Just went downstairs and seen this!!

[Trent]

Went down to stoke the fire and saw this my female red blood"Sanguine" laying her first clutch of eggs!!!:crazy:

[BarelyBreathing]

Congratulations!

[jarich]

Awesome! Congratulations.

[theapexgerman]

Congrats now fun part taking them from there moma lol

[Rogue628]

Congrats! What did you breed her to? Or who, should I say? lol :D

[SnakeyJay]

Congrats :D

[Jenn_06]

Congrats :)

[CDN_Blood]

Wow, you're really on a roll, lol. I bet I know two folks in your area that'll be on those like white on rice :)

[Gungirl]

Yay..Congrats! That is awesome..I can't wait to see baby pics :D hehe!

[exwizard]

That is awesome! Congratulations! :)

[marvelfreak]

Congrats now fun part taking them from there moma lol
17695 I want to see video. lol I always heard it's best to do it shortly after they lay them as mom to tired to put up much of a fight.

[alessia55]

Awesome!!! Congrats! :D
How long until babies hatch??

[Trent]

Awesome!!! Congrats! :D
How long until babies hatch??

Thanks everyone...they take about 60 days on average to hatch:bouncy:

[Trent]

So this how Sanguine looks this morning.I tried to wait her out last night,but by 2 am she was laying number egg 9.
So now the fun begins..getting the eggs from her:robo:
My baby is a handful at the best of times..so this is going to be a treat:D

Things needed for success: body armor,shield, hockey helmet,and light saber:wacky:

[alessia55]

Good luck!!!!

[Freebody]

Grats!!!!!

[Caylan]

Congratulations Trent, is this your first blood clutch? Who's the Father??? Can't wait to see the babies!!

[Trent]

Congratulations Trent, is this your first blood clutch? Who's the Father??? Can't wait to see the babies!!

Thanks Cayaln..Yes its my first clutch of bloods..the father was a breeding loan from a buddy of mine.A very dark male.

The debate between me and my better half is should she be left to incubate her self or not.

I have my own ideas on what I am going to do,but If any of my fellow keepers have opinions feel free..

[SerpentLust]

Trent! Congrats! And you need to get your butt up to Campbell River at some point to take a look at some of my sexy bloods! Had I have known you had a breeding loan I would have talked to you about loaning you my het albino boy!

I can tell you my plans for the season. I'm doing a 50/50. Borneos are going to be incubated by me and I'm going to let my blacks incubate maternally.

I always let my Spotted Pythons incubate maternally as well.

I really have no reason for my decisions though so as far as backing up my reasoning, sorry, ain't happening ;)

[millertime89]

Congrats! I would incubate the eggs myself personally. You're better able to control the exact conditions they are under and as a result will likely have a better hatch success ratio.

How many eggs did she end up laying do you think?

[marvelfreak]

I have my own ideas on what I am going to do,but If any of my fellow keepers have opinions feel free..
Can't remember who, but we had a member on here do the incubate maternally thing last year and lost all the eggs. They were kicking themselves for not incubating in a incubator.

[CDN_Blood]

It's a tough call. I've only taken away eggs for incubation once and I hated myself more than the snake hated me for doing it. I'd *never* make it as a breeder, thank goodness, lol.

[Trent]

It's a tough call. I've only taken away eggs for incubation once and I hated myself more than the snake hated me for doing it. I'd *never* make it as a breeder, thank goodness, lol.

I am with you Todd..I would love to see her incubate,but I not willing to risk her health or the clutch.
So I had to take them from her..not fun:(

[Caylan]

Not easy making the hard decisions for our snakes, but lets face it... they are very headstrong and not always right. Having to go through a breeders perspective and my own at all times, it gets very conflicting. But I always do what I think is right for the snake, and so far that's led me the right way. To make it easier on you Todd(and Trent for that matter) taking the eggs away from them allows them to recover from the egg laying that much sooner, as well as not have to put any extra effort or work into keeping the eggs properly. Think of it as giving them a break if anything... Just because it looks like they are sitting still, they are still doing everything they can to regulate humidity and temperature for the eggs. Incubating the eggs ourselves and giving them an extra couple months of recovery time instead of 2 months more work, is definitely for their benefit, not our own.

[SerpentLust]

Just letting you folks know, and this might just be my weirdo snakes, but my girls eat while maternally incubating, I also closely monitor temps and humidity during the maternal process to make it easier on them.

One season my Spotted Python lost her clutch and I took the dead eggs out and she just went crazy. Constantly cruising her cage, not eating, and she was just under a lot of stress. I felt so bad.

[Trent]

Not easy making the hard decisions for our snakes, but lets face it... they are very headstrong and not always right. Having to go through a breeders perspective and my own at all times, it gets very conflicting. But I always do what I think is right for the snake, and so far that's led me the right way. To make it easier on you Todd(and Trent for that matter) taking the eggs away from them allows them to recover from the egg laying that much sooner, as well as not have to put any extra effort or work into keeping the eggs properly. Think of it as giving them a break if anything... Just because it looks like they are sitting still, they are still doing everything they can to regulate humidity and temperature for the eggs. Incubating the eggs ourselves and giving them an extra couple months of recovery time instead of 2 months more work, is definitely for their benefit, not our own.

and those are some of the reasons I choose to to take them from her.
That was always the plan..just asking to see what others thoughts are on the topic.

[Trent]

So just an update she had 12 eggs in total.
Managed not to get bitten removing the eggs which was a bonus!

[CDN_Blood]

So just an update she had 12 eggs in total.
Managed not to get bitten removing the eggs which was a bonus!

Oooh, you're good :cool:

[Jenn_06]

congrats on the eggs and hope the 60 will go by fast.

[Will0W783]

Congratulations!! That's awesome- I hope all the little ones hatch and thrive!

[marvelfreak]

So just an update she had 12 eggs in total.
Managed not to get bitten removing the eggs which was a bonus!
Congrats! We should call you the snake ninja. lol;)

[Trent]

Congrats! We should call you the snake ninja. lol;)

Now thats funny!!!:p

[Swany]

Snake ninja. Now that WOULD be a great custom title ;-)

[Trent]

Snake ninja. Now that WOULD be a great custom title ;-)

Lol...Remind me when I get to 1000;)

[Rogue628]

Congrats! Can't wait to see the babies! :D

[cenecker]

Congrats. My first blood python clutch was laid on the 19th. I'm sticking with maternal brooding. Mom is 7 ft. long and over 35 lbs...would YOU try to take her eggs? Lol

[Trent]

Congrats. My first blood python clutch was laid on the 19th. I'm sticking with maternal brooding. Mom is 7 ft. long and over 35 lbs...would YOU try to take her eggs? Lol

Being a snake ninja..yes I would:p

[millertime89]

Being a snake ninja..yes I would:p

I would too, but I plan on breeding retics eventually so I have to have the gonads to do that.

[Trent]

I would too, but I plan on breeding retics eventually so I have to have the gonads to do that.

Retics for me too:) down the road!!

[cenecker]

I would too, but I plan on breeding retics eventually so I have to have the gonads to do that.

Bigger snakes are in my plans, when my kids are less, um, edible sized...

If they're still legal of course!

[Trent]

Thought I would do an update.
There were 12 eggs laid.2 Duds right off the bat,5 were infertile no veins after the first few days.Lost 2 during incubation.Left with three!
Not the best numbers,but for two first timers[me and her] I am happy with the results.
So here you go the first out:D

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t432/iibg/Blood%20babies/Babybloodsmay272012002.jpg

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t432/iibg/Blood%20babies/Babybloodsmay272012003.jpg

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t432/iibg/Blood%20babies/Babybloodsmay272012004.jpg

[marvelfreak]

Congrats!:)
Cute little guy. Can't wait to see the other two.

[CDN_Blood]

I'm so anxious to see the other 2 'cause that's one funky lookin' Blood :D

[Gungirl]

:shocked: I love it!

[exwizard]

That is great. :) congratulations!

[GarterPython]

He looks awesome! I am guessing my corn is almost 1 year old and that baby is probably wider in gerth size than my corn.

[Caylan]

Very whacked out pattern, too cool!

[Trent]

I'm so anxious to see the other 2 'cause that's one funky lookin' Blood :D

Funky is right...not what I was expecting at all:eek:
Thanks everybody now if the other two would just crawl out of the eggs!

[CDN_Blood]

Well you must be pleasantly surprised. I think that's one of the coolest Bloods I've seen - going to be a real eye-popper as an adult and there's no doubt about that!

[Rogue628]

Woot! Congratulations!!!! :D

Can't wait to see what the other two look like!

[Trent]

Well you must be pleasantly surprised. I think that's one of the coolest Bloods I've seen - going to be a real eye-popper as an adult and there's no doubt about that!

Was happy just to see the little guy out of the egg,but yeah the pattern made me stop and go wow!

Thanks Rogue! I cant wait to see them either:crazy2:

[Trent]

So the last egg has hatched! {lost the other egg}:sad:
Here is the pics of the other little one and the third pic is of the first guy out:D

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t432/iibg/Last%20baby%20blood%20%20may%2030%20%202012/Lastbabybloodmay302012001.jpg

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t432/iibg/Last%20baby%20blood%20%20may%2030%20%202012/Lastbabybloodmay302012002.jpg

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t432/iibg/Last%20baby%20blood%20%20may%2030%20%202012/Lastbabybloodmay302012004.jpg

[Terranaut]

So your blood clutch and my jcp clutch both ended in 2. Congrats!! Nice looking little guys for sure.

[marvelfreak]

Sorry to hear about the other egg, but at least you got two beautiful baby Bloods. congrats.

[Trent]

So your blood clutch and my jcp clutch both ended in 2. Congrats!! Nice looking little guys for sure.

Thanks!
I don't know about you ,but I will be keeping both of mine:)


Thanks Chuck

[Rogue628]

Wow! Really pretty! I'd love to hear your experiences with the hatchlings..from feeding to taming. :)

[Terranaut]

Thanks!
I don't know about you ,but I will be keeping both of mine:)


Thanks Chuck

Great minds think alike!
I offered one to a friend who had his carpet recently pass away but he decline so I will be keeping them unless my nephew wants one. Keep it in the family.