92 days later...

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Originally Posted by rmfsnakes32

Just keep in,mind whenever you have a WC snake eggs are always a possibility so keep some stuff on hand

I'd never kept a WC snake before... I know, logically, that it's a possibility... it just honestly didn't occur to me at the time. Keeping WC snakes isn't something I plan to do on a regular basis

Originally Posted by jaleely

You couldn't have known when you got her. I'm glad you tried to take care of them though. It's too bad it didn't work out. That sucks! : (
Tis life, but it still sucks.
At least your female king is doing well and not harmed. You still have her!

Actually, I released the female back where I found her once I realized the eggs were going bad I felt horrible for taking a healthy, reproducing female from the wild and all her offspring... though then I wondered if it was bad to release her. I'm just not cut out for this apparently! lol She was looking thin after laying, so I waited a few days and fed her a good meal first... I hope that wasn't bad, too

Originally Posted by millertime89

In your situation, with no way to incubate them I probably would've let mom be mom. But hindsight is always 20/20. Really sorry for the loss regardless, how's mom?

Thank you for your input

I feel like an utter fool for not letting her tend her own eggs... I don't know why I thought they needed to be incubated (though something in the back of my mind is telling me that maybe that is what I was advised).

I know to yall, I probably sound so uneducated and naive... but I want to thank everyone who has been kind enough to share their knowledge with me, without berating me too badly for screwing up. This was definitely a tough learning experience, and I am saddened that I didn't learn soon enough to make a difference to the fate of my lil guys