My two hatchlings are out :-)

Hi,

These were the only two fertile eggs in the clutch of slugs - they were each stuck to two mouldy slugs all the way through incubation as you can see in one of the pics.

One of them seems to have a few "glitches" in his pattern - merged saddles and joined belly checks. But both seem healthy and perfectly formed so I am like a dog with two tails. :banana: :banana:

It's also wierd to me how both seem to have something resembling the letter "T" ontheir foreheads as both parents have a "Y" shape - are my hatchlings illiterate? :P

Hatchling 1 - a bit of a squirmer so this was as good as I could get;

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/cornt1.JPG

Hatchling two seems to be a bit more of a poser;

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/cornhatchtwo1.JPG

I think it's wierd how his belly checks line up in places - is this common?

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/cornhatchtwo2.JPG

Contrary to the evidence he has me wrapped round his little finger. :P

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/cornhatchtwo3.JPG

This pic shows the extreme fungus they were exposed to;

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/cornhatchtwo4.JPG

I haven't sexed either of them yet - I figured I would wait until at least after their first shed and probably until they have had a few meals. What with me not being able to pop and everything. :oops:

Mom had her pre-lay shed for a second clutch yesterday (her descision not mine :O ) so the incubator won't be empty for long I hope. Looks like I might have corn and ball pythons eggs in the same week. :weirdface Lets just hope I have enough room. :please:

Thanks for looking.


dr del

Sweet, nice looking babies derek!! Lets pray that the double clutch has more fertiles!!!:D

Yay Babies!!!

Zwoot! :d

Awww! Congrats!

Awww, wee little worms!!!! So cute! Congrats!

Congrats on the noodles Derek! :D

Thanks guys, :D

I had forgotten just how small these things are as babies. :O

How do people probe them as small as this? I'm keechin masel a the very idea. :oops:


dr del

Babies babies everywhere. AHHHHH LOL Great looking clutch.

I love my BPs, but I really like my corns. :)

Congrats, that are both really nice looking little snakes, but yeah, that is a bizarre abherrant pattern on snake number two.

Do you think it may be random, or due to something in the incubation process?

Bruce

Congrats Derek! I'm glad you got a couple of cute little worms out of that clutch. :gj:

I wouldn't describe the wee man's tartan as having glitches. :D

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Originally Posted by Loft Lizard

I love my BPs, but I really like my corns. :)

Congrats, that are both really nice looking little snakes, but yeah, that is a bizarre abherrant pattern on snake number two.

Do you think it may be random, or due to something in the incubation process?

Bruce

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No, I think it's random. I've seen tons of corns with connected patterns, and some with perfect patterns, I would think that if it was from incubation, it would occur to all of the hatchlings wouldn't it?

Congrats on those two cuties Derek. As for the "abnormalities" in the belly pattern, I don't think it could be caused by the mold from the bad eggs. I think its just random patterning. Either way, congrats again. LOL, Im not much help am I? :P

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Originally Posted by dr del

Thanks guys, :D

I had forgotten just how small these things are as babies. :O

How do people probe them as small as this? I'm keechin masel a the very idea. :oops:


dr del

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Better to 'pop' them.

However, go gently as I have heard of people causing great harm with this method as their grip is too strong for such a small species. :(

Regards. Lex

Awww how tiny and perfect they are, Derek. Congrats!

Congrats!

I have never tried to probe a baby corn but good luck. If the eggs are healthy they can have all sorts of problems and still hatch nicely. Patterns are as different as the colors between sibling corns, just what happens with them. Now if you were to keep that one and find more with that linked saddles then breed them you are on your way to creating an aztec pattern through your own selective breeding.

Hi,

Thanks again folks.:D

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Originally Posted by Lexcorn

Better to 'pop' them.

However, go gently as I have heard of people causing great harm with this method as their grip is too strong for such a small species. :(

Regards. Lex

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Sadly I couldn't pop a tube of pringles. :oops:

Only one of them is eating on its own yet and is a lot bigger than the non eater.

When it shed its head pattern went a lot lighter than the non-eaters - I don't expect it to last but I think it looks cute so I took a couple of pics of it.

I tried to get decent full body shots but it is going to take at least two more snake wranglers or cable ties to hold them still. :rolleyes:

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/SPA51101shrunk.JPG

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/SPA51102shrunk.JPG

And the closest to a good body shot of the eater,

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/SPA51100shrunk.jpg

And the non eater;

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/SPA51110shrunk.jpg

I'm in no rush to see them go so will happily wait till the second one is eating well before even thinking of it. :)


dr del

cute lil buggers! 'Grats! :D

Congrads on the noodles, they are freaking adorable!

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Original post by dr del
Sadly I couldn't pop a tube of pringles.

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Could identify the gender for ya, no probs..........however, you are not exactly 'handy' to me!

If you are going to IHS Rodbaston, Staffs (16th November) then come over to our table & we will sort these 'noodles' out :rolleyes:

If not then I'm sure you will source a competent kindly breeder way up there 'in the sticks', ha, ha...........:D

Lex