Emergency clutch!!!!

Omg so I open my big girls tub today who was stored in with a male during quarentine with a pastel the first 3 weeks I got her... I just checked on her since her water was getting low and realised she hadnt moved out of her hide in a long time. I flip over her hide to find a clutch of eggs!! What do I do?! They have been in there anywhere from 1-4 days. I dont have a bator or anything set up for babies. I have limited funds and need to concocked something asap. Any ideas of quick fixes? Anyone in the southern nh area with a bator I could borrow? How do I tell if they are not all dead? What are the chances of just letting the mom do her own thing? I need help ASAP!!!

ive heard of people just letting mom do her own thing

What should I do as far as changing the substrate? moving her at all? Do I just keep humidity up and her water full and hope for the best?

In your case let mom continue to do her thing. Increase your humidity to shed levels (high 60's). Don't bother trying to feed her while she is incubating them just make sure she has clean water. You also need to make sure your temps are SPOT ON and rock solid.

I would still try and find someone with an incubator or there are plenty of plans for some simple fish tank ones by doing a search here.

Hope this helps

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Originally Posted by lord jackel

In your case let mom continue to do her thing. Increase your humidity to shed levels (high 60's). Don't bother trying to feed her while she is incubating them just make sure she has clean water. You also need to make sure your temps are SPOT ON and rock solid.

I would still try and find someone with an incubator or there are plenty of plans for some simple fish tank ones by doing a search here.

Hope this helps

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I tried to do a quick search for a fish tank incubator and I couldnt find anything. Could you direct me? I have a few ten gallons laying around. It would be a live saver.

i hope everything goes well for you man. Good luck with the clutch. i don't think i'll be much more help here.

I would get some flexxwatt, a cooler and a thermostat and you can make an excellent incubator fast and affordable:gj:

I have a mini fridge I could sack, Would that work? its small but all I have is the one clutch. what size flexwatt would I need?

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Originally Posted by WellyBelly

I have a mini fridge I could sack, Would that work? its small but all I have is the one clutch. what size flexwatt would I need?

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Mini fridge is perfect, 6" should be fine and a computer fan to blow down on it .

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Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle

Mini fridge is perfect, 6" should be fine and a computer fan to blow down on it .

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Ok I hope to have everything set up asap.

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Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle

Mini fridge is perfect, 6" should be fine and a computer fan to blow down on it .

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I couldnt find 6'' its either 4 or 11''.. Also the fridge is about a foot of space of the bottom. How long should the tape be.

Hi, WellyBelly!

I used to incubate colubrid eggs in a fishtank - just a tank (in this case, with a layer of foam insulation on three sides and the bottom) 1/3 filled with water. I had a submersible aquarium heater in the water, with the eggs in a shoebox above water level. Vermiculite under the eggs, of course. Low tech, but it worked for corns, kings and pine snakes!

Don't know about pythons . . .

Good luck!

~Bruce (Who tends to agree with other posters - if you can maintain temps and humidity in her enclosure, you should probably let the mommasnake take care of her eggs. They've managed the job for the last 70 million years or so . . .)

Hi,

I used a fishtank covered on all sides and lidded with 2" thick polystyrene for a ball python clutch last year. There are some pictures of it in my gallery if it helps.

I used the aquarium heater in about half a tank full of water and it kept the temps and humidity fine.

The cooler idea does sound a little more scientific and controlable though.


dr del

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I wouldnt mess with them, if its been a few days you could risk hurting the eggs. Let the mom do her thing! She can do it just as well if not better than a incubator, so far alot of people who do maternal incubation get a 100% hatch rate:cool:

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I wouldnt mess with them, if its been a few days you could risk hurting the eggs. Let the mom do her thing! She can do it just as well if not better than a incubator, so far alot of people who do maternal incubation get a 100% hatch rate:cool:

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Yeah I am going to let her do her own thing. When should I expect a hatch date so I can keep an eye on everything?

It usually takes 55 days for BP eggs to incubate, so just subtract from that and you should have a ball-park idea anyway.

Ok so I got a incubator on loan from a local breeder and I have substrate and everything. I am warming the bator up as we speak. What is the best way to get mom off her eggs and to get the eggs into the tub without damaging them.