First Clutch - It's HERE! (D-UP Wanning)

And I'm finally getting the pics up.

After my freakin out last night, I decided to try and remain calm. FAT CHANCE! I woke up this morning to find my lovely girl sitting on some EGGS! :clap: I was so excited, I was shaking. (literally shaking) So I decided I've got to call my sister. The poor girl had to brace herself as I rambled on ... RAPIDLY! OMG, I've got eggs. Is she done? Should I take her off? After being reminded to breathe, I decided it wasn't TOO early to bother Adam. :oops: He suggested I leave her for a couple hours just in case she wasn't done. Sure enough, I came home to find one more egg. Although, now that I look back on it I think all of them were there this morning. I just miscounted. Unfortunately, this morning was BUSY. First I had Mornings with Mom, at my son's school. Then I had to drop my daughter off for her class, only to get back and adminster the Accelerated Reading tests for my son's class. *deep breath* When I finally got back home, I thought there was a new egg so I called Adam again, and he said to wait at least two hours after the last egg.

Then it was finally time to remove her. Boy was she hissy! :O I was completely freaked the entire time I removed her. I finally got her off, and then it was off to the races. I had to clean everything and get the eggs in the incubator. Now I'm finally done, and I'm blissfully happy! Now onto the pics.... :D

Dandylion getting ready for the big event
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What I came home to after all the school activities
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Announcing 6 beautiful eggs weighing in at 550g
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Momma back in her cage... all clean!
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Here are the eggs back in the incubator. Ignore the temps as I had just put the tub back in and they hadn't stabilized yet. :oops:
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sweeeeet! :gj: now you can finally relax. :) looks like momma did a very nice job! is that a nature's spirit incubator? just wondering because that's what i have and it does a rockin good job! :P

Now that looks exciting! I feel for ya! you'll do just fine as a mamma snake! keep us posted! can't wait to see what comes out. Are you expecting any morphs this year?

Yes it is a Nature's Spirit incubator. It's been holding temps great all week. I'm also able to take a deep breath for the first time today.

I also forgot to mention that the dad is a pastel, so hopefully I'll see some cute little pastel pipping in the future!

Awesome, good luck with your clutch :)

Thank you both btw! :D :hug:

This is my one and only clutch this year. I consider it my 'trial run'. :rolleyes:

Congrats Christie! Did you have an omlette to celebrate!?:P Those eggs look niiiice, hope you get all female pastels!

-Jason

Thanks Rapture!

Thank you too Jason. Omelette? :O Ack! I've just got to convince the kids we don't color these eggs. All pastels would be nice though. :D

Oh, and good thing that incubator has a clear door...cause I can see you peeking in on them every hour until they hatch! But I don't blame you. :P

Yay Christie (and Dandylion!!!). Today was a good day for eggs.


Can't wait to compare andsee ifweboth get hatchlings on the same day. Howbig was she at the beginning of breeding season, and how much does she weigh
now?

Neil

Congrats Christie!! I am so happy for you!

Congratulations Christie! I'm very excited and happy for you. :D I know exactly how you feel... I may have a little announcement to make when I get home as well. ;) Today's definitely an egg day.

Congrats Christie! Those eggs look delicious!

:carrot: :banana: :carrot: Doin' the e-dance!!! :banana: :carrot: :banana:

SOOoooo excited for you, Christie!!! Looks like you're doing an excellent job of taking care of things!! ;) :D Congrats to both you and Dandylion on a job well done!!!

congrats on the 1st clutch!!

Christie!!! :hug: - I couldn't be happier for you, Girl! I don't know how you even concentrated this morning while you had to do your morning appointments! Probably grinning ear to ear too! Here's to all pastels!

WOW CONGRATS! thats so awsome!! I can't wait!!!


~mike

congrats! nice looking eggs!! :D

ps, after waiting for the momma to lay, you now get to wonder for 60 days. how many pastels?, girls?, boys?
it's truly worth the wait and makes you respect all the work/care you put into your snakes.


vaughn

Let's see - 60 days - when do you get back from Hawaii, Christie? :)

Congrats! Momma looks happy to be rid of those things! :P

Congrats Christie!!!!

Hope you get tons of pastels :D

Congrats!! And I know what you mean by shaking - lol. Best wishes for 6 beautiful baby pythons in the future!!

I'm so happy for you christie! Congrats!

Yeah Now! Congrats. Great looking eggs. The Easter bunny will be proud :D

Wishing you the best of luck, Christie. hope they are all healthy and beautiful. :)

Congrats Christie! That's a nice bunch of eggs. You were smart to get your feet wet with only one clutch your first year. Here's hoping for all female pastels!

AHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Sweet. I'm rooting for the best for those eggs! Wow what an exciting time.

Congrats Christie I'm super happy for you. Hope you get lots of pastels.

Christie,
I knew you'd make it through last night. It looks like the wait paid off. Nice clutch of BIG eggs. Now the long wait, that hopefully ends in, my guess 3 pastel females.

Congrats again Christie! All the eggs look really spectacular! I wish you healthy snake babies! :D

:rockon:..great stuff.. I guess the rush is worth the wait. congrats

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Oh, and good thing that incubator has a clear door...cause I can see you peeking in on them every hour until they hatch! But I don't blame you. :P

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Why do you think I got that particular incubator? I plan on having a pillow right in front so I can lay on my stomach and just stare at eggs for the next 60 days! :yes:

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Christie!!! :hug: - I couldn't be happier for you, Girl! I don't know how you even concentrated this morning while you had to do your morning appointments! Probably grinning ear to ear too! Here's to all pastels!

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You have no idea! What's worse is that no one here (with the exception of one friend) who really understands. :rolleyes: I'm hoping for at least one female pastel, but if I have 6 healthy hatchlings I'll be estatic! :clap:

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Christie,
I knew you'd make it through last night. It looks like the wait paid off. Nice clutch of BIG eggs. Now the long wait, that hopefully ends in, my guess 3 pastel females.

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Thank you! Here's hoping your right on Tim. *finger crossed*

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet :clap:


Could not happen to a nicer person :gj:

Now the hardest part of all...time slllllllllllooooooowwwwwwssss way down :nerd:

THANK YOU EVERYONE for all the kind thoughts. They are VERY much appreciated. It's times like this I'm proud to be a part of this community. :grouphug:

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Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet :clap:


Could not happen to a nicer person :gj:

Now the hardest part of all...time slllllllllllooooooowwwwwwssss way down :nerd:

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Awww ... thanks. :blowkiss:

The worst part is that they are due to hatch right before I leave for Hawaii. UGH!!! :slamhead: I'm just going to go with the flow. I have someone who is more than willing and able to help care for them, so that's a plus. I'm sooooo cutting those eggs if they haven't hatched before I leave. (maybe) :oops:

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Why do you think I got that particular incubator? I plan on having a pillow right in front so I can lay on my stomach and just stare at eggs for the next 60 days! :yes:

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Sounds like a plan!:love: However, I think you should install a webcam so you can watch them from any computer when you're not at home...and then you can broadcast the hatching for us.

I'm excited for you, can't wait until next season when I have eggs of my own.

Oh, and I forgot to add the info on my girl for Neil. She was 1695g when she went into the season. The poor thing was down to 1100g today. I want to stuff food down her throat soooo bad, but I'm waiting until tomorrow. This is her first clutch of eggs, and was a rescue I took in about two years ago. I also had a scare that she was a male, but that fear is permanately put to rest. ;)

Jason, I'd love to put up a webcam. That would be cool, but I'd have to purchase one and then I'd have to figure out how to hook it up and a place to load the stream. (that sounds weird :oops: )

Oh wow, I can't believe I missed this thread today! Actually, yes, I can, it's been one heck of a day.
Haha, you did a FABULOUS job telling your story, I felt like I was going through the whole experience with you! I'm so excited for you!!!

Sweeeeeeeeeet! HAHAHA! Your gonna sleep good tonight! :P Congrats, really! They look great, so does mom! Big hugs to Christi !!!!!! :D

Mega-congrats christie:D


How good a mood would you be in on the way to hawaii with a pocket full of pics of your new wrigglers.:rockon:


So when do we get the candling pics?:carrot:




dr del

CONGRATS! Christie what wonderful news! Sorry I haven't been on the forum as much and missed this thread but wow girl....congrats! It's so wonderful to see Dandy and her lovely eggs! Big, big hugs to you on your first clutch!

Thank you Sarah, Laura, Derek and Jo. :love: This is an AWESOME experience. Blood pressuring rising, but it's definitely good! :yes:

Awesome! Now, the wait begins...

Congrats big sis!!

:carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:
:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:
:fest::fest::fest::fest::fest::fest::fest:

Can't wait to hear what pops out! And I feel like the coolest again since I got to know first!!! :D:sunny: :wuv:

PS. My little crested decided to join the bandwagon and laid two pretty little eggs too :O

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PS. My little crested decided to join the bandwagon and laid two pretty little eggs too :O

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Breeding seems pretty common place in your family :bolt:

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I decided it wasn't TOO early to bother Adam. :oops:

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It's probably always too early to call Adam, but you were close enough to double digits that it was ok. :P :love:

Congrats Chrisitie! Perfect job. ;) :D

-adam

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Breeding seems pretty common place in your family :bolt:

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We're a fertile group! :wuv:

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Congrats big sis!!

:carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:
:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:
:fest::fest::fest::fest::fest::fest::fest:

Can't wait to hear what pops out! And I feel like the coolest again since I got to know first!!! :D:sunny: :wuv:

PS. My little crested decided to join the bandwagon and laid two pretty little eggs too :O

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I'm still surprised you were able to understand me, although I think you heard the word eggs and just surmised the rest. :P I'm much better today!