Pepper x Buzztail Granite/Bloodred Hatchlings *World Premiere!!*

[wstphal]

I wouldn't be surprised if she has these snakes spoken for before they even get a meal in them!

Oh, I think that's clear. The squabbling will be going on before they shed & eat!

 

[Nanci]

There was another hatchling waiting for me when I woke up this morning!! Presenting Baby H- the First To Bite! This baby is a fiesty!! Baby H weighed in at 10 grams- but my baby scale died so I had to weigh him in the big snake scale. It is only accurate to 1.0 grams, I think, not 0.1.

 

[Nanci]

Then when I got home after stopping at Petsmart to buy 11 water bowls...I found these two bloodreds! This leaves one egg from the clump un-pipped, and the five single eggs un-pipped. The single eggs are 30% larger than the eggs in the clump, I'd estimate.

 

[Nanci]

Weighing in at 10 grams, Baby I!!

 

[Nanci]

And finally, weighing in at 10 grams, Baby J. I wish I had my good scale- but it seems like the later they emerge, the bigger they are. It will be interesting to see how big the rest are, if/when they hatch.

 

[Nanci]

Baby J says "I want to come live with _you_!!" XOXOXOX

 

[Stormy]

Cute babies! And what is a carpet slider snuggler?

 

[Nanci]

All my racks (on carpet) are on those plastic slidey things for moving furniture, called furniture sliders. So they are easy to move around. So when you buy a big pack of them at Home Depot or wherever, to get the big plastic ones I want, they come in a pack with four big plastic sliders and four soft furry sliders for sliding on hardwood floors. So- I didn't have a use for those, but didn't throw them away, and they make nice hatchling hides!

 

[Nanci]

Here's how Number One's bin started out...(now it has a little pile of moist moss, too). Other babies have clumps of shredded craft paper, little boxes, etc. I found out that if you cut toilet paper tubes in half, they go flat.

 

[Nanci]

Here's the Hatchling Hotel, looking a lot more lived-in than the last time I posted it!! The Pepper x Ruby clutch is on the right. The left side has the lav het pewter stripe babies, and if any of the El Wray x Cherry clutch hatches, they will go on the left.

 

[Tara80]

Very gorgeous set up and very cute babies Nanci!

 

[Nanci]

The last egg of the big clump of 11 has pipped, and the first of the big separate eggs has pipped now. I can't wait to see how the size of the babies compares.

 

[ArpeggioAngel]

Fingers crossed for more babies out when you get home tonight and check on them. I never knew how hard it would be not having the eggs/hatchlings here for me to check on constantly.

 

[Nanci]

At least I'm good about getting their pics up for you!!

 

[Nanci]

Daily update!

First, we have baby K, fondly known as Killer. This little one attacked me fiercely right in the egg container! Killer weighs in at 9 grams.

Don't miss Killer's very own thread!

 

[Nanci]

And L is for Lova! This wiggle worm was the least cooperative for photographing. S/he just wanted to be picked up! Here s/he is, laying there sulkily..."Fine- you can take my picture, but it isn't going to be pretty!!"

 

[Nanci]

Okay, I'll pick up the baby! Look, s/he's still all pouty. (I know- I'm very anthropomorphic...) Lova is a 10 gram baby.

 

[Nanci]

So now there are four eggs left, and two are pipped!! Yay!!

 

[wstphal]

Wow! Once they finally got going with the hatching they are doing great! Tonight or tomorrow will bring 2 more. How exciting!

 

[ArpeggioAngel]

Another granite and another bloodred - so we are still at an even split, right?