Tom,
I looked back at some of my field data files and all of the field reports of diamonds on eggs have shown them to be shivering while on the egg mass. They apparently don't have the physiological ability to maintain the consistent high temps day and night in their cooler climate as the molurus group is capable of. Coil measurements show peak temps about early evening, with egg mass temps falling by morning. Diamonds are apparently only able to hold the temps up to 89 or 90 during the day and early evening when the energy drain on them is lower with the higher daytime ambient temps. It's probably too much of an energy loss on the female to try and maintain temps in the very late evening and early morning while ambient is at the lowest point. She therefore saves energy by not trying to keep the temp up during these cooler hours. The embryos have obviously adapted to this cycling as it would kill molurus eggs.

Jungles must be like blood pythons. I have seen some on eggs that shiver, and some that don't.

Kelly

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• DIAMOND PYTHON EGGS!!!!! - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Mon Apr 13 07:58:28 2009
• Congrats, Tom!!!!! - SRX, Mon Apr 13 08:17:48 2009
• RE: DIAMOND PYTHON EGGS!!!!! - TexasReptiles, Mon Apr 13 09:04:46 2009
• RE: DIAMOND PYTHON EGGS!!!!! - Jaykis, Mon Apr 13 10:02:50 2009
• RE: DIAMOND PYTHON EGGS!!!!! - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Mon Apr 13 10:29:31 2009
• congrats very cool n/p - FRoberts, Mon Apr 13 13:50:45 2009
• RE: DIAMOND PYTHON EGGS!!!!! - briansharp, Mon Apr 13 16:39:04 2009
• RE: DIAMOND PYTHON EGGS!!!!! - Jaykis, Mon Apr 13 17:13:45 2009
• RE: DIAMOND PYTHON EGGS!!!!! - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Mon Apr 13 17:50:46 2009
• RE: DIAMOND PYTHON EGGS!!!!! - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Mon Apr 13 17:47:31 2009
• RE: DIAMOND PYTHON EGGS!!!!! - briansharp, Mon Apr 13 18:51:31 2009
• RE: DIAMOND PYTHON EGGS!!!!! - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Mon Apr 13 19:47:24 2009
• RE: DIAMOND PYTHON EGGS!!!!! - briansharp, Mon Apr 13 20:51:27 2009
• RE: DIAMOND PYTHON EGGS!!!!! - Tom Keogan, Wed Apr 15 17:00:06 2009
• Great work Tom, has anyone...... - Kelly_Haller, Mon Apr 13 19:08:42 2009
• RE: Great work Tom, has anyone...... - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Mon Apr 13 19:51:02 2009
• Thanks Tom, and..... - Kelly_Haller, Tue Apr 14 17:37:40 2009
• RE: Thanks Tom, and..... - TOM_CRUTCHFIELD, Tue Apr 14 17:43:52 2009
• RE: Thanks Tom, and..... - captnemo, Wed Apr 15 12:42:24 2009
• Thermoregulation in Diamonds.... - Kelly_Haller, Wed Apr 15 17:34:38 2009
• RE: Thanks Tom, and..... - derekroddy, Fri Apr 17 10:59:26 2009
• RE: DIAMOND PYTHON EGGS!!!!! - captnemo, Tue Apr 14 00:25:55 2009