Well, I don't know how to mark up the results of my breeding endeavors. On one hand, my snakes failed to produce and viable eggs for me to incubate.
The motley-sunglow, "Téa," did lay two eggs. One was a slug, obviously shriveled and unfertilized. The other was probably a good egg, but she laid it in her water dish, and I'm afraid that it's dead.
I put the good egg in a shoebox 3/4 full of Sphagnum moss mixed 12 to 1 with water, and I'm keeping it at 85°. I wanted to use vermiculite, but couldn't find a store that had any in stock.
On the other hand, last year I got zero eggs, and so two is a definite improvement.
Are these two eggs all that she will lay, or can I hope for more?
Why two? I bought her as a proven breeder; she is three years old
How do I coax her into the hide box to lay, and why would she choose the water dish?
I'm frustrated because I was excited about the chance to raise the young, and now I'm afraid that I won't be able to do that this year.
Stephen
