First On the Way Out

This is our first hatchling this year on his/her way out. We let the female maternally incubate her eggs. To day is day 60. I have not been able to see the little one again this morning as momma is keeping a tight clamp on them. If I can get some more video today I will post it later This is a very beautiful normal female that we put a pastel, mojo, and a spider. She laid four healthy eggs and they have been doing great this whole time. I will keep you posted.

YouTube - Ball Python Hatchling

Good on ya mate! I wanted to see what would happen in this case. Can you tell us the way you kept her and the eggs? What temps were used, Lay box..Anything you can :) I did a post recently that got a lot of answers. I will consider letting momma incubate her own eggs for my first clutch.

well the only thing I changed in her tube other than normal is that I bumped the humidity up a little. It was at about 75-80% the whole time. Her themps were the same. She has a 89-90 hot spot, which is where she laid them and has stayed there the whole time. This egg was one that was at the bottom and to be honest from the look of it about a week ago it did not look real hot and we thought we were going to loose it. surprise, surprise, its the first one out. :D

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well the only thing I changed in her tube other than normal is that I bumped the humidity up a little. It was at about 75-80% the whole time. Her themps were the same. She has a 89-90 hot spot, which is where she laid them and has stayed there the whole time. This egg was one that was at the bottom and to be honest from the look of it about a week ago it did not look real hot and we thought we were going to loose it. surprise, surprise, its the first one out. :D

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Can catch you of guard like that lol. Im very stoked and cant wait for more vids/pics and updates.. PLEASE keep me informed :)

To be honest the main reason we decided to go this way is that we bought a not so hot incubator last year. She laid 5 eggs and we lost all of them except one. I figured this year we would let nature take its course for the most part. I know there are conflicting opinions about doing things this way but she did great.

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To be honest the main reason we decided to go this way is that we bought a not so hot incubator last year. She laid 5 eggs and we lost all of them except one. I figured this year we would let nature take its course for the most part. I know there are conflicting opinions about doing things this way but she did great.

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Good job..i bumped my post up so you could see it in the new topic. Give your opinion?

eight hours later....

YouTube - Ball Python Hatchling 2

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eight hours later....

YouTube - Ball Python Hatchling 2

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yes i just saw it on youtube lol. I commented and subscribed..does it take longer for them to come out via maternal incubation?

well we have 3 more to go. its day 60. last year the one that we did hatch came out on day 62. i did not cut the egg last year and probably wont cut these.

Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to see them all out.
Question, I've read that after taking the eggs away from the mom when she first lays the eggs you clean her tub/enclosure real well and give her a bath so she won't look for her eggs. Do you have to do the same thing after the babies hatch this way? Sorry if it's a stupid question.