Well, most milks do okay with staying in the moist incubating medium until after their first shed, that is when most problems will tend to arise. I have never produced any Eastern milks personally, but I certainly have produced many other types of milks, and I usually leave them in their moist vermiculite until they have shed, then I immediately take them out and house them individually in small containers. The moist humid environment in the incubation container really helps them shed initially without a problem.



Now it is always a very small possibility that something bad could happen, but it is very unlikely. I know other people that have had bad experiences with a few North american milks in the past, but it is definitely not the norm.



If it ever happens to me, I guess it will be one too many times though to be honest..LOL!, but I seriously doubt you will have a problem up until their shedding though in my opinion. Kings are a bit of a different dtory though..LOL!



good luck with those guys!







~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"



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• advice on hatching and separation - crocacutus, Sun Sep 12 16:09:33 2010
• RE: advice on hatching and separation - DMong, Sun Sep 12 17:20:48 2010
• inc. chamber too small and ... - crocacutus, Mon Sep 13 08:07:55 2010
• RE: inc. chamber too small and ... - Joe_M, Mon Sep 13 10:55:43 2010
• RE: inc. chamber too small and ... - DMong, Mon Sep 13 13:42:12 2010
• RE: inc. chamber too small and ... - crocacutus, Mon Sep 13 20:25:37 2010
• And, regarding humidity - markg, Tue Sep 14 14:13:59 2010
• absolutely! - DMong, Tue Sep 14 15:28:53 2010
• RE: advice on hatching and separation - mikefedzen, Sun Sep 12 20:55:30 2010