I Guess I'm Officially The Newest Snake Breeder?

[Aedryan Methyus]

So, I made the decision to cut my very first clutch of eggs yesterday on my birthday. It was day 55 (at 89 degrees) and I thought it would be a really neat way to commemorate my first ever clutch... The pairing was Lesser x Mojave... My lesser girl laid 10 eggs on her very first time around! One of the eggs looked a little off right in the beginning and sadly, it went bad. Anyway, none of the 9 babies have emerged yet, but as far as I can tell, it looks like I have 4 BELs, but the one with the markings must have something special going on? 2 Mojaves? 2 Lessers? Only 1 normal??? If that really is the case, I would say I hit some pretty remarkable odds on my maiden voyage, yeah? lol Maybe the 10th could have been another BEL, though... Grrr! I should also mention, i'm a little concerned about lack of movement (that I can tell) with that upper-most BEL. Do you guys see the large veins on that one as well? What could be going on there?

While i'm at it, I guess I should get your guys' opinions on the next steps... Do you guys recommend letting them remain in the incubator for a couple of days once they have emerged before washing, sexing and then housing in super wet individual tubs until they shed? My concern with keeping them in the incubator once they have emerged is, will they get enough air? The egg box isn't air-tight and I have a layer of parchment paper between the lid and the tub. But, I don't have any holes in the tub...

More pics coming soon!