Here's a link to Markus Jayne's site. If you scroll down there is a great clear picture of some fertile eggs right beside some slugs if that's a help to you. Also a pic of candling as well.
Congrats to the ummm happy mother (even infertile slugs hey she tried and ought to get some credit for that LOL).
Actually if this snake hasn't been around a male for 9 years and suddenly pops out some eggs and this is really rare, should the owner be letting someone know in order to document it properly?
~~Jo~~
06-16-2005, 02:12 AM
mesob
Re: mesob laid eggs
that would work if she wasn't coiled around them. should i try to move them
06-16-2005, 08:31 AM
daniel1983
Re: mesob laid eggs
here is a nice demo of how to get the eggs out....
ha ha....people are going to start calling me the linkmaster if I dont lookout :)
06-16-2005, 08:38 AM
frankykeno
Re: mesob laid eggs
Gotta love that MJ site. Those pics are so clear and really helpful to first timers aren't they.
I'd just be careful when you approach and remove her from the eggs. Like any "broody" female of most species I'm sure she'll be instinctively protective and momma's can be fierce.
~~Jo~~
06-16-2005, 08:40 AM
Adam_Wysocki
Re: mesob laid eggs
Quote:
Originally Posted by mesob
should i try to move them
Not if you don't have an incubator set up.
-adam
06-16-2005, 09:03 AM
Ginevive
Re: mesob laid eggs
This is all very strange. I would love to see some pics. Not trying to say I don't believe ya, but it would be cool to see!
06-16-2005, 09:22 AM
alexrls
Re: mesob laid eggs
i u piss off the mother wont she flail around and possibly crush the eggs?
06-16-2005, 09:24 AM
Adam_Wysocki
Re: mesob laid eggs
Quote:
Originally Posted by alexrls
i u piss off the mother wont she flail around and possibly crush the eggs?
No.
1. Moms usually come off the eggs pretty easily. They might hiss a little bit, but 99.9% of the time, you just have to unwrap them.
2. The eggs aren't hard like chicken eggs ... they don't "crush" ... the shells are soft and pliable. You just have to make sure that you don't rotate them as you remove the female.
-adam
06-16-2005, 09:48 AM
frankykeno
Re: mesob laid eggs
Just a quick offside question about bp eggs. I was watching an Animal Planet thing about nesting croc's and noted when they removed the eggs they marked them as to what side was up as apparently placing the egg in the incubator upside down (to the way it was laid) would potentially kill the developing croc. Are snake eggs also this way?
