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    Lay box or no lay box?

    Ok so this is our first year breeding and we have one post ovulation female and I was looking for some opinions. Should we provide a lay box for her or no? And if so tell me how you usually set it up. Thanks guys.

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    Re: Lay box or no lay box?

    We don't use lay boxes for BPs. They lay them wherever they see fit. We do use them for colubrids though.
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    Re: Lay box or no lay box?

    I used one last year for the only female I had the laid. She used it and made it easy to remove the eggs. I was on vacation was the reason I used a box just to make sure there was enough humidity. Not sure if I will this year.

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    Re: Lay box or no lay box?

    Quote Originally Posted by ScottNBecky View Post
    Ok so this is our first year breeding and we have one post ovulation female and I was looking for some opinions. Should we provide a lay box for her or no? And if so tell me how you usually set it up. Thanks guys.
    My 1st year breeding I used a Lay boxes made out of a large tupperware with a large hole cut in the lid and half filled with Spagnum moss. I only had 4 clutches that year but all were laid in their lay box.

    I have not used them since. I use mulch as my bedding and when they get withing a week or two of laying I have been giving them fresh mulch ( Still nice and moist ) and put extra in the back of the tub. All my females make nice deep nest back in the extra bedding so I don't feel the need to provide a nest box... That said I use BoaMaster Racks not open Racks so I do think that the Security the nest box can provide is needed since they are hidden on three sides already.

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    They lay eggs on paper towels just fine
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    I only gave lay boxes to snakes kept in glass enclosures to provide a more comfortable/humid nest. The majority of my snakes are in rack systems now so the lay boxes aren't necessary.

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    Still the consensus?

    This thread is 6 years old, but I wanted to be sure that not providing a lay box was still the consensus. I've seen videos of clutches laid directly on the bottom of a plastic bin, others who use mulch, and others who use paper towels. I'm looking for something that will make my females comfortable, but also won't stick to the eggs when I pull them out. My snakes are kept on aspen bedding. Is aspen ok? Can I remove the aspen entirely? Should I use paper towels? Mulch? Moss? Something else?

    Thanks in advance.

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