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Breeding/Egg Production & Care Any topics concerning breeding of the cornsnake, brumation, egg laying, or issues concerning problems in any step along the way. |
My first year breeding
04-03-2022, 04:48 PM
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BTW, not clear on your procedure, but might be best to keep the eggs covered with damp material the entire time while incubating. They need to absorb moisture from the surroundings, so the more surface area provided with moisture to draw from, the better off for the developing eggs. Within reason, of course. Way too wet and the eggs drown.
Some people do get by having the humidity at nearly 100 percent in the container, but that normally means a sealed air tight container. I have heard arguments that this inhibits air exchange and can cause an excess of carbon dioxide and less oxygen content. Generally speaking, I tried to keep in mind what the females had to choose from in the wild for a nest and figured nature would know best for optimum conditions for egg incubation. Snakes just are not likely to find air tight containers to lay eggs in in the wild.
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04-03-2022, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Rich Z
BTW, not clear on your procedure, but might be best to keep the eggs covered with damp material the entire time while incubating. They need to absorb moisture from the surroundings, so the more surface area provided with moisture to draw from, the better off for the developing eggs. Within reason, of course. Way too wet and the eggs drown.
Some people do get by having the humidity at nearly 100 percent in the container, but that normally means a sealed air tight container. I have heard arguments that this inhibits air exchange and can cause an excess of carbon dioxide and less oxygen content. Generally speaking, I tried to keep in mind what the females had to choose from in the wild for a nest and figured nature would know best for optimum conditions for egg incubation. Snakes just are not likely to find air tight containers to lay eggs in in the wild.
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My container is sort of airtight, I don't have any air holes, but it's just a snap on lid so it's not 100% airtight. I'm going this method because I have a problem with fruit flies (actually im not sure if they're fruit flies, I just know every few weeks there everywhere and I have to get the traps out lol).
I do have 100% humidity pretty much all the time in there (now and back in testing) so I figured having the moss on top was overdoing it, once the eggs plumped back up.
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04-06-2022, 10:18 AM
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When I checked the eggs yesterday there was no smell? So maybe it was the moss. lol
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04-06-2022, 04:09 PM
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Things are looking very good! I love Bean's "I'm a Mom!" mug for water. That's a very nice touch.
The eggs are looking good. Sounds like everything is on track. I think you may have smelling your moss. I use sphagnum moss for mine, and damp moss does have a mild scent if one has a sensitive nose. It should not be an unpleasant or musty smell, but there isn't anything wrong with smelling like moss, lol. It's great to pay attention to odors. (Eventually you'll find that there's a particular scent when the eggs are very close to hatching.)
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04-09-2022, 08:57 PM
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I candled the eggs tonight, since they're all stuck together, I couldn't check everyone, but I got some good shots.
I didn't expect the vein network to be so strong already. Every egg I was able to check had some really nice veins! Also, don't worry, it's a led flashlight, it doesn't radiate any heat.
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04-09-2022, 09:32 PM
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That's excellent! I never get tirdd of good news. Thanks for sharing.
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04-09-2022, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Caryl
That's excellent! I never get tirdd of good news. Thanks for sharing.
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Yep, so far, so good
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04-09-2022, 10:54 PM
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I'm expecting the first clutch of the year sometime in the coming week. Hopefully Tulip will proceed as smoothly as Bean. (Although I'm gonna faint if she lays 28 eggs!)
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04-10-2022, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Caryl
I'm expecting the first clutch of the year sometime in the coming week. Hopefully Tulip will proceed as smoothly as Bean. (Although I'm gonna faint if she lays 28 eggs!)
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Hopefully it does go smooth for you!
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04-10-2022, 03:44 PM
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Thanks! Tulip can usually be relied upon to take care of business without drama. Since I posted that comment, Esperanza had her pre-lay shed last night as well. It's been a few years since I last bred her. She hasn't ever had trouble, no reason to think she will this time either, but I'll be happy when those eggs are safely laid.
This waiting part is HARD!
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