first of my 2012 clutches (maternal)

Freckles was paired with pastel, black pastel and yellow belly though only saw definite locks with the YB.


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Getting ready to lay.



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Freshly laid clutch. 7 eggs. :)


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Day 52.



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Day 67 and she's coiled very loosely around the clutch. All of the eggs feel like thin water balloons at this point.



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Day 68 and all the eggs are pipping.



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First baby out.



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Little noses pipping.


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Caught a big yawn after the first breath.


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Cute little guy/gal. ;)


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And it did it again. lol




I'll get more pics when the rest are out. ;)

That is great!

I wish I had the nerve/guts to let my girls incubate their eggs.

I guess that I am just to much of a control freak for that. :)

John

Congratulations on some healthy looking babies, I love the maternal incubation pictures!

nice. how did you do it? keeping temps and humidity..

That's nice yawn baby pixs! Congrats!

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nice. how did you do it? keeping temps and humidity..

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http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...nal-Incubation

^ That should help. ;)



And thanks, guys. Looking forward to seeing the rest of these babies out of their eggs.

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http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...nal-Incubation

^ That should help. ;)



And thanks, guys. Looking forward to seeing the rest of these babies out of their eggs.

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i had read that thread before but i didnt know it was you tho very good thread :gj::gj::gj:.. also what size tub did you use? and what did you use for heat? i see it wasnt covered in the thread..

Congrats! That yawn pic is an awesome catch! You should submit it for BP of the month! :)


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Just the way nature intended! Beautiful :gj:
congrats

I aaawwwwww'd out loud for those yawning pics!! Too cool!

Congrats on the clutch! You seem to have maternal incubation working very well!

Very cool thread thank's for sharing.;)

Congrats! Fantastic pics!!!

So awesome! Thanks for the pictures. Maternal incubation fascinates me.

That yawning picture is incredible.

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That yawning picture is incredible.

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Sure is, great pics. I have never tried this, but it is fascinating.

The yawning pics are awesome!:gj:
Definitely submit one of them for BP of the month!

I have always wondered how long mom "sticks around" after babies are all out when this takes place in the wild. Or if each baby just slithers away on their own and mom leaves once the last baby exits?? Hmmmm....

Regardless, your pictures were super interesting. Thank u for documenting this. Fascinating stuff! Really gets me thinking about all those mama's and their babes in Ghana. :)

Were you able to feed her during the process? If so how many times did she feed during her incubation period? Also how was she fed? Did u offer her frozen thawed right over her coiled on her eggs?

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i had read that thread before but i didnt know it was you tho very good thread :gj::gj::gj:.. also what size tub did you use? and what did you use for heat? i see it wasnt covered in the thread..

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She's in a 41qt tub in a rack. Belly heat via heat tape.

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Were you able to feed her during the process? If so how many times did she feed during her incubation period? Also how was she fed? Did u offer her frozen thawed right over her coiled on her eggs?

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Some of my girls continue feeding on a weekly or bi-weekly basis while on eggs and others are more sporadic, but I've learned that they will definitely eat if they're hungry. I offer freshly killed sm/md rats and usually just dangle them where the mom will take notice. She typically just stretches out to investigate and if she's hungry, she'll take it. She never has to leave her eggs to consume it.

I haven't been taking pics throughout the process like I did the past few years and I sort of regret missing out on getting candling and feeding shots this time around, but I've just had a lot going on this year and haven't had the chance.





I did get some baby pics..


http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...35553349_n.jpg
All out.


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Yellowbelly sired the clutch. ;)


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http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...22633681_n.jpg



http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...75186280_n.jpg
Pretty black back normal, too.



Unfortunately, I think nearly every baby (except that black back) is a male. lol

In the second pic, the one on the bottom left,.. I don't know why but it wants you to send it to me :gj:

Congrats! Sorry to hear about the crappy odds for sexes. But be sure to double check and pop them again just in case!:gj:

Awesome pics! Love reading through your maternal incubation threads...always interesting. :gj:

Thats super awesome! Congrats!