Orlah just gave us a clutch of five good eggs

how long till you can candle?

Oh forgot to ask you Eugene if you weighed the clutch and also if Orlah was nice coming off her eggs. She's usually the nicest mannered BP in the world but any momma snake can get testy at that time LOL.

Oh and Aleesha I called on the wisdom of a certainly lovely lady of NERD and apparently they can be candled very soon after being laid or candled after they are settled in the incubation process. Even ones that don't candle perfect right up front are worth trying and seeing what will happen apparently. (thank you Miss Kara, you're a doll to answer my questions...I'm such a newb an excited one at that LOL :hug: )

Orlah looks like she was made to be sittin' on eggs! Beautiful mommy!!

oh the anticipation is killing me!

Awesome pics! I wish you luck with those babies.

Tick tock


Tick tock

Time begins to move ever so very sloooooooooooowly

:P

Congrats on the eggs. Heres hoping for lots of Pastels for you guys to split. Jo, I must say your female is a pretty girl.

ni i didn't weigh them my scale went dead last week and she wasn't to bad didn't want to let go of them and a little hiss but thats it and she took a small rat last night. and i will hopefully candle this week end

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Oh forgot to ask you Eugene if you weighed the clutch and also if Orlah was nice coming off her eggs. She's usually the nicest mannered BP in the world but any momma snake can get testy at that time LOL.

Oh and Aleesha I called on the wisdom of a certainly lovely lady of NERD and apparently they can be candled very soon after being laid or candled after they are settled in the incubation process. Even ones that don't candle perfect right up front are worth trying and seeing what will happen apparently. (thank you Miss Kara, you're a doll to answer my questions...I'm such a newb an excited one at that LOL :hug: )

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Awww I'm getting all teary about Orlah being a mom (okay you can all make fun, I'm a newb and a sentimental one but I don't care so there lol). I'm glad she came off easy Eugene. She's never once hissed or struck at us and is one of the easiest snakes I've seen to handle but one never knows when there are eggs around. Glad to hear she ate right off the bat so she can build herself back up.

Thanks everyone for the kind comments and sharing this first experience with us. I hope Mike and I will be posting about eggs after this breeding season. Had a BPNet forum member over to visit today and he was amazed at the size of Malachi for a year old male LOL. Mal's raring to go so now it's just a matter of seeing if Kyna and Saoirse will be ready come fall.

Thanks Tim, we think Orlah is very pretty despite her long dorsal scarring. Her head is lovely and light and she's just such a big graceful, gentle girl. Her name means "golden princess" by the way. Cue don't remind me about time passing...I swear I'll be a wreck before this is over LOL. Thank goodness the eggs are at Eugene's or I'd be haunting the incubator hourly! Thanks Jude, I can't think of a prettier picture I've seen then one of our own females on her first clutch (ohhh lordy I'm teary again! :oops: )

She will make some super purty like baby pastels for sure! Are you going to be so excited to get her back???