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Eggs!
I got home from work today to find that my female cali king laid 3 eggs and 2 slugs. They seem a bit dry, and a little dimply. I put them into a shoebox filled with vermiculite with just enough water to squeeze a drop out when I squeeze it in my hands, and it's in a cooler heated by an aquarium heater controlled by a herpstat.
I shone a flashlight in them and I didn't see any veins.. does this mean they are not going to hatch? I wasn't expecting her to lay so soon. I thought it would be another week or two.
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Congrats on the eggs April! Are these the first eggs for you to hatch out ever? Can't wait for that experience myself LOL.
I don't know about snake eggs but I know with chicken and turkey eggs it takes a few days (3 or so if I remember right) before you see any signs of the veining.
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with ball python eggs you can see the veining right away, but i have no experience or knowledge of other snake eggs, so i'm not sure if the same is true...
- Emily
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I wouldn't give up too soon, even if you don't see any veining. It may take time to show...or you may just have a couple of "difficult" eggs. I've heard too many stories from breeders who hang onto eggs that look dead, but hatch out healthy babies anyhow. Ya just never know. 
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Yeah these are my first snake eggs ever. I hope they are ok..
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Best of luck with them. Maybe wait a couple days and try again. Either way keep incubating them until they hatch or just plain nasty.
Christie 
Reptile Geek
Cause when push comes to shove you taste what you're made of
You might bend, till you break cause its all you can take
On your knees you look up decide you've had enough
You get mad you get strong wipe your hands shake it off
Then you Stand
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Hehe.. no worries I will keep them until there is no semblance of life left. Hatch dangit!
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Awesome April! Keep them...You just never know! Best of luck!
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They look and feel like giant ant eggs.. they're so weird. lol
Jamie I used your incubator plan and it's working great. Temps are very stable in there.
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 Originally Posted by Shelby
They look and feel like giant ant eggs.. they're so weird. lol
Jamie I used your incubator plan and it's working great. Temps are very stable in there.
Good to hear April! Cant wait to see some hatching pics! Whats the incubation time for King eggs?
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