Incubating at 87 degrees

Great job on the hatchling dude! Those are some real healthy looking babies, I like the pastels!

Today was feeding day for the new babies. Went with mouse hoppers. All 9 ate without issue. This is the first clutch I have had 100% success on the first feeding. Way too small a data set to draw any definitive conclusions, but I am liking the results so far.

My second girl is in pre-lay shed right now so I should have a second clutch in the incubator in about a month or so.

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Originally Posted by rlditmars

Today was feeding day for the new babies. Went with mouse hoppers. All 9 ate without issue. This is the first clutch I have had 100% success on the first feeding. Way too small a data set to draw any definitive conclusions, but I am liking the results so far.

My second girl is in pre-lay shed right now so I should have a second clutch in the incubator in about a month or so.

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While I realize that the plural of anecdote is not data, the nine babies from the clutch that I incubated at 86.5*F last year all ate immediately as well.

Well I thought I would update this thread. Clutch #2 pipped on day 59 and all the snakes had crawled out by day 61.

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Again I was not able to weigh eggs individually but the combined weight of the babies was about 65% of the total combined weight of the eggs. Unlike the first clutch, all of the babies shed as expected within about nine days. Today was three days since the last one shed so I offered all of them live mouse hoppers. They all ate no problem. Again, compared to past experiences this is excellent. Other clutches I had incubated at 89 - 90 degrees always had babies that didn't eat without me having to assist feed them. Still too small a data set, but I am liking the results.

I have two more clutches to go in the incubator. One is at day 59 and the other at day 57 so I should have some pippers here pretty soon. I'll keep you updated as they hatch.