Day 56...right on schedule! :)

[sho220]

From a Spider x Pastel pairing...hoping for my first Bumblebee's...



These are about a week behind...Butter x Spider pairing...



I used Hatchrite again this year and have had no problems at all. In the second tub pictured above, I used a previously opened bag from last year. An OPENED, YEAR OLD bag of Hatchrite still maintains perfect humidity. Hatchrite haters are entitled to their opinion, but I love the stuff.

[SlitherinSisters]

My first one pipped yesterday which was day 56 as well! Congrats and good luck!!!

[sho220]

My first one pipped yesterday which was day 56 as well! Congrats and good luck!!!

The Spider that laid that first clutch ovulated and laid on the exact same days as last year...

[llovelace]

Congrats, hope you get some bees

[alkibp]

Can you show us what else you do to your egg box besides add hatchrite?

For instance, do you use press n seal? Do you have any air holes in your box?

[saber2th]

Congrats!! And keep us posted!

[sho220]

Can you show us what else you do to your egg box besides add hatchrite?

For instance, do you use press n seal? Do you have any air holes in your box?

No air holes...no press n seal...

1. Pour in the Hatchrite
2. Put the eggs in
3. Put lid on tub and place in incubator
4. Now play the waiting game...

Doesn't get any easier...

I'll open the tubs maybe once a week to check eggs and clear condesation from the tub lids...

[Jessica Loesch]

I am new to ball python breeding and would like to do it in a few years when my female matures. Could you post how you incubate and in what? Grats on the babys!

[cdavidson9]

If I remember correctly, no water at all with the hatchrite, correct? That second set of eggs btw are some of the most robustly, beautifully round eggs I think I have ever seen from a BP

Congrats! Will say a Bee Prayer for ya tonight! lol

[sho220]

I am new to ball python breeding and would like to do it in a few years when my female matures. Could you post how you incubate and in what? Grats on the babys!

I went the cheapo route and used a coleman cooler...heated with 2 feet of 11 or 12 inch flexwatt controlled with a Herpstat...



I cut a piece of plexiglass to use as an inside cover so I can open the cooler and check the eggs without letting out the warm air...



I routed all the wires through the drain hole and mounted temp guages/Herpstat on front...



I picked up some wire racks from Lowes to place the tubs on...



It's a very simple setup but works great...haven't lost an egg yet...knock on wood...

Hatching baby BP's couldn't be easier...I think alot of people run into trouble by over-complicating it...