First clutch ever!

Yes...wait till they are all out and the onto moist paper towel they go. You will want to check the paper towel no and then and change it out if it starts to dry out, or you can mist it down.

Congrats on the pips, nothing better than seeing that first little head poking out looking at you.

I can't wait! I think it looks like a normal but my mom thinks its looks more like the head of my mojo. What do you think?

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Egg number 2 has 2 slits but no head (heads?) poking out yet!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...9/IMAG1333.jpg

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I'm on my iPhone so it's hard to tell. Probably safe to cut the egg a bit now that it's pipped. I usually wait till the first egg in a clutch pips then cut them all, but that's just me!

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I'm on my iPhone so it's hard to tell. Probably safe to cut the egg a bit now that it's pipped. I usually wait till the first egg in a clutch pips then cut them all, but that's just me!

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I would but my fiance is at work and I don't want to cut without him!

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Understood!! Post some pics after you cut. Would like to see them.

Oh yeah, plenty of pics to come for sure! I can't keep my face out of the incubator!!

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Awwww your first pippie!! Awesome! Congrats!

I leave them on the light grate while they are hatching, IF I'm going to be around to remove the hatchlings from the egg tub. Keep in mind it can sometimes take 3-4 days for them all to come out.

I had to go stay a few nights in Vancouver the other day, so I just moved the remaining 3 eggs to a new tub with moist paper towel so that I didn't have to worry about them trying to get under the light grate or anything.

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Also to note: sometimes before the snake actually emerges they can make multiple slits, nothing to worry about.

Be careful about looking in the incubator too often, I've heard of snakes going back into their eggs because they were startled, and drowning on the fluids inside :( It's best to just let them be. I usually check once in the morning and once at night to see if any babies need to be moved to their new tubs in the rack.

The first head looks like a normal to me!

I should be around so I'll just leave them be. Right now it looks like I have a normal and a mojave and 8 eggs to go!

My 10yr class reunion is tonight and to be honest, I'm having a hard time convincing myself to go instead of sitting next to the incubator all night! I keep telling myself, they will come whether I'm here or not!

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Can't wait to see all the new arrivals!!!

Baby number 3's sweet little face

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...630_150255.jpg

and I cut the 2nd one since the 2 slits were close to connecting anyway

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...630_130547.jpg

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Sooo cute! More Pictures!!

Here is number 4!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...630_162829.jpg

For those of you that don't cut... do they normally all pip this close together?

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My last clutch pipped pretty close together, which was great for me! Less waiting, lol. The last egg took about 24 hours after the rest of the clutch before it pipped.

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My last clutch pipped pretty close together, which was great for me! Less waiting, lol. The last egg took about 24 hours after the rest of the clutch before it pipped.

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I have a feeling I have a couple that are going to make me wait. They are still very plump and firm so they might take their sweet time just to drive me nuts!

My fiance is going crazy with my text and pic updates! He's pretty bummed they decided to start before their "due date" while he is stuck @ work!

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That is so awesome you have your first babies!!

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3 little worms out of their eggs! Everyone has pipped and are just waiting to come out!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...9/IMAG1338.jpg

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VERY CUTE!!!!! Congrats!

7/10 are out! So far my odds are looking favorable! 5 mojaves and 2 normals!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...9/IMAG1340.jpg

Just waiting on the last 3 to join the party!



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Awesome! Lets hope the rest are some more nice little mojos! It has been awesome keeping up with this post! Great progession pics!:gj:

2 more babies out! Both normals but they are pretty!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...9/IMAG1341.jpg

I'm a little concerned for the last one. we cut his egg but I haven't seen his head poke out yet. It looks like hes mostly upside down. I hope hes ok. It looks to be another normal.

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Congrats!

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Looks like I was right to be concerned about baby number 10. He came out of the egg sometime today but died before I checked on them. He was deformed, his stomach was fused together in a couple of different places. I was right about him being a normal though. Poor little guy. I guess 9/10 isn't too bad of a success rate. I took some pics of him but I'll post them in another thread.

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Found it! Congrats on the clutch and sorry again about the last one not making it. If there is a silver lining in the gray cloud that is its death it is that you lost a normal and not a mojo. While that might sound like a cold hearted thing to day, I always try to find the good in situations. Not saying that a normal's life has any less inherent value but it does have less fiscal value. Anyway, congrats again and best of luck getting them all to eat!

3.2 mojos and 2.2 normals! Average weight was 72g

5 have already eaten their first rat fuzzies and I'm waiting on the other 3 to figure out what to do!

The first male struck and constricted for about 3 seconds then tried to eat it backwards and still alive for about a minute then figured it out :rolleyes:

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