Have you seen a female do this before?

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She just dropped nine eggs, and they're all over the enclosure instead of her coiled around a clutch. I'll candle them ASAP, but I'm wondering if anyone's had this happen before, and if you have, and was there any issue with the clutch. She's laid eggs before and did it properly last year.

I've never heard/seen this with snakes but I know with birds if the eggs are infertile they throw them out of the nest. Maybe they aren't fertile? Just a theory


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Last year she laid eight eggs and kicked one or two out of the clutch and those didn't hatch, but an entire clutch? It's just so weird.

I'm also not sure what's up with how dimpled they are. They must have been laid in the last 24 hours, and she sheds perfectly every month, so the humidity's not too low...

I've had a female do this before... and they all were fertile and hatched normally

I've never seen this before either. Make sure you check every egg and turn it right side up if it's upside down. Since she didn't coil them the eggs could've rolled. I hope they all hatch out okay! 😊


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Well...

They're all in the incubator now. All nine eggs candled with strong red veins. I dunno why she didn't coil them - might have been a fluke. Guess we'll see in sixty days.

No input on what happened. But dang. Pancake snake. Poor girl looks so deflated after that. lol

I've seen photos, and had something similar happen -- Cloe laid all of her eggs together, but in a cool part of her tub and didn't show any wrapping or defensive behavior. Sometimes a female is stressed and doesn't feel safe enough to lay in a nest. Or if she's new at it, it might not have "clicked." They're not all great moms.

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Well...

They're all in the incubator now. All nine eggs candled with strong red veins. I dunno why she didn't coil them - might have been a fluke. Guess we'll see in sixty days.

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Hope they hatch, keep us updated :)


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I have seen it before, the eggs candled fine and hatched just fine too.


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Yes. I have had it happen a couple times. all eggs hatched.
Not everyone is a good mom!



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http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/20...ix-d7helqp.jpg

She just dropped nine eggs, and they're all over the enclosure instead of her coiled around a clutch. I'll candle them ASAP.

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So you decide to take pics and post on a forum, then candle them "ASAP"???

The pics weren't taken by me, they were taken at the facility. I posted what I saw for advice then headed over there.

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The pics weren't taken by me, they were taken at the facility. I posted what I saw for advice then headed over there.

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I am trying to learn all I can about breeding. I have plans to try maternal incubation next year. After seeing this I may want to have an incubator set up and ready just in case, huh?

I think you just have a very feng shui conscious girl who decided to make a nice egg garden.

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I am trying to learn all I can about breeding. I have plans to try maternal incubation next year. After seeing this I may want to have an incubator set up and ready just in case, huh?

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Just in case is always a good policy :)

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Just in case is always a good policy :)

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Yup. Motley Crue had an extra hotel room for taking girls to or do drugs in, always checked in with the name Justin Case:)

ive had females do that. they all candled just fine.

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Pancake snake.

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That made me lol...Always such a relief when they take that first rat after laying...

My possible Het pied girl did that with her first clutch, I was lucky and found them right a way and put them in the incubator and all hatched just fine. Hoping she won't do that again this next clutch. :)