First clutch . Few questions
So yester I left for work around 9am and checked the snakes before I left. All was good. When I checked them again that night around 10pm I found my first clutch of 8 good looking eggs. My concern was she was only coiled around 2 and the other 6 were somewhat scattered . This is also a first clutch for the female . I set up the incubator at 89 right away and got them in about an hour later . So hypothetically the 6 eggs could of been left with next to no heat ( on the cool side ) for around 12 hours . Most likely less , but my question is has anyone had this and were the eggs okay? I candled them and they all had bright red veins . And I temp gunned them and the 2 she had covered were 83 degrees and the other 6 were around 75 :/. Thanks for any answers .
Re: First clutch . Few questions
The eggs all seem too be doing good but Ill check again for veins next week . One other thing I was wondering iv seen mixed answers on is opening the egg box . Do you open it every few days for air and to check them or is it best to just always leave it closed so there's no temp fluctuation . I've opened it once to wipe condensation off the lid and It dropped 1.5 degrees but went back up to 89 pretty quick . I assume it should be left alone as much as possible tho .
update if anyones interested...
eggs all doing well on day 40 now. lots of movement inside. started dimpling maybe a little early but added some more water for the last 15 days.
Re: First clutch . Few questions
the males were a banana and a citrus puma and the female was a bumblebee.
They are all out now and 6 of 8 have shed. Ill try post pics soon.
looks like the puma is the sire as there are 2 super pastel looking babys and no bananas,
which leads me to my next post.. i may need the help of someone who's good at identifing yellow belly
and spark mixes..