Our first clutch!

Our first clutch is being laid as we speak. So far the count looks like 6 perfect eggs with one boob egg. We want to try maternal incubation with them, but I have an incubator running just in case there is something wrong. I'm so excited. This is our first clutch ever. Bought the snakes about three years ago, and have been waiting for them to grow up enough to breed. Pairing is normal to Mojave. I don't believe this is actually happening, and my poor snake looks so deflated now.

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So thoughts on the boob egg. It is in the middle of the eggs. Should I leave it there, or should I pull it?

Congrats! It will be the longest 50-60 days waiting :)

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Originally Posted by WmHrbst

Congrats! It will be the longest 50-60 days waiting :)

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Oh lord, tell me about it. I've already checked on her like 10 times in the past 2 hours. 7 eggs, not bad for a first time breeder. Poor girl must feel better now.

Definitely leave the boob egg. Ive had two hatch out with perfect snakes in them just a bit smaller than the siblings.

Im not a fan of maternal incubation though. I feel like it puts long stress on the mother. I prefer controlling the process and getting her back on food asap.

Congrats! I know you're so excited!

I feel so paranoid already. One egg rolled out of her pile. I put it back, and she wouldn't curl around it. So I ended up pulling the eggs, because I'm a worry wart like that. Candled them. 6 with good veins. The boob egg did not have veins that I could see. Going to give it a few days to a week, and see if anything develops.

Gah!! This is going to be the longest two months of my life. And I have another girl that is due in 3 weeks. She is a "who's your daddy" clutch, normal girl that locked with both our cinnamon and our Mojave.

I wouldnt be surprised if the roll out doesnt make it. Mother usually knows best but not always. Good luck.

The rolled egg had good veins, so it still may make it. It wasn't attached like the others were, so it could have rolled out for a number of reasons. And me checking every 5 minutes probably didn't help. *sighs* I really need to quit worrying about this.

You can quit worrying in about 50 days :P Im a chronic egg checker as well.

Good luck

Congratulations, the egg that rolled out did you remember to pick it up the same way and position it was in? Hope so. In any event, just be careful with the maternal incubation part and keep that incubator warm. That is a nice number of eggs for a first time girl but you guys did everything right or else there would be no eggs!! Enjoy! Good job. Stay in peace and not in pieces. :gj:

So there was some scariness that happened this week. On Wednesday morning, I woke up at 5:00am to find the electricity out. I called the electric company and was notified that crews were working on the situation. Since the incubator is a converted cooler, I threw the thickest blanket I have over it to reduce the heat loss. The electricity came back on at 7am, and the thermostat said 85F, which means it only lost 4-5 degrees, and was back up to temp within the time it took me to take a shower. I hope that everything is okay with the eggs. I'll be keeping a good eye on them. So far everything looks okay. *crosses fingers* but I still have a long way to go before they hatch.

Best wishes! Keep that rolled out egg, might be something special. :bow:

Wow, glad everything is back on track! Good thinking with the heavy blanket! Hang in there. :gj: