Makes it all worthwhile!

Today, I came home from Melanie's house just like every week and did my routine check the snakes, water snakes.



I found my first ever clutch of ball pythons, all the more exciting because it was from my 06' Lemon Pastel girl (Winston's sister). Five GREAT looking eggs.

And I am proud to say that all my hard work has paid off. I almost guessed her lay date on the nose...I assume she laid these late last night, (July 1st) and I had her on the calendar to lay June 30th. So not too shabby!

Even more exciting is that she was bred to almost all of my codom males at one point or another. I had started breeding her in October of last year. So I'm expecting anything from Cinnies, lessers, spiders, pastels, pewters, lesser pastels, bumblebees, super pastels, and of course normals.

I'll be thrilled to hatch anything really, but a combo in my first clutch would be incredible!!!

On to the pictures...
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...rs/Eggs001.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...rs/Eggs002.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...rs/Eggs004.jpg

You can see the spots where they were laid, however, she must've readjusted while laying, or I slid them while I was removing her, but I made darn sure none turned or moved.

And all setup and ready to go, the incubator has been running for almost three months...I had an anticipated clutch earlier, but I think that female just decided not to go.

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...rs/Eggs005.jpg

I can honestly say this has been the most rewarding point thus far of keeping ball pythons, now I see what its all about. Onto the wait...

Thanks for sharing in my excitement!

how good does that feel! i love it man! good luck with those eggs. now the hard part is waiting two months for them!

good luck again!

congrats... ive had my 1st two clutches ever this year. it is soo much fun.

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Originally Posted by bigballs

how good does that feel! i love it man! good luck with those eggs. now the hard part is waiting two months for them!

good luck again!

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I can definitely wait on these! This is my lotto clutch, I'm looking forward to seeing what comes out!:D

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congrats... ive had my 1st two clutches ever this year. it is soo much fun.

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I definitely agree there! Thank you!

Congratulations, :D


Fingers crossed you get one of everything and a surprise. :please: :banana: :banana: :banana:


dr del

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Originally Posted by dr del

Congratulations, :D


Fingers crossed you get one of everything and a surprise. :please: :banana: :banana: :banana:


dr del

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ditto to that, one of everything surprise sounds awfully nice :)

congrats on the clutch. can't wait to see the outcome! how exciting!

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Congratulations, :D


Fingers crossed you get one of everything and a surprise. :please: :banana: :banana: :banana:


dr del

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Thank you Derek!:)

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Originally Posted by ViciousBliss

ditto to that, one of everything surprise sounds awfully nice :)

congrats on the clutch. can't wait to see the outcome! how exciting!

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Thanks VB, I'm just crossing my fingers for healthy babies. But if combos shoot out, even better!:gj:

You are SO gonna die of anticipation! I'll have to stop you from slitting on day 45 or something! Haha! I already told you but I'll say it again... CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How exciting Jason! I'm SUPER happy for you. I can't wait to see what you get. :banana:

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You are SO gonna die of anticipation! I'll have to stop you from slitting on day 45 or something! Haha! I already told you but I'll say it again... CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thanks Mel!!! I won't cut until they are ready to come out. I'll show you them tomorrow! lol.:D

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

How exciting Jason! I'm SUPER happy for you. I can't wait to see what you get. :banana:

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Thanks again Christie! I don't know if I'll be able to get rid of ANY of these (I'll have to pull a Christie and keep them all:P), I'm assuming that the babies will look as great as her.:D

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I don't know if I'll be able to get rid of ANY of these (I'll have to pull a Christie and keep them all:P), I'm assuming that the babies will look as great as her.:D

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Naughty! haha!

Why get rid of any when you have the room to keep them for yourself? Actually I may let a few go this year.... well it could happen. :oops:

Jason.....congrats! if anybody deserves this, it's you! good luck with the clutch ... can't wait to see what comes out of those eggs!

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Naughty! haha!

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Me? Naughty? Nooo.... couldn't be!:D

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Why get rid of any when you have the room to keep them for yourself? Actually I may let a few go this year.... well it could happen. :oops:

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I suppose I don't blame you for keeping them! They were some hot babies, hopefully I get some of that caliber.;)

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Originally Posted by Reediculous

Jason.....congrats! if anybody deserves this, it's you! good luck with the clutch ... can't wait to see what comes out of those eggs!

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Tyree, that means a lot bro! You sure as hell know there will be pictures posted, I'll update this thread regularly.:gj:

Congrats!

You can really tell that your girl is related to Winston - they look like twins!

Congrats on your first clutch Jason! :gj:

Isn't it a great feeling? And it gets better when they hatch ;)

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Originally Posted by cassandra

Congrats!

You can really tell that your girl is related to Winston - they look like twins!

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The nice thing is that Robin has already hatched out pastels from Winston, so I can already have a glimpse of what mine might look like! Thanks Cass!:gj:

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Congrats on your first clutch Jason! :gj:

Isn't it a great feeling? And it gets better when they hatch ;)

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Thank you Deborah!

It's a wonderful feeling, I'm on cloud 9 today! It is very rewarding to raise an animal to adulthood and see it reproduce under your care. I love these things!:D

nice dude, very nice, now the timer begins!

Congrats! :banana:

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nice dude, very nice, now the timer begins!

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Thanks Pattimus! Tick tock! The days can't go quick enough! :D

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Congrats! :banana:

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Thanks Mole. :)

THAT is a hot looking pastel! Congrats on the eggs and good luck not torturing yourself over the next two months wondering just what might come out of those eggs.:rolleye2:

Congrats Jason, I think it's safe for all of us to say that you are deserving of this event!

Congrats :gj:

:clap: YAY J-SON! :clap:


That is one awesome mystery clutch!

:gj:

dude to hatch anything will be fantastic but if you hatch out a pewter on yur first clutch :O that would be AMAZING! :D

Congrats Jason, not knowing what you are going to see pip is what makes it that much more exciting....:)

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THAT is a hot looking pastel! Congrats on the eggs and good luck not torturing yourself over the next two months wondering just what might come out of those eggs.:rolleye2:

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Thank you Kevin! She's definitely a great looking lemon, I do have to thank Adam for letting her go.

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Congrats Jason, I think it's safe for all of us to say that you are deserving of this event!

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I really do appreciate that comment D, thank you! I thought for sure I was gonna be skunked this year, but I kept tracking her development and breeding her and here we are!

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Congrats :gj:

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Thanks Joe!

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:clap: YAY J-SON! :clap:


That is one awesome mystery clutch!

:gj:

dude to hatch anything will be fantastic but if you hatch out a pewter on yur first clutch :O that would be AMAZING! :D

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Thankya Memes! It's already a great first clutch, but you're right a pewter or other double codom would be amazing!!!:D

I appreciate all the kind words!!! This community has been great to me.:salute:

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Congrats Jason, not knowing what you are going to see pip is what makes it that much more exciting....:)

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Thank you Scott! I think it's kind of cool that I'm not sure what will come from this clutch, there's nothing I really would prefer over anything else... If anything I'm just praying that I get lots of girls and a REAL nice boy!:D

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Thank you Deborah!

It's a wonderful feeling, I'm on cloud 9 today! It is very rewarding to raise an animal to adulthood and see it reproduce under your care. I love these things!:D

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Trust me I am still on cloud nine myself and the babies from my first clutch have been out of the eggs for almost a week now :rolleye2:

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Trust me I am still on cloud nine myself and the babies from my first clutch have been out of the eggs for almost a week now :rolleye2:

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I don't blame you!:P

Congratulations Jason!!! Yay! My clutch's cousins!!!!

I'm sure they are going to all be stunning! Couldn't happen to a nicer guy! :hug:

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Congratulations Jason!!! Yay! My clutch's cousins!!!!

I'm sure they are going to all be stunning! Couldn't happen to a nicer guy! :hug:

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Thanks a ton Robin!! I was hoping you'd see this thread, I know you've always shown interest in how she's doing, and I've always LOVED Winston. I'm excited to see what pops out!:hug:


Update, candled the eggs...all have VERY strong veining, even the heavily windowed egg. I hadn't confirmed it this morning, so I did when I got home from work.:banana:

I want to see some pics when this clutch hatches jason! Awesome chances for this clutch, I wish my 06 girl was able to breed... How heavy is she?

Nice job Swede!! Can't wait to see what comes out of those eggs...

How exciting! I can't wait for the day I see my first clutch!

You must keep us updated... we are all gonna go crazy wondering what could pop out of those eggs with all the different possibilities! Crazy!

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I want to see some pics when this clutch hatches jason! Awesome chances for this clutch, I wish my 06 girl was able to breed... How heavy is she?

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She was 1600 grams when she stopped feeding, to be honest I didn't weigh the clutch, I didn't want to mess with the eggs too much... very valuable cargo to me. She was 300 grams when I received her, and ate and grew like a weed.

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Nice job Swede!! Can't wait to see what comes out of those eggs...

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Thanks Jamie! I can't wait either!:D

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How exciting! I can't wait for the day I see my first clutch!

You must keep us updated... we are all gonna go crazy wondering what could pop out of those eggs with all the different possibilities! Crazy!

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Its definitely more than I could've asked for in a first clutch! I'll be sure to keep everyone updated.:gj:

Wooooooooo-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: You get 5 Nanners!

That's awesome Jason. Congrats on the clutch. You only think those eggs were the most rewarding part, because you haven't seen pippers yet. I hope you get 2 different crosses in that clutch. Good Luck, and keep us posted.

Congrats and good luck with this exciting clutch Jason. Can't wait to see what you get.

Hi Jason, congrats.:gj::gj: I just hatched my first clutch. The waiting is not to bad till you get to around day 45, then for some reason the days begin to drag.:confused:

My thread has like 3 replies...I'm jealous:mad: You have a lot of friends...prolly cause ur a nice person.:gj:
I'm not so nice(just ask my friend):weirdface

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Wooooooooo-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana: You get 5 Nanners!

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I appreciate it Laura! You know all I want out of these are FAT and SNAPPY little babies!:D

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That's awesome Jason. Congrats on the clutch. You only think those eggs were the most rewarding part, because you haven't seen pippers yet. I hope you get 2 different crosses in that clutch. Good Luck, and keep us posted.

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Thank you Tim! I think you're right, when those little faces pip that'll have to be the MOST rewarding, but until then I'm happy having those pearly whites. I appreciate everything brother, hope your season is going great!

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Congrats and good luck with this exciting clutch Jason. Can't wait to see what you get.

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Thanks Emilio!:gj:

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Hi Jason, congrats.:gj::gj: I just hatched my first clutch. The waiting is not to bad till you get to around day 45, then for some reason the days begin to drag.:confused:

My thread has like 3 replies...I'm jealous:mad: You have a lot of friends...prolly cause ur a nice person.:gj:
I'm not so nice(just ask my friend):weirdface

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Thank you Dave, the days can go by quicker if they want, I don't mind!:D

The people here are a wonderful group, just gotta put in some time and hang around awhile and you'll make lots of friends. Not all of my thread get tons of posts, but I still put them out there because I enjoy sharing my enthusiasm for the animals.:gj:

Wow Jason that girl of yours does get around LOL!

Can't wait to see what comes out of that group of 5 eggs. It'll be a wonderful surprise whatever it is though. Congrats!

Jason I have been super busy and missed this thread.
I am so stoked for you with all the possibilities of that clutch.
Mom is a hot pastel and those babies should look awesome. I wish you the best my friend:salute:

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Wow Jason that girl of yours does get around LOL!

Can't wait to see what comes out of that group of 5 eggs. It'll be a wonderful surprise whatever it is though. Congrats!

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She's a little harlot she is! But...I'm okay with that.:rofl:

Thanks Jo!

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Jason I have been super busy and missed this thread.
I am so stoked for you with all the possibilities of that clutch.
Mom is a hot pastel and those babies should look awesome. I wish you the best my friend:salute:

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I really appreciate it Raul! Hope everything is going great for you this season!:gj:

Quick update:

Fed the momma a live adult mouse that I picked up this afternoon, and she took it with gusto.:D

She was eating FT before she went off feed, so hopefully she'll go back to it without issue as she's pretty sad and deflated looking. LOL.

I took a look the eggs when I got home this morning and noticed that the egg with the large window was starting to mold. I took a few q-tips and cleaned the moldy areas, it still has VERY slight veining but honestly I don't think that egg will make it. All I can do now is keep an eye on it.

On a brighter note, the rest of the eggs look wonderful 6 days in.

Sorry to hear that, :(

Do you use any solution or anything with the q-tip? I have some corn eggs attatched to horrible rotting sluggs and was wondering how to clean the mold back a bit.


dr del

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Sorry to hear that, :(

Do you use any solution or anything with the q-tip? I have some corn eggs attatched to horrible rotting sluggs and was wondering how to clean the mold back a bit.


dr del

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Well I'm leaving it in the bator until it is obvious a snake could not be developing inside...

I just used a moist q-tip and swabbed the fungus/mold off. I checked quick today, and there isn't any new spots, but the egg doesn't look any better.

I'll see with time I suppose. I'll post a quick picture as soon as I get it hosted on PB.

I clean my eggs with a qtip with cholorahex solution. I have cleaned beardies eggs that had mold and they hatched fine.

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