My first clutch ever is on the ground!

well my normal female lily laid right on her 30 day mark and I couldn't be happier. She is an 8 year old first time breeder who was bred to my pastel. I've had her since she was a baby and I was 13 :) my dream finally came true and now I'll share it with you guys!

she laid 7 healthy eggs and candling red with good vein structure. the clutch weight was at 738g which puts the average egg at 105g a piece.

her on eggs

http://tapatalk.com/mu/62c06237-62f4-7416.jpg
http://tapatalk.com/mu/62c06237-6301-a304.jpg

close up of the eggs

http://tapatalk.com/mu/62c06237-6316-393b.jpg

I also took a video of her pushing egg 6 out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=adsMdvk6z9k

thanks for looking and sharing in my excitement!

Congrats on the eggs. :D

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Originally Posted by dr del

Congrats on the eggs. :D

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thanks dr del!


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Congratulations on your first clutch. :gj::gj:

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Originally Posted by Popeye

Congratulations on your first clutch. :gj::gj:

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thank you kind spinach eater!


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Cool man, I know you been looking forward to this one. Congrats and good luck with some nice pastels!!

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Originally Posted by PweEzy

Cool man, I know you been looking forward to this one. Congrats and good luck with some nice pastels!!

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preciate it man. yeah 5 months on this forum and 8 years in my life :) it was an awesome experience and I can't wait until hatchlings! been a good while since I've had a baby ;)


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Congrats! I know thats got to be exciting.

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Congrats! I know thats got to be exciting.

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it sure is and thank you della!


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hah thats too crazy im gonna be breeding my 8 year old normal(virgin) to my male pastel this year and im also 21 XD

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hah thats too crazy im gonna be breeding my 8 year old normal(virgin) to my male pastel this year and im also 21 XD

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haha nice! sadly I'm not 21 just yet, gotta wait until January. but it really is so rewarding to be able to breed your first female that you've kept and loved for so many years. I wish you the best of luck with your clutch!

edit: oh just saw i typed 8 instead of 7, ooops. kinda cool though 7 eggs at 7 years old.

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Congrats.....

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Congrats.....

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thank you very much!


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I had my first clutch ever about a month ago! Congrats! I know how exciting it is!!! Now just the waiting...

Congrats!! :gj:

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I had my first clutch ever about a month ago! Congrats! I know how exciting it is!!! Now just the waiting...

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thank you and congratz!! it's a great feeling

thank you sisterssss ;)
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Congrats on your 1st clutch... :gj:

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Originally Posted by Action Reptiles

Congrats on your 1st clutch... :gj:

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thanks very much


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Congrats! I can't wait to get my first clutch :) Hope they all get hatched!

Regards,

B

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Congrats! I can't wait to get my first clutch :) Hope they all get hatched!

Regards,

B

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thanks! and I hope they do too! I've been watching your unboxing threads and I'm very excited for your first clutch!


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Congrats Xan!
That's always a great feeling to get the first clutch on the ground. That flutter comes back every year for me. It's still exciting... Every single clutch!

Congrats on your first clutch! And, warm wishes for 7 healthy pastel babies in 60 days. The best thing is that it never loses its magic.

thanks guys! everyone really made my day with all the congratulations and best wishes. I can't ever see this losing it's magic, whether it be a clutch of pastels or a clutch of pieds this has got to be the greatest feeling ever. I'm just glad the hard parts over, now I can sit back and relax for 55 days haha. BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE WITH THEIR CLUTCHES THIS YEAR :D


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Alright so just wanted to see if I was just seeing things or not.

I candled eggs tonight and all look good but as I was candling I saw a little black dot moving around in a couple of the eggs, no clue what that could be but it was pretty cool haha any ideas?

They are only a week in by the way.

Thanks!

When the eggs are old enough you can see the babies swimming by candling! Sometimes even their little faces and pattern when it starts to come in! I've never seen a super early candling video that showed movement, but you could be seeing your future snake babies!

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When the eggs are old enough you can see the babies swimming by candling! Sometimes even their little faces and pattern when it starts to come in! I've never seen a super early candling video that showed movement, but you could be seeing your future snake babies!

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around what day would I be able to see full movement in the eggs?


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I can usually start seeing good movement around 14 days.

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I can usually start seeing good movement around 14 days.

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oh cool! I'll try to get someone to take a video the next time I candle then!


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I candled the eggs today on day 15 and I could see movement in all 7 of them! very cool to finally see that. can't wait for hatchlings!


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