Egg laying question

So, just curious, Monday is the 28 days after pre lay shed for one of my girls. I was just wondering what the longest was that it took for your female to lay after her pre lay shed. I know 28 days is about average, right?

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I have heard 30 days, but I'm sure it varies

I had 3 girls last season lay on day 44-48 after shed.

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

I had 3 girls last season lay on day 44-48 after shed.

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I am gonna be a flat out worried mess if she waits that long :p

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30 days is about the average, I have had females going 45 and 50 days post ovulation shed too. :cool:

53 days, the second year was 42 days.

I have one girl that takes about 30 days for her pre-lay shed and and 40+ days after that to give us eggs. She does this every year, so I know to expect it now. She's gravid now and is continuing the same pattern this year. :rolleyes:

30 days is the average but I have had some earlier(usually mostly slugs) and some go up to two weeks longer, probably due to lower temps IMO

Both of my girls took 38 days last year.

She laid today, will post pics later ;)

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She laid today, will post pics later ;)

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Whoo hoo! Looking forward to pics! I'm still waiting on ovy from my big girl.

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Last year, I had not one, but TWO females go 85 days from ovy to eggs.

OMG I almost died waiting!!

Glad to hear your girl laid and you can keep your sanity. Now the real wait begins!

9 HUGE eggs, all candle good :gj:

:banana::banana::banana::banana:

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l1.../1stclutch.jpg

9 fat happy eggs. Ya cant ask for much better then that. Congrats

DAMN that's a nice clutch!!

Word to the wise Since your using substratless method, your substrate is too dry from the pics. In a weeks time they will dry out a bit. You want the medium soaked since eggs arent touchign it.

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

Word to the wise Since your using substratless method, your substrate is too dry from the pics. In a weeks time they will dry out a bit. You want the medium soaked since eggs arent touchign it.

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I had to dump out a little water because the eggs were so heavy they started sinking. I did fix it shortly after the pic adding more water very carefully :D
Thanks tho
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Your light diffuser and the cross stitch canvas should fit end to end inside the egg tub. It shouldn't sink at all when using the cross stitch canvas under the light diffuser grate. Maybe that's why?

This is the method I use and recommend!



Your eggs look great!

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Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents

Your light diffuser and the cross stitch canvas should fit end to end inside the egg tub. It shouldn't sink at all when using the cross stitch canvas under the light diffuser grate. Maybe that's why?

This is the method I use and recommend!



Your eggs look great!

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It was really wet, I think it just had a little too much water for the weight of these monster eggs. I am going to try your suggestion on my next clutch tho and cut it to fit exactly :gj: Thanks for the tip :w00t:

Awesome! Congrats:rolleye2:

What I've done this year with the substrateless is gotten a container, tilted it on it's side and hot-glued a support underneath to keep it at an angle. I've filled the lower half with those shiney decorative pebble things, filled with water, and then placed the light crate over the pebbles, so that it is level while the container is still tilted...if that makes sense.

This way, I'm hoping any condensation that forms on top of the lid will just run straight down, and since I've filled half the container with pebbles, I don't have to worry about the eggs tumbling/sliding away.

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What I've done this year with the substrateless is gotten a container, tilted it on it's side and hot-glued a support underneath to keep it at an angle. I've filled the lower half with those shiney decorative pebble things, filled with water, and then placed the light crate over the pebbles, so that it is level while the container is still tilted...if that makes sense.

This way, I'm hoping any condensation that forms on top of the lid will just run straight down, and since I've filled half the container with pebbles, I don't have to worry about the eggs tumbling/sliding away.

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Interesting, do you have a pic of that? I was trying to think of a way to get the grid attached to the tub so I can use just water underneath. I'd be afraid of it failing tho and having eggs drop into the water. I'm gonna take a strole thru home depot and see what might work well :)

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Interesting, do you have a pic of that? I was trying to think of a way to get the grid attached to the tub so I can use just water underneath. I'd be afraid of it failing tho and having eggs drop into the water. I'm gonna take a strole thru home depot and see what might work well :)

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Just cut 5 PVC pipes that are 1" In diameter 2" Long. Hot Glue or Super Glue them into the 4 corners of the tub your gonna use and one in center. Then take the light diffuser and lay it on top, Toss in your water and you wont have to worry about it falling.

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Just cut 5 PVC pipes that are 1" In diameter 2" Long. Hot Glue or Super Glue them into the 4 corners of the tub your gonna use and one in center. Then take the light diffuser and lay it on top, Toss in your water and you wont have to worry about it falling.

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That's a great idea :thumbup: thanks rich!

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Interesting, do you have a pic of that? I was trying to think of a way to get the grid attached to the tub so I can use just water underneath. I'd be afraid of it failing tho and having eggs drop into the water. I'm gonna take a strole thru home depot and see what might work well :)

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I do actually, I was meaning to respond to this thread before but then I forgot :P

Changing up the incubation method a bit this year. On the right, you can see the lid has a ton of built up condensation, and there's risk of it dripping down onto the eggs and causing problems. On the left, is my "new and improved" incubation container. You can see there there is little to no condensation on the lid.:

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...eb92012032.jpg

Excuse the ghetto toilet paper rolls, I'm still perfecting this method and looking for something else to keep the bin angled. But for now, this will do. I hot-glued the paper towel roll to the tub :P

This method keeps the eggs completely flat and eliminates the worry of the eggs tumbling if the bin is at too steep of an angle. This still keeps the "roof" on a pretty steep angle, so any condensation that does form just runs right down and back into the water pool. The eggs are placed on the light crate & the little marbles you see.

Day 7 and the eggs look even better than when I found them in the females bin. No dimples whatsoever:

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...eb92012034.jpg

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...eb92012035.jpg

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Just cut 5 PVC pipes that are 1" In diameter 2" Long. Hot Glue or Super Glue them into the 4 corners of the tub your gonna use and one in center. Then take the light diffuser and lay it on top, Toss in your water and you wont have to worry about it falling.

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rich do you put in any kind of substrait or is it just water

i use vermiculite

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

i use vermiculite

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Is that to keep it from sloshing around? Also a couple other questions for ya. Do you worrie about it being to wet, do you use press and seal and how do you avoid it dripping on the eggs

when using substratless method no such thing as too wet. And this method dont use press n seal or youll have wet eggs in day or so. And i dont deal with water on the tub sides or lid with this method

awesome thank you