From laid to hatched

Just wondering, can an experienced "hatcher" give me the complete, once and for all breakdown of what is to be done first after a snake lays her eggs all the way until they hatch? I'm coming eerily close to having eggs of my own and I don't want to risk piecing it together myself. Thanks SO much!

Dane

Eggs are laid...

Take momma off eggs, put eggs in egg box with substrate of choice.

Place eggs in incubator at 89 deg F (which should already have been running for at least a week to make sure temps are correct)

Wash Momma off with warm water and soap.

Clean cage with good stuff, place momma back in cage.

Feed Momma.

Watch eggs...

Watch eggs...

Watch eggs... Oooh, look, viens!!!

Watch eggs summore...

About 60 days of watching eggs...

OOH! A slit in the egg!!!

Watch babies come out over 2-3 day period.

Cut eggs (if you want) that are not pipping...

Get babies...

Put them in tubs

Watch them shed

Feed them small items after shed...

Feed more

Feed more

Clean up

Grow up...




And the Cycle is complete :)

Haha^^

Beautifully spoken!

That was Great!... im going through the watching peroid....

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Originally Posted by NickMyers03

That was Great!... im going through the watching peroid....

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Possibly the hardest of all known stages, known to turn even the most patient herper into a Cutter!:stab:

Great Post Heather!!! I'll be having a few clutches this year that I will need to put a poster in every room "I will not cut my eggs before the first one pips"... I am fine until that last two weeks. They have begun to collapse, and I know I COULD cut them at 45 days and likely get away with it. Cutting syndrome is a strange psychological condition -- someone should do a controlled study. It's not as though what's in each egg is going to change by the act of cutting. They are what the are. And yet... I am going to go hide all my scissors hoping I will forget where I put them should I get that "URGE". Again, GREAT POST!!

Idd that's all in a nutshell.
Most important, be patient!
The female will take her time to start eating again, eggs will take their time to hatch and juveniles will eat when they say it's time ;)

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Originally Posted by Bill Buchman

Great Post Heather!!! I'll be having a few clutches this year that I will need to put a poster in every room "I will not cut my eggs before the first one pips"... I am fine until that last two weeks. They have begun to collapse, and I know I COULD cut them at 45 days and likely get away with it. Cutting syndrome is a strange psychological condition -- someone should do a controlled study. It's not as though what's in each egg is going to change by the act of cutting. They are what the are. And yet... I am going to go hide all my scissors hoping I will forget where I put them should I get that "URGE". Again, GREAT POST!!

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I can send you a pair if you forget :8: :8:.Just remember this phrase,cut cut o what a relief it is :rofl: :rofl:

great rundown heather....you forgot the tearing your hair out stage at numerous pionts during the progress lol

Heather.... can we possibly get that put to some background music? Maybe some sort of chant, or stomp dance??? :weirdface

Great stuff! :rofl:

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Possibly the hardest of all known stages, known to turn even the most patient herper into a Cutter!:stab:

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:8: HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! So funny! *and true*

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great rundown heather....you forgot the tearing your hair out stage at numerous pionts during the progress lol

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Don't forget the loss of finger nails! :oops:

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Heather.... can we possibly get that put to some background music? Maybe some sort of chant, or stomp dance??? :weirdface

Great stuff! :rofl:

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Maybe Kat and I can get together and make a Music Video with images or something...

:D

Hey, there are steps missing!!

Step 1: tell momma what a good job she did and ask her to please not take your hand off when you steal her kids.

step 2: put a small towel over mommas head as you steal her kids (this is good if momma is bitey).

Step3: take stolen eggs and incubate.

step 4: clean momma and cage and settle her back in

Steps 5 - 426: whine incessantly about how long the incubation takes. Spend hours staring into space. (see below)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...atwatching.jpg

Step 427: as day 55 nears, begin hyperventilating.

Step 428: when the first head pokes out, be prepared to pass out from sheer relief. By the time you come to (48 hours later) the whole clutch will be out and doing fine.

Step 429: immediately begin planning for next clutch.



Ha ha ha ha ha


Cheers,
Kat

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

Maybe Kat and I can get together and make a Music Video with images or something...

:D

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I am so down for that!! :O

Cheers,
Kat

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

Maybe Kat and I can get together and make a Music Video with images or something...

:D

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Originally Posted by janeothejungle

I am so down for that!! :O

Cheers,
Kat

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O-PLEEEEEEEEEASE!!!!! :please:

That might be the BEST thing EVER!!!!

*DO IT* :D