For the past 2 years of incubating the ball python eggs I have been taking meticulous notes on the temps, size, duration and sex. The other years previous I didn't pay close attention to it other than sex and morphs.
To my conclusion I found out the following to be true as far as my experiences:
Incubating temps 87-89 degrees Farenheit
- Eggs start to dimple around day 40
- Hatched in 55-60 day range
- Hatchlings were on the bigger side 70-88 grams (not one runt - woohoo)
- I got more females than males a 3 - 1 ratio
- Barely any yolk.
Incubating temps 89-92 degrees Farenheit
- Eggs start to dimple around day 40
- Hatched in 45-50 days
- Hatchlings were tiny! 33-70 grams. Not one over 70 grams.
*this could also have been on the small side due to small mother(1000-1300 grams) as far as the eggs with the 30-40 gram hatchlings. The others were more between 45-65 range.
- I got more males than females a 5 - 1 ratio
- Big yolks.
**In one of my clutches the eggs averaged 110-115grams, so they were on the bigger side. The babies hatched out of this clutch were only 55-70 grams. Yet, last year the same mother laid eggs weighing the norm 100 grams on average and they came out 80+ grams.
Note - I don't cut my eggs, they pipp on their own.
Now, I bring this up because a Reptile buddy of mine(feel free to comment you know who you are) told me the opposite affect as far as size and temp.
So, what is your experiences and provide details.
Egg Size?
Hatchling size?
Yolk?
Dead ones?
Sex?
Patterns? Boas tend to stripe when cooler temps are provided what about balls? anyone? anyone?
Temp? any spikes?
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