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I really love this time of year, egg laying and hatching but I hate waiting for the little buggers to crawl out. These are from a PH amel striped line L.ruthveni X PH amel Striped L.ruthveni. I proved out the amel traits so they are no longer PH. Yepee! Now I am waiting to see if they are Amel Striped or if I am really lucky maybe the first one Amel Super Stripe ( That I know of being produced)...The suspense is killing me!!!!!

The first to pip

The second

Both together

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Jimmy Tintle

Good luck Jimmy! What is that substrate your using for incubation? It looks like little rocks?
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Jorge Sierra

My Site > www.Sierrasnakes.com

It is little rocks basically, ceramic or porcelain might even be clay(can't remember). It is made by Repashy. It's called Super Hatch. I started using it the past couple of years. It works great and you can reuse it. Just bake it in the oven to kill all bacteria. You soak it in water for about 10 minutes and then drain through a cheese cloth. I let mine drain for about 10 minutes and add it to the containers. I set up all the containers at one time and throw them in the incubator. It holds moisture really well and I usually don't have to add any water at all. I also haven't had any problems with mold either.

I had 100% hatch rate last year and so far this year I lost 4 but I don't think that it was from the medium, the eggs were questionable anyway.
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Jimmy Tintle

Congrats Jimmy!!! Kinda makes you want give them a little push out of the egg doesn't it!! Drives me nuts too!

Joe

Thanks Joe, it sure does. I haven't done anything tonight accept sit in front of the incubator and watch...LOL..
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Jimmy Tintle

I would have pushed him just a bit to see the neck, if it's striped, lol.
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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
Jorge Sierra

My Site > www.Sierrasnakes.com

Why ruin all the hair pulling and sitting infront of the incubator for hours? LOL
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Jimmy Tintle

Those are great pics and congrats! Very cool...Dave

You sure are right there Dave, No hatin' for that clutch. Just being impatient. Thanks for the kind words!
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Jimmy Tintle

FYI.....there has been NO albino super stripes produced.....I don't care what anyone says.....LOL

Share pics when they emerge......
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Thanks John! There might be one if it will ever leave the damn egg! Lmao. Really glad I proved out this male, maybe I can prove out the other female next year, sure hope so...
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Jimmy Tintle

Awesome!.......nothing better than proving both of those out to be definite hets, not to mention the striped possibilities there.

A BIG congrats on those guys! (clink!)..

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

Oh, the little buggers! Wont they EVER come out of the egg!
But at least you and they have gotten this far...
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

Bob, you should be getting close to some pippers as well, saw your post on denting but everyone already answered. Congrats to your soon to be neo's!
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Jimmy Tintle

I look every day for the first pip. So far more eggs have dents and the dents are increasing. One of the eggs is beginning to look fairly eminent, what with multiple dents. I guess it is time I got my act together and prepared their new tubs.
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

I sometimes leave mine in the incubator until first shed then transfer them. I have seen your set up so yea it's getting closer to have everything ready. No need to have them crawling around stirring up your other eggs. I take my tricolor hogs out right away, this year I may transfer them into their own containers when they pip, I lost a couple of hatchlings due to the first one out disturbing all the rest and flipping eggs. Always better to be safe than sorry.
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Jimmy Tintle

Yeah, I think I will put the pipped pyro eggs in a smaller container that will fit inside the lasagna pan they are in now so they don't bumble around and disturb my bull snake eggs.
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

True! Thanks Doug! But there is one thing on that list that's just as good, if they take F/T right away...LOL
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Jimmy Tintle

Heck yeah, that would be a HUUUGE plus..LOL!

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

It's like Christmas, if you had to unwrap each present over a full 24 hours...one little rip at a time...
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.
1.3 African House Snakes
3.2 reticulated pythons
1 corn snake
4.3 Florida Kings
2 speckled kings
1.2 ball pythons
1 Argentine boa
1 Texas Rat Snake
1 checkered garter snake

It sure is! Christmas in June is always nice, too!!! Atleast for us adults. I think this time of year for this hobby is more exciting than the holidays.
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Jimmy Tintle