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Eggs!

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  • 05-28-2006, 06:05 PM
    Shelby
    Eggs!
    I got home from work today to find that my female cali king laid 3 eggs and 2 slugs. They seem a bit dry, and a little dimply. I put them into a shoebox filled with vermiculite with just enough water to squeeze a drop out when I squeeze it in my hands, and it's in a cooler heated by an aquarium heater controlled by a herpstat.

    I shone a flashlight in them and I didn't see any veins.. does this mean they are not going to hatch? I wasn't expecting her to lay so soon. I thought it would be another week or two.
  • 05-28-2006, 06:30 PM
    frankykeno
    Re: Eggs!
    Congrats on the eggs April! Are these the first eggs for you to hatch out ever? Can't wait for that experience myself LOL.

    I don't know about snake eggs but I know with chicken and turkey eggs it takes a few days (3 or so if I remember right) before you see any signs of the veining.
  • 05-28-2006, 07:22 PM
    mlededee
    Re: Eggs!
    with ball python eggs you can see the veining right away, but i have no experience or knowledge of other snake eggs, so i'm not sure if the same is true...
  • 05-28-2006, 07:29 PM
    JLC
    Re: Eggs!
    I wouldn't give up too soon, even if you don't see any veining. It may take time to show...or you may just have a couple of "difficult" eggs. I've heard too many stories from breeders who hang onto eggs that look dead, but hatch out healthy babies anyhow. Ya just never know. ;)
  • 05-28-2006, 08:42 PM
    Shelby
    Re: Eggs!
    Yeah these are my first snake eggs ever. I hope they are ok..
  • 05-28-2006, 09:36 PM
    tigerlily
    Re: Eggs!
    Best of luck with them. Maybe wait a couple days and try again. Either way keep incubating them until they hatch or just plain nasty. ;)
  • 05-28-2006, 09:39 PM
    Shelby
    Re: Eggs!
    Hehe.. no worries I will keep them until there is no semblance of life left. Hatch dangit!
  • 05-29-2006, 07:50 AM
    jglass38
    Re: Eggs!
    Awesome April! Keep them...You just never know! Best of luck!
  • 05-29-2006, 01:33 PM
    Shelby
    Re: Eggs!
    They look and feel like giant ant eggs.. they're so weird. lol

    Jamie I used your incubator plan and it's working great. Temps are very stable in there.
  • 05-29-2006, 01:41 PM
    jglass38
    Re: Eggs!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Shelby
    They look and feel like giant ant eggs.. they're so weird. lol

    Jamie I used your incubator plan and it's working great. Temps are very stable in there.

    Good to hear April! Cant wait to see some hatching pics! Whats the incubation time for King eggs?
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