The one day I left for the evening and my ghost laid her eggs. This marks my first clutch ever! Now the fun part... stressing over them day in and day out. She laid exactly 30 days after pre-lay shed but it was 46 days after ovulation. 2 of them are barely stuck to the rest but I was too paranoid to try to gently peel them apart, so I lifted the whole clutch as one.

6 eggs weighing 512g, no slugs, first time mom - 1160g after laying.

Huge thanks to everyone on this site! It pays to do your homework. Instead of panic, I knew exactly what to do.

1. PICS
2. Mom off the eggs, checked for more eggs, washed in lukewarm water with a few drops of dish soap, placed in a fresh tub with none of the eggy furniture
3. Eggs weighed, placed in tub, numbered
4. Off to the incubator
5. Crack a beer

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I have a vacation planned for days 48, 49, 50 (home by 2pm). Move it to days 55, 56, 57? Move it to days 41, 42, 43?