Waiting...and swearing not to cut.

Just goes to show you how long they really need in there... Good for you for being patient. I've cut, and have decided I will not be cutting any more. They know when they are ready.

Day 59. Nothing.

Amusing myself with my other snakes' behavior instead. My female ball python (their mother) is chilling outside of her hides and has pushed the other one around. (Her hides are made out of kitty litter containers I customized for the purpose. She gets a 40 gallon tank which I've covered with a beach towel.)

She's on top of one of her hides and seems to really like it. She's been doing this since she laid her eggs. When she was gravid she'd hide All the time. Almost as if she's saying, freedom. Last year I don't remember her doing it quite so much.

She hung out at the cool end and kept eyeing me as if she wanted food. And kept doing so until I opened that end of the cage and gave her some. She's eating well too and doing so aggressively. Her colors have returned to normal, which I oddly like better than her glow (the yellow fade on her belly is more intense.)

She also freaked out when I stirred a ceramic pot near her cage. O.o; I don't get why she cared at all.

She's not acting like a typical ball python and hiding all the time... showing off her confidence, I think.

Hoping some of the hatchlings inherit her personality, even if her personality is kinda quirky for a ball python. (Out most of the time and eats well) One of the hatchlings last year did.

Maybe if she eats well enough I'll breed her. She's up to about 1450? (with no rat)

And yay hopefully-daddy pastel ate. Was on hunger strike for too long.

I also readied the shoe boxes this morning by emptying them of what they had in the off season and cleaning them out.

I also cleaned the top of the egg box of condensation. Don't need dripping on the eggs.

Played with the rats. =P I've trained them very well and spoiled them rotten. I've given up on breeding them.

Twiddling thumbs this way. Exhibiting patience.

good luck. pictures when they finally say hello. lol

Of course, of course. Goes without saying. I hope to hit a pastel. But I'll be happy if I get all normals too since the parents have some awesome patterns.

If you need some more help to kill time, trying alphabetizing your canned goods and boxes in the kitchen cabinet.

Empty your dish cabinets, wash all the dishes, wipe out the cabinets and put the clean dishes back.

Organize your fridge and freezer, I'm always amazed at how much stuff I find I forgot was in there.

Do your summer to winter clothes changeover if you haven't already.

See, I have all kinds of tips for making the time drag less slowly.

Gale

Day 60, nothing. I'm going to candle tonight if they don't hatch since I haven't done so for 9 days--just quickly to make sure they're still veins. No mold on either side of the eggs, no drastic change in color. They are still all white. A little development of an additional mini window in one. They haven't collapsed that much further either.

It's cold outside (for the eggs), so I don't blame them for not wanting to come out, even if I've been trying to keep them comfy inside. =P Checking their temps in the middle of the night to make sure something freaky doesn't happen.

Humidity is staying steady at around 49%, which works fine for me. They stayed plump for the majority of the incubation with that and I don't like moldy. It's arid in my part of the world... so 100% would be drowning them. O.o;

Amusing myself with playing with the rats. One of them is hooked on soybeans, but I know that's not a good idea... despite her seeming to announce it's her favorite ever. (the other rats have other favorites)

And my female ball python, despite my room being around 78 degrees is still on top of her hide, staring at the male ball pythons. O.o; Weirdo. I checked on her and called her name and then asked what she was doing... I have to do another weigh in soon. Hope she gets up to 1500... though I rather she be safe than breed her at a lower weight.

Come out safely little ones... I haven't screwed up as far as I know...

Day 60, middle one hatched, pipped, came out and shot back in. It's a normal. Shot back in when I uncovered the tub. *screams* I don't think I'll ever get tired of that. Looks healthy. *stares at other eggs*

http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...ling1-2012.jpg

You can see it here. I think it's a normal, but obviously, I can't tell without disturbing it... and I'd rather not risk infection. It'll come out when it wants to then I can find out.

(I only cut from the one slit to the other slit... it made two slits.)

Congrats!! Keep us updated!!!

I can commiserate... But I can't spell it, apparently. I'm waiting on het clown to het clown to hatch later this month.....

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