Clutch #1!

The days are quickly approaching to the end of my wait for clutch #1! Tabitha (a normal) was bred to three males (two with confirmed locks). I cut the eggs on day 52 and saw that the black pastel won the clutch!

On September 30th, I came from from class to a pip! That gem is a normal female. As silly as it sounds, she's so pretty that I may make rack space for her ;)

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Tuesday, I woke up to several more pips. Today, all but 1 egg have pipped and these two came out of their eggs. The first is a black pastel male and his normal brother :D

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I will continue to post pictures as the rest emerge and shed! Once they shed I'll get proper pictures of them in my light tent. I didn't want to harass them to much so they have gone into the "male" or "female" tub to shed out before going into their individual tubs. All females will be probed after they shed. I'm not 100% confident in my popping ability. However, I've never been wrong popping a baby... ;)

Beautiful babies so far! Congrats

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congrats.....pretty long process but having hatchlings emerge is very exciting.

Great looking babies, the black pastel is super cool!

Awww yay!

Congrats! They're gorgeous!

It doesn't sound silly to me! Can't go wrong with a normal female, especially one you've produced :) lovely little snakes.

Congrats! They look great!

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Originally Posted by joebad976

congrats.....pretty long process but having hatchlings emerge is very exciting.

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Oh man...is it ever! I go to school 8+ hours a day so I love coming home to see them out of the egg!

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Originally Posted by WmHrbst

Great looking babies, the black pastel is super cool!

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Yes! I wish he was a she!


#4 and #5 were out when I woke up. Both are black pastel females. #4 has an almost complete dorsal stripe and it looks like she may be my holdback. I'll make a final decision after the rest hatch and they shed out.

#4
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#5
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Well, sad news...I decided to go ahead and probe all my females just to make sure I was right on sexes. My favorite (#4) is male! Darn!

I came home from class today to see #6, #7, and #8 ! All are black pastel females (double checked by probing)

#6

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#7

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#8 has a cute little ringer!

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It looks like I have 1 more black pastel in the egg and it should hopefully be out by tomorrow morning. The only one who has yet to pip is a normal. I'm getting a little bit concerned that it hasn't pipped on it's own. I don't see a twisted cord or anything...but this is my first clutch and I don't know what to truly look for. Any help would be appreciated. I'll start a new thread if I need to.

I like #8! Cute little thing

#9 crawled out this morning. it's a black pastel male!

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That leaves one more in the egg. It's a little normal. It just pipped today so hopefully it'll be out by tomorrow evening.

So, it looks like I was blessed with
3.4 Black Pastels
1.1.1 Normals

two of the normals are already sold to some awesome pet homes! I'm very excited that they will be pets for some young children to teach them responsibility and to love reptiles! I enjoy seeing the next generation interested in reptiles.

#10 is a normal female.

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I'll get pictures of ALL the babies after they shed out and post them on here. :D

Ahhh! That #8 is soooo freakin cute! :-)

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Originally Posted by kat_black181

Ahhh! That #8 is soooo freakin cute! :-)

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She is! I'm really thinking about holding her back. I want to see all the girls out of shed before I make my decision!

Ten looks quite reduced actually. Congrats on a lovely, healthy clutch!

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Ten looks quite reduced actually. Congrats on a lovely, healthy clutch!

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#10 is like a replica of mom in color and pattern with her daddy's stripping near her tail!

Nice Babies!

Hey Breanna! So happy for your great clutch! Great odds too! I would definitely keep #8, she is a doll! Can't wait to see her post shed and when they are under your photo tent for some HQ pics!

:( I'm sad I have no more clutches for the year :(

lol congrats!

Congrats!!

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Originally Posted by decensored

:( I'm sad I have no more clutches for the year :(

lol congrats!

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Both of my clutches were LATE. I'm hoping to get a couple of earlier clutches from two new girls I've brought into my collection! The second clutch is small. It started off with 6 eggs but 4 died during incubation. :( I'm not sure why. There weren't any temp spikes that I noticed. I guess these things just happen.

Thanks for the beautiful baby pictures!

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Thanks for the beautiful baby pictures!

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Keep an eye out! Hopefully next weekend I'll have pictures of the babies after they shed AND pictures of the babies from clutch #2. They are "due" on Wednesday.

Lovely babies! Congrats!!