Hi... I'm back!
Out of 3 eggs, 2 got very gross and clearly were no longer viable (frozen and discarded).
The third egg.... seems to be doing fine, there is movement now.
So I have another question, assuming everything continues on the same for the next 30 days (at the midway point just now, or even a bit further on, because I might not have even found the eggs at first for a few days after she laid them).
What do I do if the snake comes out of the egg? Can I get some advice on a simple, low-cost place to keep the snake while I am waiting for the first shed? Obviously if it comes out looking okay, I want to make sure I am taking care of it correctly. I know how to care for a BP because, I've had one for over a decade but I'm very nervous about the period of time between where the snake is hatched and where it can eat/drink water/live like the one I already own.
I don't have anything prepared for another snake because I'm just waiting to see what happens, but since there is movement I should probably start to think about preparing the temporary place the snake goes after it hatches, just in case.
I linked the thing earlier in this thread but I'll also just spell it out here, the way I am incubating this is the most low cost/DIY way I could find on the internet, I am using a cooler, fishtank water heater, the thing that circulates air in the fish tank, and then I used some PVC pipe to sort of suspend a plastic shoe box (with some tiny tiny holes in it) and in that shoe box is the typical setup with perlite and the egg sitting on a light diffuser. I have a digital thermometer inside the shoebox so I know the temp is always 88-90 and it's 99% humidity. Some people are saying they keep their hatched snakes in the incubator but... I can't keep it in that, or can I?
Thanks, if anyone can help...
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