Day 56...right on schedule! :)

From a Spider x Pastel pairing...hoping for my first Bumblebee's...:)

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...s/IMG_0554.jpg

These are about a week behind...Butter x Spider pairing...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...82ndclutch.jpg

I used Hatchrite again this year and have had no problems at all. In the second tub pictured above, I used a previously opened bag from last year. An OPENED, YEAR OLD bag of Hatchrite still maintains perfect humidity. Hatchrite haters are entitled to their opinion, but I love the stuff. :gj:

My first one pipped yesterday which was day 56 as well! Congrats and good luck!!! :gj:

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Originally Posted by SlitherinSisters

My first one pipped yesterday which was day 56 as well! Congrats and good luck!!! :gj:

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The Spider that laid that first clutch ovulated and laid on the exact same days as last year...:)

Congrats, hope you get some bees :)

Can you show us what else you do to your egg box besides add hatchrite?

For instance, do you use press n seal? Do you have any air holes in your box?

Congrats!! And keep us posted!

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Originally Posted by alkibp

Can you show us what else you do to your egg box besides add hatchrite?

For instance, do you use press n seal? Do you have any air holes in your box?

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No air holes...no press n seal...

1. Pour in the Hatchrite
2. Put the eggs in
3. Put lid on tub and place in incubator
4. Now play the waiting game...:D

Doesn't get any easier...

I'll open the tubs maybe once a week to check eggs and clear condesation from the tub lids...

I am new to ball python breeding and would like to do it in a few years when my female matures. Could you post how you incubate and in what? :) Grats on the babys!

If I remember correctly, no water at all with the hatchrite, correct? That second set of eggs btw are some of the most robustly, beautifully round eggs I think I have ever seen from a BP :)

Congrats! Will say a Bee Prayer for ya tonight! lol

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Originally Posted by Jessica Loesch

I am new to ball python breeding and would like to do it in a few years when my female matures. Could you post how you incubate and in what? :) Grats on the babys!

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I went the cheapo route and used a coleman cooler...heated with 2 feet of 11 or 12 inch flexwatt controlled with a Herpstat...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a386/sho220/inc1.jpg

I cut a piece of plexiglass to use as an inside cover so I can open the cooler and check the eggs without letting out the warm air...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...220/inc2-1.jpg

I routed all the wires through the drain hole and mounted temp guages/Herpstat on front...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a386/sho220/inc3.jpg

I picked up some wire racks from Lowes to place the tubs on...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a386/sho220/inc4.jpg

It's a very simple setup but works great...haven't lost an egg yet...knock on wood...:D

Hatching baby BP's couldn't be easier...I think alot of people run into trouble by over-complicating it...