We were surprised yesterday with a clutch of bullsnake eggs. These aren't from one of our snakes, but of a friend's & he needed someone to incubate the clutch.
We've never bred our snakes, so we're pretty clueless on this! Most of the information we've found seems to conflict.
Can anyone recommend an ideal "set up" (temps, humidity, etc) for incubating these eggs?
The guy who gave them to us is incubating another clutch already. He's reported that the eggs have turned a light tan color.
The ones we have are off-white, but some appear to be light tan as well. I should note that there are a couple of slugs stuck in this bunch & it's pretty easy to tell the difference between the fertile eggs and the slugs.
It looks like there are 13 viable eggs. The clutch was laid yesterday. Some of the eggs are dimpling slightly (not enough humidity?).
The current set up is a homemade incubator & the temp is hovering at the 80-83 range. The eggs themselves are in a container with vermiculite & enough water to make it moist (not too wet). There are some holes in the container to allow for airflow.
Most eggs are stuck together - one is off on its own. All are on top of the vermiculite (most places seem to indicate the eggs should stay exposed?).
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
