A Clutch Worth Saving

This clutch was off to a rough start.... 4 eggs, as you can see two of them are boob eggs. The pic below is shown a few weeks from hatching.

I had got advice from Tim Bailey and also Sean at EBN.... The booby eggs were both treated with (LB) Liquid Bandage, costs about $5 per box of about 10 sticks.

The entire boob area was coated with liquid bandage ASAP in a preventative form of treatment before any change was noticed. These eggs were then doted over for the entire duration.

Below pic was taken a few weeks prior to hatching.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ng%20out/1.jpg

About three weeks before their due date, one of the eggs (The smallest) developed mold spores on the boob area. Using the cap off a pen, I carefully scraped it off and re-applied liquid bandage to the area.... but these spores would re-appear as shown each day. So it became a matter of scraping them off each day to prevent them from spreading and potentially killing the egg.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ng%20out/4.jpg

Well, the liquid bandage treatments did work... the entire clutch went full term.... here is the other boob egg after being cut when one of the "normal" eggs had pipped.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ng%20out/5.jpg

Inner view with yolk sack attached.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...ng%20out/9.jpg

The boob egg, washed out, this is the one that grew mold spores.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/100_4221.jpg

I did a cross section cut of the boob section, it has the consistent feel of not quite set silicon. Not hard, but pliable and a some what softish gel feel.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/100_4224.jpg

Now to what hatched out....

Both of the boob eggs that I had worked pretty hard to save held surprises that I'm thrilled with.... two Yellow Bellies!

Out of the smallest egg came a YB weighing 36g.... post shed pics.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...20out/YBO1.jpg

Size reference

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...t/YBO1Size.jpg

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...out/YBO2-1.jpg

The other boob egg YB - 44g

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...20out/YBO2.jpg

Also out of the clutch came this male Granite.... has similar side pattern and markings to the YB's, so I find him to be interesting!

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...g%20out/G2.jpg

Both of the YB's are females.... couldn't ask for better odds there!

Hope you enjoyed the long post and didn't fall asleep! LOL

Congrats, Scott!! That is an awesome story! :gj:

Awesome tips you've shared :gj: and what an amazing show of dedication on your part :bow:
Great looking snakes!!! :D

Awesome!! I will try that next time. I just hatched out a boob egg myself. After it hatched out I checked the inside of the boob part and it was solid like plastic. I guess every boob egg is different. Mine did form alot of mold which I left untreated but it hatched out fine.

Congrats on the awesome clutch!!

Richard

Thank you ladies.... :)

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Originally Posted by Somed00d

After it hatched out I checked the inside of the boob part and it was solid like plastic. I guess every boob egg is different. Mine did form alot of mold which I left untreated but it hatched out fine.

Congrats on the awesome clutch!!

Richard

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Thanks, I'm sure minor environmental factors come into play. Humidity levels, conditions of the substrate... how many times the incubator door and container were opened and closed etc.

Good to hear yours came out fine also! :)

glad to see the time you put into this clutch pay off well for ya... congrats..

Heck of a good job with those eggs Scott! Those yellowbellies look fantastic! Makes all that hard work worthwhile.:gj:

Congrats! Smokin YB!

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Originally Posted by Broseph

glad to see the time you put into this clutch pay off well for ya... congrats..

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Thanks!

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Originally Posted by jknudson

Heck of a good job with those eggs Scott! Those yellowbellies look fantastic! Makes all that hard work worthwhile.:gj:

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Thanks Jason. I love the YB's more then anything else that has hatched so far...

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Originally Posted by coldbloodaddict

Congrats! Smokin YB!

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Thank you!