This is my first time ever breeding snakes, even though I've got nearly 40 yrs experience with keeping them. I bred two regular burms & both are het for albino and either labyrinth or granite, one (can't remember what the guy I got them from said).



I wanted to observe the female naturally nest her eggs and she's been doing a great job. She laid them on April 21.



Its been quite a job maintaining the humidity level so the eggs won't collapse. The first week or so I ruined a few eggs by getting them wet while misting. At least, I think that's what caused them to start rotting.



Nearly all the eggs have collapsed to a point that they looked like they were dried up and wouldn't make it. The other day I made an incubator using an aquarium, water, aquarium heater, plexiglass cover for aquarium, plastic storage box & vermiculite. Got the temp on the inside of the storage box maintained at 90 degrees, plus/minus .5 degrees, for 24 hrs. and just moved the eggs into it.



There was one particular egg that was flat as a pancake, that I was sure to be bad even though it didn't show any rotting signs. I cut it open to get an idea of the condition of the rest of the eggs, all of which looked better than this one.



The preemie was cool and didn't have any signs of life (No movements, etc...) but yet it was in good health. My heart kinda sunk when I saw it, I felt bad that I had ended its life before it even really began. Live & learn, I reckon.



Anyway, the preemie had markings on its side but its back only had slight, fain, markings, kinda albinoish, if that's a word. It was weird looking.



Below are some photos of the preemie. I'm wondering if this preemie was a morph or is it just that the pigment on its back, its pattern, hadn't developed yet. What do you think?





















Thanks!



Catch ya later!

HH

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