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After years of being into a lot of other types of snakes, I finally got some Balls and had an albino het to het clutch of 8 hatching as I left for work today.
QUESTION: the incubation temp has been 89-90....now that the snakes are hatching, should I drop the temps or leave at this temp until they are completely out of egg?
thanks!
Jim Lineberger

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"He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he can never lose." (quote from Jim Elliott, "Shadow of the Almighty"

looks like your gets proved out with a visual. Congrats on hitting the odds.

I leave the egg box in the incubator! As the hatchlings fully emerge, I then transfer them to individual shoeboxes, on wet paper towels, using normal temps!

thanks!---I do still have the container in the incubator....just didn't know whether I should lower the temperature in the incubator now.
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"He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he can never lose." (quote from Jim Elliott, "Shadow of the Almighty"

No leave the temps alone...i would uncover the top of those eggs with vermic on them as well ...give em a clean shot out.
Congrats on proving the hets....
Travis
Lair of Dragons
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LAIR OF DRAGONS

Ive never seen the balls up close like that. That would be cool. How do they feel?

good question....I separated the eggs for hatching and they are soft and pliable at this point. Pretty cool to watch them popping.
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"He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he can never lose." (quote from Jim Elliott, "Shadow of the Almighty"

congrats on proving the hets.

that is a great quote!

jonathan

Sorry, but I gotta. Did you just ask him what his balls felt like?

I leave them in incubater until fully out of eggs. You dont have to adjust the temps. Once out of the eggs I transfer them to my hatchling rack. I put all the hatchlings in the same tub together on damp paper towels. This helps them shed. After they all shed then I move them into there indivisual tubs. Hope this helps.
Brian Galley Reptiles

tremendously helpful...thanks so much, Brian
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"He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he can never lose." (quote from Jim Elliott, "Shadow of the Almighty"

Post up some more pics when they are done. Looks great!

I have been taking lots of pics...pretty cool. I also have another clutch hatching right now...hoping for more albinos from het/het pairing.

Here are some photos-

Photos of hatch

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"He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he can never lose." (quote from Jim Elliott, "Shadow of the Almighty"