Some breeding woes!

[muddoc]

Tim,
Best of luck I hope that one eggs gives you something totally kick ass.

Hopefully an Enchi female. That's what I'd like to see in there.

[Freakie_frog]

Hopefully an Enchi female. That's what I'd like to see in there.

Wouldn't we all.. Best of luck to ya Bro.

[Sputnik]

Fascinating read Tim, good luck with the eggs.... I'm off to get liquid bandage today myself for my booby eggs.

I think the ball python egg is much tougher and more durable then people may think.

[muddoc]

Scott, they sre definitely tough. I know from experience. I have done all sorts of things with eggs that aren't meant to be done. I have faith in this one.

[kc261]

Thank you for sharing this with all of us. It is great when people are willing to share things like this so that others may learn from it.

I hope all of your little eggies hatch into wonderful little snakies! Looking forward to updates!

[FL0OD]

thanks for the post and I wish you well with both clutches.

[muddoc]

Actually Steve, there were 8 clutches in the incubator when we lost power. However, thanks for the well wishes.

[frankykeno]

Mike and I are rooting for your eggs Tim, both the ones exposed to the temperature drop and the ripped one. You've had quite the challenges lately but I'm crossing all the crossable bits that it all works out for you and Monica.

Thanks for sharing not only the triumphs but the challenges of breeding these snakes.

[ctrlfreq]

I know from past experience that a generator will not run a proportional thermostat, at least a Helix DBS 1000 (we use a Helix 1500 watt system on the incubator).

Have you tried putting a UPS between the source and the thermostat? I've been considering a 2kw APC unit for our racks and the incubator I'm getting ready to assemble.

[Laooda]

Hey Tim! Sorry to read about those problems... but I think you're right, I'm sure the egg will be fine. Especially with such a good egg mom & dad watching it! As for the temp drop, we lost power 2 or 3 weeks ago, and the egg boxes dropped to 82 degrees for a few hours... one of the clutches hatched fine, and the other that dropped to 82 is due to hatch within a week... (All candled with movement) so I'm sure that the unfortunate temp drop didn't effect the eggs here. Having just had an outage here, I'm confident yours will be fine as well! When I called the light company for the third time in a rage... I told the operator, "When is the power going to be back on??? I have EGGS in the INCUBATOR"!!!!! She responded in a very monotone voice, "Mam, I don't know what that means"... Almost made me smile!


Keeping everything crossed for ya!