I'm afraid I haven't been checking this forum very much. The eggs are doing surprisingly well! I think it's around day 40, and all of them look to be of a normal coloration and their dimpling seems to be relatively minor. I'm rather surprised since Parthenogenesis generally leads to poor quality genetics that often don't make it all the way, but from external appearances so far so good.Originally Posted by cincy
The mother took a small rat I offered her. I'm going to offer again this Friday. She's a very consistent eater generally, stopping to eat around winter presumably for mating season for 4-6 months each year, and then when she resumes she eats consistently unless she's shedding or something. She took the rat and dragged it right back into her hide with the eggs; she never even had to uncoil from her clutch to get it!
I've started making preparations for the babies. I've got 2 people message me via Facebook groups that are local and willing to adopt them. I've asked them to provide me with enclosures for their babies and in return I'll give them the snakes at no extra cost. I'm planning on keeping two, one for me and one for a friend (I'm going to give him the snake later when his living situation is more in order). Of course, if some of them don't hatch, I'm going to have to make some decisions as to who gets the snakes and who doesn't.
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