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A snake i found a week or so ago is laying eggs.I am ill prepared for this and have no idea what I should do if anything.Let the snake and nature do its thing or what should I do?

Get some perlite but make sure it is without the MIRACLE GROW OR ANY ADDITIVES. Just moisten the perlite in a showbox and place the eggs in. Leave in a closet for 60-70 days and the eggs will hatch. No incubator neccessary for kingsnake eggs. If the tems are below 75F then it might take a few extra dsys. But that is it.

You can also get vermiculite but I tried both and much prefer the perlite as it allows more ozygen flow to the eggs. If you can't find perlite or vermiculite withOUT plant grow additives then try a greenouse/nursery. Most places like Lowes and Homedepot have the additives in both the perlite and vermiculite. Just check around and READ more here on thsi forum. Kingsnake eggs are tougher than most people realize so even if they are laid just place them in a damp box with papertwoel for a couples days before getting the perlite or vermiculite.

more importantly set up a way the snake can lay with a a proper nest site. there is a ton of posts here on that subject. Use your serach funsction for here and type in laybox or nesting and see what comes up or just read the last couple pages on here as this question gets aksed often and is exhaustively discussed.

If you do not privide a preoper nest site it can cause eggs retention and or a lot of problems becauase the snake cannot properly nest.
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I've used almost the exact same method Rainer described when I was about 15 years old. We (my brother and I) caught a prairie king snake. After a few days, she laid a clutch of 16 eggs. We put the eggs in a Tupperware box with moist potting soil (that's all we had) and covered with Saran wrap (with a few tiny holes for ventilation). We placed this on top of the fridge. After a couple of months (lightly misting them about once every 2-3 weeks) 15 of the 16 eggs hatched out big, healthy baby snakes. All survived. Of course when a dozen of them escaped in the house, my mom wasn't too happy.
Good luck!
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I'm sure your mom was thrilled... You're probably lucky she even let you keep the eggs... My mom would have flipped if I put a box of eggs on top of her fridge....
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Rainer what are your experiences with the perlite containing super grow

Rainer what are your experiences with the perlite containing super grow

HA HA HA > Oh man you made me laugh. Left yourself open to many answers.

But seriously. I would not use it. Just common sense that additives like this may harm the development. I know that miracle grow in peat moss drives the snakes insane. How do I know? ..That is because I don't always read labels.
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I was just wondering if you have proven ill effect,I agree i would not use it i think it would fertilize a fungal problem and maybe if chemicals are present would cause danger to the egg and neonate