Hello. This year is my first year ever in breeding my most favorite snakes, the Northern Pines. I have already succeeded in breeding Corn snakes in previous years and my Female Albino Northern Pine has gotten big enough to breed this season. I Hibernated my Northerns for almost 3 months this past winter. I placed the two together on April 19th and it took about about 45 minutes for them to get down to business. I saw mating behavior in them that I have never seen in Corns, Black Rats, or even Gopher snakes! The sex lasted for well over 2 hours and my male Northern bit my female's neck and held her with his jaw for about 1.5 hours of the mating (Trying to keep her from moving?).

Anyways, it is apparent that my Female Northern is now pregnant. I know this because her feeding behavior has totally changed since they mated on April 19th. And now her stomach seems to be getting kind of puffy.

My main questions:

1) How long is the typical gestation for a Northern Pine?
2) What temp should I set my incubator at for the eggs?
3) How often should I mist the Sphagnum Moss and eggs?
4) How much overall humidity does my nest of eggs need to have?
4) How long do Northern Pine eggs take to hatch?
5) How similar is the whole process to Corn Snake breeding/ gestation/ egg laying/ incubation?

I would very much appreciate any helpful input!

I love Pines and Bulls much more than Corns and other Rat snakes and I want to make my project work and do it again next year if my Female Northern is ready.

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