2013 Clutch Number One Pipping

[Sarin]

7 egg clutch from a Normal female bred to a Phantom Spider. 6 have pipped so far.



No spiders yet!

[el8ch]

Hey Nicole - Love pipping pictures! How many more clutches do you have cooking?

[Ben.L]

Never get tired of seeing those little heads poking out! Congrats!

[steve_r34]

i got a question .. i havent made it this far .. i have never had a clutch this season hoping to b my 1st if my male gets to weight .. now when they pip like that do u take the egg out and put them into something bigger so when they break thru they have room and also when they pip like that im assuming u take them( shoe box) out the incubator .. where do u put them ? in ur rack system? in there own tub ? i read about them having to absorb there yolk so like .. i just wouldnt really know what to do i dont wanna mess nothing up .. common sense tells me when they pip like that take all the eggs out of the shoe box in the incubator and put them in another tub all together and throw them in the rack system and let them chill for at least a day or so b4 i touch/ sex them .. sorry if posting this on here but since ur going thru it now i figure u can give me some pointers ... if thats cool .. thanks

[Ben.L]

Common consensus is to leave them in the incubator, in the egg tub, until all have left their eggs, though there are people that do differently. As long as you don't take them out of their eggs before they're ready, I'm sure it doesn't matter a huge amount.

[steve_r34]

na i know not to take them out the egg .. but i would think to remove the eggs out since they pipped and there is no incubation needed no more .. but like i said i have not made it that far .. thanks for the advice

[Sarin]

Hey Nicole - Love pipping pictures! How many more clutches do you have cooking?

I have one other clutch in the incubator (Pastel Enchi male x Vanilla female) with about 6 more females due to lay within the next month.

i got a question .. i havent made it this far .. i have never had a clutch this season hoping to b my 1st if my male gets to weight .. now when they pip like that do u take the egg out and put them into something bigger so when they break thru they have room and also when they pip like that im assuming u take them( shoe box) out the incubator .. where do u put them ? in ur rack system? in there own tub ? i read about them having to absorb there yolk so like .. i just wouldnt really know what to do i dont wanna mess nothing up .. common sense tells me when they pip like that take all the eggs out of the shoe box in the incubator and put them in another tub all together and throw them in the rack system and let them chill for at least a day or so b4 i touch/ sex them .. sorry if posting this on here but since ur going thru it now i figure u can give me some pointers ... if thats cool .. thanks

I leave them in that tub in the incubator. Once they pip, they absorb the yolk. When the yolk is absorbed, they crawl out of the egg. I then take the baby, wash it off, weigh it, sex it, and make up his/her card. Then place the snake in a shoebox tub with wet paper towel in the rack system. I do the same with the other hatchlings as they emerge from the eggs.

I keep them in the tub together until they shed and take their first meal, which is about 2 weeks.





First one out and it is a male Phantom.

[joebad976]

I leave them in the incubator until they are all the way out of the egg. Then I put them all in a 6qt tub together until they shed. After they shed they go into their own tub.

[Wes]

Congrats! That first little boy is hot

[el8ch]

I have one other clutch in the incubator (Pastel Enchi male x Vanilla female) with about 6 more females due to lay within the next month.

Awesome. Pastel Enchi x Vanilla is a nice pairing, looking forward to seeing your other clutches.

Nice looking little Phantom boy you've got there...