Double Clutch!

[PyramidPythons]

Totally awesome news. Since I was only able to get 7 viable eggs out of Apopha's first clutch, I did a little research on double clutching to see if it was something that was possible. She was the proper weight and had taken several meals.....and having regained her strength enough, I felt that it was within the bounds of "doable". So, I introduced her to Adam again. This time, since I was in control of the situation, I was able to catch them "locked" (though I forgot to take pictures, sorry!) and was then aware that she was probably gravid. Once she went into her pre-lay shed, I knew she needed a moss box to lay in, so I got everything prepared for her, so she wouldn't have to have them in the substrate like the first time. After she shed, she became highly active, looking for a way out of her enclosure and then I went to check on her and found these! 22 eggs AGAIN, only two of which look like they are probably slugs this time. I'm so excited, I can't see straight. The two probably slugs are at the bottom of the picture and are kind of an orange-y cream color. And so...the waiting begins once more.

[Chocolate Muffin's]

That's Wonderful Becca, huge Congratulations on you new additions!

[joepythons]

Congrats

[PyramidPythons]

Thanks guys. I'm very excited. Now if only my first little clutch would pip. The waiting is going to kill me.

[joepythons]

thanks guys. I'm very excited. Now if only my first little clutch would pip. The waiting is going to kill me.

have they hatched yet?

[PyramidPythons]

Ugh, no. I just found out last night that 4 of the 7 were just slugs. My friend (who breeds Corns quite a bit) came over to take a look at them and we candled them again. Only two were showing veins and we couldn't see through the dimpled one, so we left it alone in hopes it would hatch. We cut the four open and inside was just watery goo. So it may be that I only have two viable eggs out of that clutch....we'll see if the dimpled one hatches in the next couple of days.

[joepythons]

Ugh, no. I just found out last night that 4 of the 7 were just slugs. My friend (who breeds Corns quite a bit) came over to take a look at them and we candled them again. Only two were showing veins and we couldn't see through the dimpled one, so we left it alone in hopes it would hatch. We cut the four open and inside was just watery goo. So it may be that I only have two viable eggs out of that clutch....we'll see if the dimpled one hatches in the next couple of days.

Dang sorry that happened.It probably happened because your male is young and did not produce strong enough sperm to fertilize another clutch.

[PyramidPythons]

Oh no, the second clutch seems fine. We candled them as well and they all seemed to have veins....even the ones I thought were slugs. It's my first clutch that I've had so much trouble with. I think most of them were slugs because I didn't know that Apopha was a female. When her heater malfunctioned, I put her in with Adam for a couple of days until I could get her a new one.....so they didn't have a lot of time together. Plus, it was Apopha's first clutch ever. The two good eggs are doing well, but still haven't hatched. I upped the heat just a little bit to 83-84 and am checking on them several times a day. Hopefully it won't be too long before I have some pipping going on.

[joepythons]

Oh no, the second clutch seems fine. We candled them as well and they all seemed to have veins....even the ones I thought were slugs. It's my first clutch that I've had so much trouble with. I think most of them were slugs because I didn't know that Apopha was a female. When her heater malfunctioned, I put her in with Adam for a couple of days until I could get her a new one.....so they didn't have a lot of time together. Plus, it was Apopha's first clutch ever. The two good eggs are doing well, but still haven't hatched. I upped the heat just a little bit to 83-84 and am checking on them several times a day. Hopefully it won't be too long before I have some pipping going on.

Ok i misunderstood .Please do not up the temp .It should stay at 80 or it could cause the babies to have kinks or such.They will hatch dont worry

[PyramidPythons]

Argh! I've had so many different people telling me so many different things. My friend said that he usually does his incubating at around 83-84. Some of the other forums for Corns have ranged anywhere from 80 to 86. I was doing mine at about 82...since it seemed a good inbetween number. I even had one guy tell me that he incubates at around 86. I was like: Holy cow, those little snakies had to be sweating their tails off.

Is 83 to 84 really too high? My friend breeds his Corns every year and has never had problems with kinks and stuff. But I don't want to compromise my two good eggs.