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17 Eggs from Dione Ratsnake

souix May 24, 2010 09:29 AM

17 Eggs is a large clutch for this species, the average is usually about 3-10 eggs - average 6 per clutch. Laid on 16th May, they are 8 days into incubation and expected to hatch in the next 2 weeks. Incubation can be as little as 13 days for this species but more usually 21-28. Incubating them on an unheated shelf in the reptile room with natural night time drops. (22-28C).

Interested in hearing from anyone else who has had large clutches from their Diones.

So far from emailing other breeders, the largest clutch size for this species is 25 from a Chinese locality girl.


Momma a few days before she laid

Sue x
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Replies (3)

BillMcgElaphe May 24, 2010 01:35 PM

My Gosh, Sue..
That looks like a strong indication that you must be doing right by those animals!!!!!
Nice......
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Regards, Bill McGighan

randywhittington May 25, 2010 07:59 AM

That's one huge clutch for a diones Sue. Congrats.
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Randy Whittington

ratsnakehaven Jun 01, 2010 11:08 AM

Congrats, Sue! That's a huge clutch.

According to Schulz the record is 16 eggs. I had a record for a number of years...my South Korean female laid a clutch of 16 about 5 or 6 years back. The Chinese clutch of 25 doesn't sound right. Maybe it was a combined nest (in the wild?)

Keep us posted on how many hatch, etc...

PS: It's been hectic here..miss ya's...

Terry

>>17 Eggs is a large clutch for this species, the average is usually about 3-10 eggs - average 6 per clutch. Laid on 16th May, they are 8 days into incubation and expected to hatch in the next 2 weeks. Incubation can be as little as 13 days for this species but more usually 21-28. Incubating them on an unheated shelf in the reptile room with natural night time drops. (22-28C).
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>>Interested in hearing from anyone else who has had large clutches from their Diones.
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>>So far from emailing other breeders, the largest clutch size for this species is 25 from a Chinese locality girl.
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>>Momma a few days before she laid
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>>Sue x
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>>Ratsnakezone
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