the eggs pull through.

How big was the female? What do you think caused the egg retention?

[gonesnakee]

Ya they are quite large, they can be started on big pinkies or small fuzzies. Glad to hear the little ones from me are making little ones now. Sorry again to hear about the female, Mark

[Joe]

she was right around 7ft, and im really not sure what the problem was, I have had animals retain eggs before for weeks, without problems, never seen this before, I have cut eggs out of females before and never had any sucsess with them hatching , so I didnt even try this time... The 3 eggs I did get though look amazing though so im sure they should hatch no problem...

[Clownfishie]

Damn -- that really sucks Joe :( Great news about the eggs, but really crappy about the female. Best of luck with the eggs though -- hope there's a female in there for you. :)


Jen

[SnakeyeZ]

Congrats on the egg's. Too bad you lost that girl....7ft woah! Big colubrid...better know what im getting into.

Looking forward to seeing the pics...

Again...sorry for your loss..

[kill3r843]

sorry but WTF is a vbb

[gonesnakee]

Vietnamese Blue Beauty a large ratsnake

[SnakeyeZ]

These are blue beauties?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/snakeyez/Blue%20Beauty%20Snakes/DSC00413.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/snakeyez/Blue%20Beauty%20Snakes/DSC01382.jpg

[gonesnakee]

Those are yep. There are also Taiwans which are the same thing basically except in yellows & browns. Cave dwelling Rats are also quite similar in appearence with a different color scheme. There are other similar ones as well such as Chinese rats etc. Mark

[Invictus]

Sorry about your loss, Joe, but good luck with the eggs. I have 11 blue beauties about to hatch any day now, the shells are thinned and starting to cave, so I expect pipping before the weekend. Then Mark will help me sex them and we'll both bleed and have a merry ol' time, right Mark? hehe

[Joe]

lol, good times!

[gonesnakee]

Most likely I'll probably have the "crappy ends" & you'll have the "bitey ends" LOL I kind of miss not having any of the lil buggers around this year as I sold my adults last season : ( Mark

[Invictus]

Ok, so I'll bleed and you'll stink. Fair trade I'd say, haha

[RDJ]

ya sorry for your loss , but I'm sure you'll get some little ones. I myself had 9 little ones hatch out a week ago (from Marks adults) and they're a blast, lol damn bitey but a blast! and actually one hatched out with it's bottom jaw longer than the top; Of course I'll have to keep him and give him an appropriate name.

good luck

RyanJ

[Ciddian]

Hey joe!!
Awe man sorry about the female... i really hope the eggs pull through.

Let us know eh! Pictures! :D

[gonesnakee]

Hi Ryan how the heck are ya? So you were were successful with "Mr. Nasty" & "Nasty's Date" then, right on good for you. Glad to see you picked up where I left off with them. She'll probably double clutch again too if her size/feedings are going good (she did last year despite no second breedings). Good Luck to all you VBB folk out there, Mark

[RDJ]

thanks Mark ya they're very fun snakes to work with , despite some slight tempermental issues with "Mr.Nasty" lol . The female is actually gravid again!, breeding machines! and she has decent weight, so fingers crossed for a decent size clutch.

thanks again

Ryan