inu009
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Yes! And I can finally relax lol
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My first year breeding
- Thread starter inu009
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Yes! And I can finally relax lol
inu009
Member
I should really say, I can finally relax for a few weeks while the eggs are incubating lol, pipping time will probably (definitely) bring new anxieties.
Getting babies to eat for the first time will be.....fun. I think I'm going to go straight to braining the first try.
But let's not count the eggs before they're even laid.
Getting babies to eat for the first time will be.....fun. I think I'm going to go straight to braining the first try.
But let's not count the eggs before they're even laid.
hypnoctopus
Olivia Barron
Yep, I agree that the majority of babies will eat frozen thawed off the bat. My first clutch, all 16 babies ate perfectly from the first feed onward. My second clutch, if I'm recalling correctly, had a few that refused their first meals, but took their second. And that clutch had one undersized baby who was much more of a pain to get eating but he did eventually get there. And you can always come back here for advice if you end up with any non-feeders!
inu009
Member
I tend to have bad luck, so I cant count on things going smoothly, but here's to hoping lol
Frank Pinello
New member
I don’t believe you’ll relax after the eggs arrive. You will probably be anxious about......
Is the humidity too low, the one egg on top is still indented?..
Is the substrate too wet or dry?
Is that fungus on one of the eggs?
Is the temp right?
Did I accidentally turn the eggs when I moved them?
Mom looks really skinny...will she recover?
And so on.
I still sometimes get thoughts thought after a couple of decades doing this year after year. But the first clutch can be worrisome even though good eggs seldom go bad unless they are really neglected.
Is the humidity too low, the one egg on top is still indented?..
Is the substrate too wet or dry?
Is that fungus on one of the eggs?
Is the temp right?
Did I accidentally turn the eggs when I moved them?
Mom looks really skinny...will she recover?
And so on.
I still sometimes get thoughts thought after a couple of decades doing this year after year. But the first clutch can be worrisome even though good eggs seldom go bad unless they are really neglected.
inu009
Member
SO!!!!
Checked on her this morning, she was at the bottom of the container, pull the moss back and saw those pearly whites. I teared up lol. Got her out, make sure she got them all out, teared up again. Lmao.
I had in my mind that snake eggs looks smaller then they are on YouTube, but man are these tiny lol. I in my haste and excitement, I forgot to count until after I had nestled them in the pearlite, but I think she laid 28 eggs (holy shit)
And my poor girl, wow, she went from a little over 700 grams to just over 400 grams. Like noted before she was on the kinda chunky side, so I would never expect to see her like this lol. I have a mouse thawing for her, hopefully she eats. I know the lighting is terrible, but I was shaking and just wanted to get her back in her enclosure.
Checked on her this morning, she was at the bottom of the container, pull the moss back and saw those pearly whites. I teared up lol. Got her out, make sure she got them all out, teared up again. Lmao.
I had in my mind that snake eggs looks smaller then they are on YouTube, but man are these tiny lol. I in my haste and excitement, I forgot to count until after I had nestled them in the pearlite, but I think she laid 28 eggs (holy shit)
And my poor girl, wow, she went from a little over 700 grams to just over 400 grams. Like noted before she was on the kinda chunky side, so I would never expect to see her like this lol. I have a mouse thawing for her, hopefully she eats. I know the lighting is terrible, but I was shaking and just wanted to get her back in her enclosure.
inu009
Member
She was hesitant, but she took a small mouse hopefully it stays down (remember before this she was on jumbo mice)
If the dent eggs dont plumb back up by tonight, I'm going to put a layer a (barely) damp moss. I kinda want to do that away to keep potential condensation drips off of the eggs.
If the dent eggs dont plumb back up by tonight, I'm going to put a layer a (barely) damp moss. I kinda want to do that away to keep potential condensation drips off of the eggs.
hypnoctopus
Olivia Barron
Wow, that's a good amount of eggs! Good job Bean!
Frank Pinello
New member
Awesome! Eggs look good and mom looks good. Done like a pro. Great job....now the waiting REALLY starts.
Congrats!
Congrats!
inu009
Member
Updates!!!
Mom: Ate just fine on Thursday, (no poop yet) but has started her post lay shed. I got out out this morning to weigh her and when I put her back she took a nice long drink of water. I won't feed her again until after she sheds. I have one more small mouse left then back up to adult mice.
Eggs: The ones that were dented didn't puff up on thier own so I put some damp moss overnight and it worked, this was Saturday. I did remove the moss from the top afterwards. I'm not planing on checking on them today. I'm thinking of checking the eggs again in 2 days, then 5 days after that, and then after that once a week.
They've already gotten noticeably bigger. Thank the lord she got them out when she did.
Also are eggs supposed to be completely odorless? There was a bit of a smell, nothing really foul, but I did smell *something*.
Mom: Ate just fine on Thursday, (no poop yet) but has started her post lay shed. I got out out this morning to weigh her and when I put her back she took a nice long drink of water. I won't feed her again until after she sheds. I have one more small mouse left then back up to adult mice.
Eggs: The ones that were dented didn't puff up on thier own so I put some damp moss overnight and it worked, this was Saturday. I did remove the moss from the top afterwards. I'm not planing on checking on them today. I'm thinking of checking the eggs again in 2 days, then 5 days after that, and then after that once a week.
They've already gotten noticeably bigger. Thank the lord she got them out when she did.
Also are eggs supposed to be completely odorless? There was a bit of a smell, nothing really foul, but I did smell *something*.
