Crash course in egg incubation - need help
I'll skip all the background stuff and get right to the point. I bought a female bumblebee on craigslist about 2.5 months ago and it just laid eggs.
I've started building a collection of BPs and the plan was to start breeding in a year or two. Plan B "I have eggs now what do I do".
I know most of the basics stuff and have all the equipment already because I have bred bearded dragons, crested geckos, and tri-colored milks in the past.
The two most important questions I need answered is how long can the eggs last before you put them in the incubator and does the container need holes?
I was away for work for two days and when I came home, I found eggs in her tub. Wednesday morning I did my normal cleaning and water check routine and left the house around 9:30. I returned Friday at 1:00. eggs were in the incubator by 2:00 at 89 degrees.
the eggs where kind of stuck to the newspaper but I was able to separate them gently.
Let me know what you think. Do the eggs look good? They felt kind of juicy when I put them in the egg box.
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...8/img_1591.jpg
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...8/img_1592.jpg
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
Yeah, Those eggs look fine :)
You can candle them if you want to check for veins to be certain - I use one of those small led torches on mine.
And congratulations. :D
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
Just candled the eggs and they are loaded with big juicy viens.
Now the question is what's in them. I know they're half bumblebee.
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
Quote:
Originally Posted by
NJ Balls
The two most important questions I need answered is how long can the eggs last before you put them in the incubator and does the container need holes?[/IMG]
Eggs are pretty darn durable. As long as they aren't laid/left in a water dish(drowned) or directly on the heat source(fried), they're usually fine for days. You could simply throw some lightly dampened sphagnum moss on them and let the female incubate maternally - until you get everything set up for artificial or even letting her take the clutch full term. Ventilation in tubs comes down to personal preference. I drill a few small holes in my tubs for air exchange and find it helps cut down on mold a bit. If you use a lot of ventilation, you'll probably have to add water to your medium at some point. If you go substrateless, you probably won't want holes or you'll struggle to keep humidity high. I'm a vermiculite guy though so my eggs get partially buried.
Re: Crash course in egg incubation
60 days later, still not sure what's in there but I'm loving the color of the first nose.
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...8/hatching.jpg
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
Any guess on what the father may have been? Maybe when the rest of the clutch hatches it will be easier to tell.
I think I'll name this one Awesome.
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../hatchling.jpg
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
Beautiful first baby! Can't wait to see the rest!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
Two more eggs pipped this morning.
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
You may be correct the second one looks like a spider/pin. I'll post pictures later when they're all done a fourth snake has pipped and I'm waiting on the other two.
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
Omg !!! How exciting!!! Congratulations
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
These are the first three to come out of their eggs. I'm guessing the dad was a spider/something/ something. Maybe the next three will tell me more.
What do you think?
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../4/8/three.jpg
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
Congrats, must be exciting! :D Mystery eggs are super fun.
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
I'm going to guess the sire was a lemon blast.
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
The last egg pipped this morning and by the head it looks like another queen spin
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
Queen spin and king spins look a lot alike and are kinda hard to tell apart until they shed a few time. Did you get a chance to look at the link I put up on the pairing I think it is? :)
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
Yes, I think you are probably correct which is good for me. I already have a bunch of lessers and mojaves to pair them with in the future.
Re: Crash course in egg incubation - need help
Took a while but the last one finally came out of the egg.
https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...8/img_1681.jpg