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if i keep my eggs at a constant 85-86 degrees how long do i have to wait? any guesses would be greatly appreciated
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1.1 Columbian red tails (Zeus, Athena)
1.1 Corn snakes (Appolo, Boreas)
0.1 King snake tri striped cal morph (Helios)

don't go 86....stay with 82...and use 3 thermometers or (and a temp gun even).....

some snakes faster than 60 some more........

fastest I ever did was eastern kings at 43 days......

.....some corns and balls took like 66 and more.....(pythons are 89 degrees)
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JYReptiles

Scales-N-Tails Reptiles ltd........Pa

My eggs are at 64 days and not a hatchling in sight. I am almost ready to go crack some eggs open and get this waiting over with!

Just from my experience this year, staying on the boarder of 85, I got 2-3 kinked babies. It has been in debate if the temp causes that or not, but I will not risk it next year. Drop down to 82-84 max. I hope everything works out. My babies all hatched around 55 days, but were at 84-85. I plan to use the lower temps next year. I think it will add an extra day or so, but worth the wait. If I never get another kinked baby, I will be happy indeed.
good luck
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****Misty****

"Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints"

Not counting Hatchlings, this is what I have.........

1.1.2 bearded dragons
7.17.4 corn snakes
1.1.0 jungle corns
1.2.6 California King
1.0.0 Mexican Black king
0.1.0 Blotched (variable) king
0.1.0 Lavender Brooksi king
1.0.0 Sinaloan milk snake
0.1.0 Tri-Hybrid milk snake
0.1.0 rat snake
1.1.0 Arizona mountain king
1.1.0 Congo African Grey Parrots
0.1.0 German Shepherd (hybrid) dog

well i agree with you to a point and i am still on debate about this with myself. i have had kinks in previouse years and was told it was either too high of temps or too high of humidity.
so this year i lowered my temps to 80 f and humidity was lowered. and guess what i still got two babies with kinks. but the weird thing is is that the kinks did not appear until just before shed. i believe it to be a cause of under development in the egg. the cause to me is still unknown. i can say that the amount of babies with kinks decreased. i usually had about 4-5 but all were mobile and functional as pets except one who lost control of his last 2 inches of body/tail and had to be put down. also one baby was given to a friend as a pet and has out grown the kinks.
adam
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hybrid breeders association
0.1. normal corn het hypo,anery
1.0. snow corn het hypo,anery,amel
1.0. amel corn unknown hets(4ft 8inch long)
1.0 sinacorn
1.1 kenyan sand boas
0.1 mbk
0.1 albino nelsons
0.2 normal leo geckos
1.0 blizzard leo gecko
0.0.1 snapping turtles
0.0.1 3 lined mud turtle