Maternal Incubation Clutch pipped this week!

[MidSouthMorphs]

That's awesome, not something you see too much of anymore. Love the picture of the babies with mom.

[Ax01]

that's amazing. simply beautiful and breathtaking.

congrats!

[Solarsoldier001]

they all look so good! congrats on such a wonderful clutch!

[tacticalveterinarian]

Wonderful clutch! Is that a Super pastel calico under moms head? I dont see much of the pinstripe gene at play anywhere

Yes I know! I was so surprised, NONE of the offspring have pinstripe. Yes, that's a Super Pastel Calico! Mom was a first timer, so there's no chance of retained sperm and she was only bred to the Pastel Calico.

[tacticalveterinarian]

What did you use for substrate?

The substrate or bedding used was fine pine shavings.

[tacticalveterinarian]

Congrats and they all look like amazing hatchlings. The temp gradient that was in place, was that a sustained gradient or just at intermittent times throughout? Also, what type of enclosure did you keep the female in post ovulation and immediately post egg laying? Thanks.

The temperature gradient varied throughout incubation mainly due to the ambient temperature of the room (ranging from 75-85F). The female was housed, bred, laid, and maternally incubated her clutch in the same large plastic tub (same size as cb-70). I would not recommend moving the female after she lays her eggs if you want to do maternal incubation.

[tacticalveterinarian]

hey that is awesome congratulations!!

Is the mom still defensive over the young after they hatch or only when there are eggs?

No, I raised her from a baby so she's well adjusted to human interactions. I was able to pick up her babies without her trying to bite or lunge at me. Hormones can play a role, so I've had very tame females become quite defensive after egg laying.

[tacticalveterinarian]

Thanks for all the compliments and kind words! Hopefully I was able to answer your questions. Let me know if you have any other questions and I'll do my best to share my experiences.

[BPSnakeLady]

That is awesome!


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[tacticalveterinarian]

That is awesome!


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Thanks! Interesting enough, mom and all the babies shed together. Perhaps in the wild, this might help mask their scents from predators? Just speculation! They all still hang out within her coils. I just fed her last night and will be separating the babies today.