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well this is probly not gonna help, but i wouldnt leave until the snakes were out of the eggs & situated in their own bins/cages. thats just me. i wouldnt leave anything up to a sitter either at least until i knew that everyone was well situated.
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Under normal circumstances the babies will do fine on their own for those couple of days in the tub in the inc. should they decide to emerge.
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How long will you be gone after the expected hatch? They will be fine staying in the incubator for quite a while. I know of some people that leave them in the incubator until after their first shed. Maybe you could just put a water dish in the egg tub and leave them be until you get back.
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How long will you be gone after the expected hatch? They will be fine staying in the incubator for quite a while. I know of some people that leave them in the incubator until after their first shed. Maybe you could just put a water dish in the egg tub and leave them be until you get back.
Yes - I agree - they will be fine in the incubator with a small dish of water in there with them. I'd even say you could go ahead and put the eggs on paper towel (so they don't get all the substrate on them when they get out of the egg).
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well this is probly not gonna help, but i wouldnt leave until the snakes were out of the eggs & situated in their own bins/cages. thats just me. i wouldnt leave anything up to a sitter either at least until i knew that everyone was well situated.
Tried to avid that but it just didn't pan out.
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Under normal circumstances the babies will do fine on their own for those couple of days in the tub in the inc. should they decide to emerge.
Thanks.
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pfan151
How long will you be gone after the expected hatch? They will be fine staying in the incubator for quite a while. I know of some people that leave them in the incubator until after their first shed. Maybe you could just put a water dish in the egg tub and leave them be until you get back.
Only four days. Thanks. That sounds like the easiest thing to do. Then I can just have the sitter peak in on them and keep the water full and remove the empty shells if the come out.
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Yes - I agree - they will be fine in the incubator with a small dish of water in there with them. I'd even say you could go ahead and put the eggs on paper towel (so they don't get all the substrate on them when they get out of the egg).
Probably the best/easiest solution. Now, I'm thinking I may cut them before I leave (day 53 or 54) just so I know they won't have issues pipping but would they dry out too much?
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Good luck!
Thanks!
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I wanted to share how this went. Everything turned out fine. I cut this clutch on day 53 (to make sure they didn't have issues pipping). I added damp paper towels to cover the egg crate/light diffuser so they wouldn't get covered in vermiculite or dry out. Also, gave them a small water bowl and removed the plastic wrap used to seal the tub. When I got home they were out and well. I did have someone check on them to make sure they had water and to remove the egg shells once they were out so they didn't sit in there and rot.
Thanks all for the good advice!
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Ha ha, I should have known better :P.
Here's the link to the pics of the babies.
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...d.php?t=125202