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Recently aquired an eastern milk, thought it was a he?? (no probing or popping, felt no need)

Yesterday I found this under the water bowl..

I just bought a digital probe thermometer, and all the supplies to incubate, what is the ideal temp for a clutch of easterns?

how many days of observation before the miracles of birth?

Thanks in advance,

Wayne A. Harvey

THE PROUD MOM..

our critters

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1.0.0 Ball Python - Python regius "Cane" Rescue
0.0.1 Eastern MilkSnake WC "Carmello" adult super sweet temperment
1.2.3 Storeria dekayi Casper, Xena, Athena, & Kids (30 plus released!)
2.1.0 Thamnophis sirtalis - eastern Garters
1.1.0 Thamnophis RADIX - Snow Hets, Scott Felzer
0.0.1 Thamnophis sirtalis - Red Phase Eastern Garter red and white stripes
0.0.15 HET Anerythristic Red-Sided Garter Scott Felzer stock.
1.1.0 Thamnophis sirtalis CB "Flame" & Melanistic Scott Felzer
1.0.0 Thamnophis pickeringi - Puget Sound Garter "Sky" (adult, Sky blue)
0.0.1 Nerodia sipedon - Water Snake - "Aqua" adult WC
0.1.0 Storeria occipitomaculata - Red Belly snake (Her children were raised & released)
0.0.1 Amelanistic Corn Snake "CY" Juvinile CB
1.0.0. Pueblan Milk snake "Oreo" adult CB
1.0.0. ASIAN GREEN SNAKE 3' WC Cyclophiops major"Limon"
0.0.1. Savannah Monitor "CHOMPER" Growing fast!
0.1.0. Green Anole "Crystal" WC
1.0.0. K9 "ACE" Black Cockapoo
0.2.0. Feline"Felix"(R.I.P. 4/27/08) "Kaja" & "Silver"
2.1.0. calico RATS
2.4.?? Mice - Feeder farm - Crickets / fish
More herps than I could ever list out back on the land.

I would go for a happy medium of 80 degrees. Some go as high as 82 which is fine but the good thing about going a little cooler is if you have a temp spike for any reason you have a little more buffer. I've found over the years that if my temps drop for some reason I still have nice healthy babies where as if they spike too high it can be a different story. Good luck and those eggs look nice.
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Randy Whittington

Oh I forgot. I would expect some where in the 60 to just over 70 days before you should expect some little heads popping out.
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Randy Whittington

Thanks Randy!! Since that is the average in the room where I keep my reptiles, were good. I'll still keep that probe in there and monitor it.

I love the colorings on the neonates, too bad they turn brown, not that I have anything against brown, Carmella is a very pretty snake, and so calm for a milk too. But that maroon on cream is awesome.

Regards,
Wayne A. Harvey
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1.0.0 Ball Python - Python regius "Cane" Rescue
0.0.1 Eastern MilkSnake WC "Carmello" adult super sweet temperment
1.2.3 Storeria dekayi Casper, Xena, Athena, & Kids (30 plus released!)
2.1.0 Thamnophis sirtalis - eastern Garters
1.1.0 Thamnophis RADIX - Snow Hets, Scott Felzer
0.0.1 Thamnophis sirtalis - Red Phase Eastern Garter red and white stripes
0.0.15 HET Anerythristic Red-Sided Garter Scott Felzer stock.
1.1.0 Thamnophis sirtalis CB "Flame" & Melanistic Scott Felzer
1.0.0 Thamnophis pickeringi - Puget Sound Garter "Sky" (adult, Sky blue)
0.0.1 Nerodia sipedon - Water Snake - "Aqua" adult WC
0.1.0 Storeria occipitomaculata - Red Belly snake (Her children were raised & released)
0.0.1 Amelanistic Corn Snake "CY" Juvinile CB
1.0.0. Pueblan Milk snake "Oreo" adult CB
1.0.0. ASIAN GREEN SNAKE 3' WC Cyclophiops major"Limon"
0.0.1. Savannah Monitor "CHOMPER" Growing fast!
0.1.0. Green Anole "Crystal" WC
1.0.0. K9 "ACE" Black Cockapoo
0.2.0. Feline"Felix"(R.I.P. 4/27/08) "Kaja" & "Silver"
2.1.0. calico RATS
2.4.?? Mice - Feeder farm - Crickets / fish
More herps than I could ever list out back on the land.

in a container with a damp substrate. I use garden peatmoss. mix it with a bit of water so its damp not wet and keep it that way by adding a bit of water and stiring it from time to time.Keep a lid on the container to retain moisture.I keep my eggs in the basement snake room where its about 78 - 80 but sometimes drops a little lower.Lower temps may mean longer till the hatch but it may also mean bigger snakes.Bigger babys are easier to get to eat.

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..Doug
~ aka dougsnake