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Texas and Eastern hatchlings

steve fuller Jun 27, 2007 01:54 PM

These are some of the hatchlings, eggs kept mostly 70-75 degrees. There was no deliberate attempt to regulate high and low temps. As the snake room cooled overnight the egg boxes would too. At about 105 days, after prompt from this forum I got temerature to about 80 degrees. Hatchlings appeared between 110 and 117 days. I think I mentioned that some of the eggs burst/leaked out the bottom into the vermiculite but appeared to plug themselves. Most of these hatched OK. No one had any kinks. Photos are an Eastern emerging, an empty egg with solidified leakage attached, and a bucket of males, four Texas, three Eastern. There were also three Texas females and zero Eastern females. Remaining two clutches of Eastern eggs are now at 78-82 degrees.

Replies (2)

Mike Meade Jun 27, 2007 06:31 PM

Well done, and good luck with the rest of them!

minicopilot Jun 30, 2007 01:41 AM

Very nice!!! Congrats!

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