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I incubated these pyros at temperatures between 78 F and 80.5 F average 79.5 F with brief highs at 82.5 in the late afternoon, due to heat wave. Prevented any spikes with frozen gel packs in incubator.

My question is: do you think the lower temps caused the babies to hatch with more yolk reserve in their bellies than if they had been hatched at the standard 82 F? These babies seem fuller than babies I have seen in other people's photos. What has been your experience with this? My theory is that the slightly lower temps helped the babies to not burn through their yolk reserves as their general metabolism was lower.

Pictures of other people's just hatched babies would be most welcome, and at what temps they were incubated.
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

Well I incubated my alternas at about 80 but it occasionally rose to about 82 or 83. They all (so far 5 out) seem to have good yolk reserves, more than I remember my corn snakes having in past years (incubated at slightly higher temps).

I'll post some more pics in a new thread.
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Kent

1.1 Hypo (het lavender, striped) cornsnakes, 2010
1.2 Gray-banded kingsnakes, blairs phase, 2008
1.1 Oregon rubber boas, w/c 200?

Not only bigger yolk, but bigger neonates.

I've seen only good things from lower incubation temps...and when you think about where most snake eggs are laid (underground) I think it makes sense.

GREAT looking Pyros by the way!

Can you post some pics of the parents?

Thanks,
Rusty

Dotz the mama and Mazar the papa in lock this spring. She is the one with the broken triads. The other snake in blue is Zunchara, Dotz' cousin, who although mated with Mazar a few weeks later it didn't take.

I incubated these montane species eggs at lower temps than the standard 82 F because it seemed logical, being as they are a snake that prefers cooler temperatures. The eggs started hatching on day 70 and will be all hatched by tomorrow; just waiting for number seven to finish exiting the egg. In the past I have hatched fence lizards at 80 + or - F with excellent results. Right now I have another new clutch of fence lizard eggs and a clutch of bull snake eggs going at the same temps.

I forgot to weigh the first five babies out of the egg but number six weighed 9.5 grams out of the egg.

Thanks for the compliment! Your pyro is a beautiful individual, too!
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.

As I recall, that pyro Rusty posted was an absolute BEHEMOTH too!

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

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Oh yeah!!! She's beatiful! And Yours is way better and fater then evryone elses baby SNAKES! Prety great pitures to! And keep up the better work! And don't give up trying to do that to?!!! Show the Forum club some more piturs to!

Thanks, m77mcreedy!

Baby number 7. All hatched now.
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
Keeping cats allows man to cohabitate with tigers. Keeping reptiles allows man to cohabitate with dinosaurs.