a couple clutches

Since Im learning about the incubating....


When they're all stacked & stuck together, you just keep the humidity for the entire box, right??? It won't matter that they're not IN the moist vermiculite???

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

we wanna see the mamas!

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I'll try to snap some tonight, and post them tomorrow.

-Evan

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Originally Posted by sweety314

Since Im learning about the incubating....


When they're all stacked & stuck together, you just keep the humidity for the entire box, right??? It won't matter that they're not IN the moist vermiculite???

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When incubating eggs, you actually don't want them to come into direct contact with water at all. This is the reason that incubation medium that is too moist will cause problems. In a closed egg box, the humidity inside will quickly reach 100% or close to it as long as the medium has enough water in it. Sometimes if enough water leaves the system (during air exchange, or if not using an air-tight system) some of the eggs not touching the medium will start to dent. This is a good sign the relative humidity in the egg box is too low, and it is time to add a little water to the corners of the box. You don't want to get water on the eggs themselves, just get the humidity in the box back up to where it should be. This is one reason a lot of people have been trying the "substrate-less" incubation (we tried it this season with a few clutches with good success so far). The eggs never actually touch the moist substrate, and there is no need to worry about the water in the system, as there is more than enough water in the box to last throughout incubation no matter how many times you open the box up to check on things. Sorry if I rambled on, but I hope all this babbling answers your questions (along with other questions you may not have had).https://ball-pythons.net/forums/imag...es/biggrin.gif

-Evan

No substrate? Evan if you don't mind going further into this it might be worth a thread in the breeding forum. Sounds like an interesting topic to hear everyone's feedback on.

Here's a couple pics of the responsible parties.


The first pair of snakes I ever purchased with the intent to breed, the female is the darker one.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...s/HPIM0860.jpg

And a first-time mamma right after she ate her first meal post-lay.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...s/HPIM0855.jpg

Hope you like....

-Evan

Cute kids! I want a corn.../sigh