Egg Washing?

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Originally Posted by Slim

It pays to consider the source....;)

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They are actually one of the biggest facility and reptile breeder in the country (not obvious by the name I know), they are the one providing big pet store chains with their animals.

Still does not mean I am gonna wash my eggs though ;)

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Originally Posted by Deborah

They are actually one of the biggest facility and reptile breeder in the country (not obvious by the name I know), they are the one providing big pet store chains with their animals.

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Yes Ma'am, that was kinda' my point. :D

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Originally Posted by SmoothScales

I actually thought this might do more harm than good because egg shells and membranes are not impermeable. Wouldn't dipping them in chemicals allow some of that chemical to pass through?

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As soon as I seen "egg washing" I knew what you were talking about...lol
It does not seem to be a healthy thing to do even at 10% bleach. Even if someone thought it was a good idea to clean them, why use such a harsh chemical??? Baking soda prevents mold and is animal friendly.
I don't use any harsh chems in the snake room at all.

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Originally Posted by Deborah

They are actually one of the biggest facility and reptile breeder in the country (not obvious by the name I know), they are the one providing big pet store chains with their animals.

Still does not mean I am gonna wash my eggs though ;)

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Second largest last I heard. This was the oddest thing I've heard about them so far and they posted it...

Saw this when scrolling through my timeline. Still have zero interest in doing this, but thought I would leave it here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uOuNl5OQoU

OMG! So I guess everything we know about ball python eggs has come full circle? Is this business (his) really serious? He never mentioned anything about water temperatures in any way , shape , or form. Did I miss something? Very hard to believe his hatch rate is unchanged. First , clean the eggs off with clear water. Then soak the eggs in bleach solution. Thirdly wash the eggs in Bacquacil. Then rinse the eggs? Hey, what? What temperature is the water at these three or four stations. 10 minute soaking of the eggs in diluted, cold or unregulated water temps? IDK. Sounds borderline cruel to me but........ :colbert:.... Not for me right now. More studies and research for me and most , I believe. Air dry????????????? At what temperature?????????????

the spray at the end with some tough-actin' Tinactin athlete's foot spray was a nice touch after all that careful egg washing.

Edit: i can't comment too harsh or too much as i have zero breeding experience right now but those guys made the comment they have seen no changes/improvements/increase/drops in hatch numbers since they started egg washing, so why go through the trouble?

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Originally Posted by Albert Clark

OMG! So I guess everything we know about ball python eggs has come full circle? Is this business (his) really serious? He never mentioned anything about water temperatures in any way , shape , or form. Did I miss something? Very hard to believe his hatch rate is unchanged. First , clean the eggs off with clear water. Then soak the eggs in bleach solution. Thirdly wash the eggs in Bacquacil. Then rinse the eggs? Hey, what? What temperature is the water at these three or four stations. 10 minute soaking of the eggs in diluted, cold or unregulated water temps? IDK. Sounds borderline cruel to me but........ :colbert:.... Not for me right now. More studies and research for me and most , I believe. Air dry????????????? At what temperature?????????????

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It is his... The 5 buildings are heated to temps for the species housed (1 for rats, 1 for colubrids, 1 for lizards, 1 for bp's, and 1 for humans...lol). I have zero interest in doing this but have bought a few animal from there that have been great so far.

They have been doing it or about a year with no negative effects................ Hope for more people to do this to better the hobby........


I would want to think that I would do more and longer research BEFORE putting my name on something like this and trying to push it on a community that has been doing "whatever" a lot longer than I have been there.
For anyone that wants to try something new, cool more power to them.
Personally I would not gamble my clutches and don't see a need either.

I just don't understand the need, they seem to be searching for the solution to a problem that doesn't exist. WHY are they doing this????

I'm betting it has something to do with soothing some potential government regulators fears about a non-existent salmonella problem. in which case, how long before this becomes the de rigueur standard for anybody who wants to sell reptiles to the public? I have to say I am NOT in favor.

I am only in my first breeding season and I am still waiting for my first clutch, which should be layed around 03-18.

So all I can say is; If people have been doing it like the most have for years with good results and 1 person changes something with no massive change in outcome, why go through all the extra work?

If it works for him, great! Am I gonna try it?

No! or at least not till it is proven it really works.