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RE: Texas rats hatching

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Posted by: BillMcgElaphe at Wed May 12 08:01:30 2010   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BillMcgElaphe ]  
   

Kevin's right... There are several possibilities, including:
eggs too wet,
eggs to dry,
eggs too cool,
eggs too warm,
not enough oxygen at the termination of incubation,
age of the mother,
bacterial infection,
and, of course, even though these animals do seem incredibly tolerant if "inbreeding", there can be a limit.
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If you'd like to discuss your batch husbandry and snake's lineage, here in open forum, or in email, we can try to troubleshoot.
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Regards, Bill McGighan

   

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