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Originally Posted by chapskis1

I noticed the OP didn't dispute the statement that was made about housing the snakes together, but also (unless I missed something) I don't think he/she said that the snakes were housed together -- just that he thought he had two males.

It's highly unlikely, but it could be that he made a new purchase and somehow got a gravid female. Also, isn't it possible for females to store sperm and to also just lay blanks for no particular reason?

Yes, you were probably right -- he probably is housing them together, and it obviously ins't a good idea. But, maybe we should be sure about the facts before we slam somebody for their husbandry skills and accuse them of having half a brain...

Off my soapbox...

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thanks , im sure that person, who ripped into has nothing better to do in life . thinking they are the snake whisperer , lol

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Originally Posted by angllady2

This is another example of why you shouldn't house two snakes together!:mad:

That being said, depending on the size and age of your female, and how committed you are to the eggs surviving, you have a LOT of work ahead of you.

Females can successfully incubate eggs themselves, but you really have to monitor things carefully. She'll need exact temps and humidity, and she sure won't appreciate having another snake around. If she thinks it's a threat to her eggs, she may even kill the other.

If you decide to incubate on your own, you'll need to buy or build an incubator that will keep near perfect temps and humidity. If you go that route, and you succeed in taking the eggs from her, you'll need to wash her off with baby shampoo, then break down and wash the entire enclosure. If she can smell her eggs, she won't eat.

If you get extremely lucky, since you seem to know very little about this kind of thing, you MIGHT even manage to see one hatch.

My advice to you is to read everything about eggs, incubation, and care of mother you can find, then read some more.

After that, use your half a brain and get those snakes separate enclosures.

Gale

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