Our First Eggs!

[LadyOhh]

Glad to hear that! I thought I was already a total ball python addict but somehow, seeing our first eggs.....it's just gone into a whole new level of craziness LOL.

It begins....

Don't worry. We're all here with you!!!

I don't think I mentioned this before on my other post, but CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sunny1]

Congratulations on the eggs!!

[frankykeno]

It begins....

Don't worry. We're all here with you!!!

I don't think I mentioned this before on my other post, but CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks again Heather! I'll hold you to that when I'm driving the entire forum nuts counting down the days and worrying over whether I should cut or not and will the darn things EVER hatch! LOL

Congratulations on the eggs!!

Thanks Pam!

[janeothejungle]

Congrats!! I usually wait 48 hours and then offer food. Some girls are starving and chomp it right down, some prefer to wait a few days and thats okay too. I figure I can always offer and if she doesn't want it, I can take it out and try again later.

Can't wait to see the results!

Cheers,
Kat

[Blu Mongoose]

Congrats on the eggs!!!

[Emilio]

Congrat's Jo I'm super happy for you I hope you get the ratios you want.

[iceman25]

Holy crap! Congrats Jo! That's really awesome to hear. I wish you guys healthy, bouncing ball babies!

[joepythons]

I don't even have to tell you folks how exciting this first time experience is! Ardra gave us 4 perfect eggs, 1 with a slight clear area and 1 that has a bit of a boob, 0 slugs. All the eggs candled with good veins!

Here's momma on her eggs. At first she sort of ignored us....



Then we got the "evil eyeball" look......



She actually came off the eggs pretty easily with only a couple of good hisses. Her tail was hard to unwrap though, boy she was trying to hold tight to her offspring!

Here's the eggs on the scale for a quick weight before they went into the egg box. Hopefully 563 grams for 6 eggs isn't a bad weight for her first clutch.....



The eggs tucked in their hatching box. The four to the left were stuck together so I left them that way and just placed the other two to the side since they weren't stuck to the others.....



Now I have to go back and find all those "boob egg" threads LOL.

Here's Ardra, after a nice warm water wash off and her tub all changed and fresh for her.



My only big question right now is when I should offer Ardra a rat. She's been off feed so is down to 1,239 grams post-lay (she's normally 1,800 to 1,850 grams or thereabouts). I've seen some of you offer right away and others wait a few days so I'd appreciate some advice that way. Our next feeding day isn't until Thursday morning but I'll happily feed her before that if that's the usual course of events.

Whooooooo boy is this exciting stuff or what!!! I'm still shaking from the blind fear that I'd drop an egg or trip moving the clutch or something. Mike's a rock, didn't blink an eye and just did what needed done....I'm a mess of nerves!

Well congrats .Now just make sure you do not attempt any singing for the next 60 days.You dont want to crack the egg shells .This one is for your kids by the way also

[Rapture]

Wow Jo, so exciting! Congrats and I'm pulling for some female yellow bellies for you over here!

[frankykeno]

Congrats!! I usually wait 48 hours and then offer food. Some girls are starving and chomp it right down, some prefer to wait a few days and thats okay too. I figure I can always offer and if she doesn't want it, I can take it out and try again later.

Can't wait to see the results!

Cheers,
Kat

Thanks Kat! I saw her doing a bit of searching around her tub last night. Not sure if she's looking for something to eat or her eggs so we'll give it a couple of days and then see if she'd like a rat or not at that point.

Congrats on the eggs!!!

Thanks Nancy, we're so thrilled it's almost silly!

Congrat's Jo I'm super happy for you I hope you get the ratios you want.

Thanks Emilio. I haven't even gotten to the point of thinking about ratio's or anything. I'm still somewhat in happy shock that we actually have eggs and they are fertile!

Holy crap! Congrats Jo! That's really awesome to hear. I wish you guys healthy, bouncing ball babies!

Thanks Raj, from your mouth to the BP Gods ears.

Well congrats .Now just make sure you do not attempt any singing for the next 60 days.You dont want to crack the egg shells .This one is for your kids by the way also

*note to myself* no singing snakey lullabies to the incubating baby snakes...thanks Joe!

Wow Jo, so exciting! Congrats and I'm pulling for some female yellow bellies for you over here!

Thanks Diana. We put our male YB, Riordan, with Ardra, Brannagh, Orlah and Dorieann. As long as the BP Gods don't hate our guts, Mike and I figure we should hit the odds and get at least one female YB.