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How long after breeding does the female king lay her eggs? And how long does it take the babies to hatch from there eggs when there incubated?

>>How long after breeding does the female king lay her eggs?

Around 45 days.....

And how long does it take the babies to hatch from there eggs when there incubated?

Around 60 days.....

These numbers all depend husbandry prior to laying and temps after laying.......
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John Lassiter
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Many times my snakes that double clutch are laying their second clutches on the same day that their first clutch is hatching!
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J Sierra

That is pretty cool!

From breeding to the egg laying, it is usually in the 35 to 45 day range(give or take).

Then, it depends greatly on temps as to exactly how long they take to hatch. At a warmer temp, they will hatch sooner, and at a cooler one, they will obviously take a bit longer to incubate.

My way of thinking is that it is much safer to use slightly cooler temps should there be a temp spike for any number of reasons. I incubate at around 80 to 81 so there is a slight "buffer zone". It takes around 55 to 60 days at these temps.

Generally speaking, it is approximately two days difference with incubation for every degree of temp difference.

good luck!

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

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The female's "pre-lay" shed should be kept a close eye on. You should have a nice fluffy box(or big pile) of moistened sphagnum moss added to the enclosure after she sheds. She will generally lay in the neighborhood of anywhere from around 6 to 10 days AFTER this shed.

Having a good place for her to lay them beforehand lessens any possible stress on her, and makes any egg laying issues a little less likely too.

The snake will cruise in and out of the box to check things out from time to time, this is quite normal. When she settles down and stays in there for a day or so, you know she will be depositing the eggs ANYTIME!. If you peer in and see some white from some eggs being laid, leave her undisturbed for at least another 8 hours or so, to make sure all of the eggs are out before messing with her. When you see her cloaca area is all deflated, you know there aren't any more viable eggs left to lay.

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

The guys who answered you above are experts, so please be sure to heed their advice. They've helped me a lot. Here's the stas on my 3 yo first year breeding cal king:

prelay shed 34 days from 1st breeding
eggs laid 16 days after shed
Hatched at 70 thru 71 days at avg 79-80 temps (a little cool)

And she shed the day after they hatched (yesterday), possibly prior to double clutching. I gave her a next box just in case. LOL!

Good luck!
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Amy Claiborne

Don't let them take your wasted time. J.T.

Also, congratulations on your success on hatching your Cal. kings!......that is awesome!

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

Thanks, Doug. I started watching them at 55 days like ya'll suggested - I did a lot of watching LOL!

Boy, they don't mess around. They don't hang out in the egg very long at all after pipping, maybe an hour or two, then they're out of there!

Cute, fat babies, nothing special but I'm proud of them as they are my first. I have one more clutch due in a few weeks, bigger eggs, can't wait to see how big the babies are.
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Amy Claiborne

Don't let them take your wasted time. J.T.

LOL!,....good deal Amy, it is ALWAYS a fun experience to see stuff pipping, no matter how many times you have seen it happen..

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com

Thanks for the advice everyone!